About

BRIAN J. OSTRANDER, C.H.A.

SaskWest Hospitality Group Ltd.

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• Owner/Operator of Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
• Hotel Management Group
• Completed 3 new builds
• Completed 4 conversion hotels
• University education
• Hotel excellence awards
• Great interpersonal skills
• Ability to deliver under pressure
• Proven administrative and management capabilities
• 25 years of hotel/motel industry knowledge

2008 – Present Owner/Operator

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites –Strathmore

• New build

April '03 – January '05 Owner/Operator

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites – Calgary Downtown

• Conversion of Lord Nelson Inn to Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

December '96 – April '03 General Manager

Holiday Inn – Calgary Downtown

• 188 Rooms/Full Convention Facility
• Responsible for 100 full time employees
• Major Reconstruction of procedures and employees
• New Renovation $1.2 million
• Conversion from Quality Hotel to Holiday Inn
• Budgets/Tax Assessments
• New Promotions/Marketing Campaign
• Employee Relations
• New Employee Rewards Program
• Quest Incentives/Quality Assurance Programs
• New Restaurant Opening, Food & Beverage, and Marketing
• New 400 Seat Conference Facility
• Catering Packages
• Payroll/Wages
• Capital Leases
• Capital Improvements
• Successfully met and exceeded Profit and Loss Statements

March '95 – January ‘97 General Manager

Sands Hotel & Resort

• 251 Room I Full Convention Facility
• Responsible for 140 full time employees.
• Employee union contract in the hotel.
• Administer/Delegate a 24 Department Head Management Team.
• Develop new marketing concept for hotel entirety (ie. Food and Beverage, Room Sales, Banquet/Conventions and Menus).
• Strategic budget planning (ie. Monthly, quarterly, and annually).
• $1.5 million renovation program. Completed June l, 1996.
• Negotiate major contracts for the hotel (ie. Budget Car Rentals, Sasktel, and New Lease Programs).
• Approved and recommended new Capital Improvements for the hotel.
• Introduced new Guest Room Marketing Plans.
• Promoted new Employee Rewards Programs.
• Successfully converted from the Delta Hotel Chain to the Sands Hotel & Resort

February '91 – March ‘95 President/Owner

Sports Break Travel Program

• Develop “New” Sport Break Travel Program for Western Canadian sport market
• Develop advertising and sales budgets to effectively administer a National Program to the sport governing bodies across Western and parts of Eastern Canada.
• Establish a great sport business to over 100 hotels over the past three years.
• Negotiate participation contracts with major companies (ie. Budget Canada, Pizza Hut, and Canadian Airlines).
• Provide a 24 hour toll-free reservation service established in Western Canada.
• Develop a strong communication link to support all requirements of amateur sport travel.
• Develop a commission I rebate program to benefit amateur sport associations across Western Canada .
• Within two years the Sport Break Travel Program has become a well established and widely recognized Sport Support Program across Western Canada.
• Very successful operation. Sold business to return to Hotel Operations

January '90 – February ‘91 Director of Sales (Canadian Region) Travelodge Hotels

• Responsible to the National Sales Manager in California , U.S.A. , Miss Rosalind Williams.
• Sales and Marketing for all Travelodge Hotels in Central Canada . - Implemented marketing and sales plans for each hotel location.
• Co-ordinated sales calls and blitzes in regional areas.
• Developed Saskatchewan and Alberta group sales.
• Co-ordinated new sales strategies.
• Increased hotel sales in Western Canada .
• Third highest sales volume in North America .

August '86 – December '89 Director of Marketing and Quality Assurance

Imperial 400 Motels and Ramada Hotels , Saskatchewan

• Responsible to Vice-President for quality assurance and marketing new hotel marketing plans.
• Implemented new room marketing plans, room rates, and budgets for 8 Saskatchewan locations (1034 rooms total).
• Hiring sales representatives for market attacks on government and corporate accounts, and tours.
• Organized and co-ordinated out of province sales blitzes.
• Introduced successful winter and summer campaigns, enhancing occupancy and increasing average room rates.
• Developed new programs: 400 Sport Club, VIP Program., and Government Accounts.
• Senior Sundays and New Promotions.
• New marketing budgets.

August '84 – August '86 Director of Sales

Wills Inns Hotel

• Responsible for areas such as: catering, banquets, and room revenue increases.
• Planned and co-ordinated promotions and advertising.
• Negotiated with all sports and culture associations.
• Devised Corporate and Government sales packages.
• Organized special sales blitzes for trade shows.
• Actively involved in 1986 sales budget.
• Developed and implemented marketing programs that resulted in an increase in room revenues.

• University of Saskatchewan – 1982-84
• Arts and Science
• Economic Major
• Hotel School (Travelodge – El Cajon , San Diego)
• Certification Hotel Association Program

• Ownership of two Holiday Inn hotels
• President – Hospitality West Management Group
• Holiday Inn new builds – 3 hotels
• Holiday Inn conversions – 2 hotels
• Increased and achieved occupancy at all hotels
• Third top sales producer in North America within five months with Travelodge Hotels 1990
• Established a successful and recognized sports travel program for Canada 1991

Water skiing, snow skiing, golf, cycling, hockey and game hunting. I have coached minor hockey and attended coaching school.