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Respect And Disipline

Scott Covington
4455 #2 Verdun Ave.
FT. Wainwright, Alaska 99703
Home: 907.356.2329 Cell: 901.482.2725
E-mail: scott_scovington@yahoo.com

SPECIAL SKILLS:
• Team player, motivator, and trainer
• Personable and well groomed, relationship builder with clients
• Strong internal and external sales skills
• Experienced negotiator, including collection of attrition (over $58K in 2006)
• Experience in Budgeting Forecasting, Tracking of Revenues
• Property System Experience: On Q system, Galaxy Light Speed, Delphi 7.2.1, Delphi 9.2, Delphi Multi Property, INFOTrac, 7.0.9, CVBLeads.com
• Proficient in use of Microsoft, Excel, Power Point products
• Ranked #1 Salesperson for Remington Hospitality Corp. for First Quarter 2007 achieving over 183% of my goal for the first quarter.

EXPERIENCE:
Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau, Fairbanks Alaska
February 2008 to present
Senior Sales Manager, Meetings & Conventions Department
• Follow up on Leads as requested for by future clients
• Complete Lead package and submit to appropriate Hotels and Venues
• Follow up on Bid package and submit to future client
• Conduct & Attend local and out of state sales blitz functions
• Setup and conduct in state FAM tours of Fairbanks and surrounding areas for future clients
• Assist Director of Meetings & Conventions with Weekly & Monthly reports
• Attend local social functions
• Give local presentations for future business in Fairbanks
• Conduct Site visits with potential clients
• Handled the coordination of several Press Tours while staff was short handed.

DoubleTree Hotel Downtown Memphis, Memphis Tennessee, October 2007 to February 2008
Interim Director of Sales
• Review and Approve all Sales and Catering Contracts
• Carry out duties as acting DOSM for the Sales and Catering team
• Conduct Daily Business Review meetings
• Conduct weekly One on One meetings with...