Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
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Shadia Nalukago

Shadia Nalukago

Dubai

Summary

Am a hard worker, excellent in communication skills, time management, delivering excellent customer service and good at guest complaint resolving. Am an experienced front desk agent successful at promoting customer satisfaction

Dedicated front desk with excellent experience in industry. Maintains professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completes assigned tasks with focus on quality. Dependable and quick-learning team player with effective communication and organization skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Desk

The First Collection Hotel Business Bay
01.2023 - Current
  • Greet guests at front desk and engaged in pleasant conversations while managing check-in and check out process.
  • Resolved service-related problems and documented actions in system.
  • Collected room deposits, fees, and payments.
  • Confirmed relevant guest information and payment methods to prevent fraud.
  • Trained new staff members in front desk and hotel operations.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
  • Addressed customer needs and make product recommendations to increase sales.
  • Operated cash register for cash, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
  • Handled cash with high accuracy and took care to check bills for fraud.
  • Worked with floor team and managers to meet wide range of customer needs.
  • Provided excellent customer care by responding to requests, emails and any spacial occasion that requires set up i the rooom.

Telephone operator

The First Collection Hotel Business Bay
05.2022 - 01.2023
  • Handling incoming calls to answer questions, refer callers to other departments or transferring them to specific departments.
  • Directed incoming calls to internal personnel and departments, routing to best-qualified department.
  • Receiving incoming calls and routing them to appropriate individual.
  • Assisting with internal communication by answering phones and relaying messages within the organization.
  • Providing post-call follow-up to ensure that guests requests have been worked on.
  • Preparing handover for the night shift and sending it via email.
  • Filling guests request on worksheet and as well as sending a glitch report email to room division.
  • Recording all external calls in business excel on daily basis.
  • Coordinate housekeeping, concierge, transport provider and kitchen staff to meet customer requests.

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Crossing training at front office (front desk)
  • Training new joiners.
  • I also created a guidebook for telephone operators with Standard operating procedures (SOP).
  • Supportive at the reception during busy days by checking in guest and check out guest.


Host /customer service

EXPO 2020
09.2021 - 03.2022
  • Responsible for receiving calls from site operation sector coordinators.
  • Welcoming visitors entering parcel A.
  • Making sure all visitors have their names checked in before proceeding to offices.
  • Registering of work force or any maintenance service taking place.
  • Scanning visitors’ tickets and linking their face to the ticket.
  • ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Assisting out in school events (expo young stars) in Alwasl.
  • Assisted in Alicia keys concert, Cold play concert, Davido concert which were all successful.
  • Assisted in National day celebration at the stage of national.
  • Volunteered in Expo run.
  • Volunteered to assist security at the grand closure of Expo 2020.
  • Expo heart certificate and appreciation certificate.

Guest service

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
01.2014 - 08.2021
  • Welcoming visitors and making sure all have tickets.
  • Selling tickets and upgrading of guest pass.
  • Scanning visitors’ tickets and granting them access.
  • Dealing with guest complaints and cash handling.
  • Monitored cash drawers in multiple checkout stations and maintained adequate cash supply.
  • Managed timely and effective replacement of damaged or missing products.
  • Responded to customer requests for products, services, and company information.

Education

Diploma Foundation - travel and Tourism

Online course

Computing

Makerere school

advanced level - O & A

New high-tech Academy

Skills

  • Phone etiquette
  • Excellent time management
  • Computer skills
  • Front office management
  • Work prioritization
  • Guest relations
  • Customer assistance and interaction

Affiliations

  • Member of happiness committee from 2014 to 2019
  • Head colleague in my area of work

Timeline

Front Desk

The First Collection Hotel Business Bay
01.2023 - Current

Telephone operator

The First Collection Hotel Business Bay
05.2022 - 01.2023

Host /customer service

EXPO 2020
09.2021 - 03.2022

Guest service

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
01.2014 - 08.2021

Computing

Makerere school

advanced level - O & A

New high-tech Academy

Diploma Foundation - travel and Tourism

Online course
Shadia Nalukago