Lei Ji

Bio

I bring zest for life to work. I lead by example and inspire others through excitement and enthusiasm to create highly synergized teams. A well-rounded, multicultural background professional with three years of leadership experiences in marketing strategy, project and operations management in international hospitality industry

Currently

Studies at:: University of St. Gallen Business School
Location in:: St Gallen, Switzerland

Lei has worked/studied in

China
Germany
Switzerland

Lei speaks

English
French
German
Mandarin

Lei has experience in

Consulting
Hospitality
Luxury
Sales/Marketing
Tourism

Work

2010 – 2011

(Jan – Jan)

Revenue & Strategy Corporate Leadership Trainee

Park Hyatt Zürich , Switzerland

Spearheaded a high-end Gala for 300 people and led 40 employees
(planning, staffing, forecasting, budgeting)
Delivered research analysis against competition to BoD
Initiated and managed Hotel Innovation Research Projects with outstanding
results: projected saving of CHF 100K annually, 10% - 20% F&B Revenue
increase, presented to BoD

2009 – 2010

(Jan – Jan)

Business Project Manager

Swisscom Hospitality Services (Consulting Engagement) , Switzerland

• Led 10 professionals to develop success factor framework for European
IPTV hotel market to increase market share
• Conducted questionnaire and interviews with 120 hotel GMs
• Developed and managed client relationships

2008 – 2009

(Jan – Jan)

Assistant Housekeeping Manager / Sales Coordinator

25hours Hotel Company , Germany

Gained hotel pre/opening project management experience
Established housekeeping department from scratch
Managed and trained 15 employees, implemented operating standards

Education

2011 – 2012	University of St. Gallen Business School MBA Programme (MBA)
2007 – 2010	Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne BSc in Business Administration of Hospitality Management (Bachelors)
2004 – 2007	Swiss Hotel Management School, Higher Diploma in Hotel & Events Management (Distinction) (Diploma)