Hospitality was the classroom. Renovations ran on site while the furniture crossed an ocean in containers, and the same projects were worked from either chair: general contractor in-house, or project manager above one. These notes are those projects, one at a time: PIP scopes, FF&E packages, takeoffs, permit sets and acquisitions.
April 25, 2018 · Systems
Managing a 156-room coastal hotel public space conversion using a 276-page specification book, Revit first-floor models, and multi-stage PO tracking.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating guestroom casegoods, bedding, seating, and lighting quantities for a 57-key La Quinta Living Modern 2.0 Del Sol renovation on the Texas Gulf Coast.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Separating guestroom labor, materials, and open-concept lobby remodeling for a 67-key La Quinta Del Sol Property Improvement Plan in Harris County, Texas.
April 17, 2018 · Materials
Modern Truly Yours renovation budget and multi-vendor PO procurement schedule for a 61-key Comfort Inn property in Central Florida.
April 12, 2018 · Materials
Building the brand-approved interior design submittal board and sourcing commercial lobby seating, breakfast millwork, and high-wear finishes direct for a Baymont Inn & Suites in Central Texas.
April 2, 2018 · Underwriting
How pre-built building-material and FF&E templates turned 2018 AAHOA convention floor leads into complete architectural takeoffs across North DFW and Central Texas hotels.
March 18, 2018 · Construction
Reviewing preliminary four-story exterior EIFS elevation assemblies alongside an 11-sheet Tru by Hilton guestroom interior package in Greene County, Georgia.
March 8, 2018 · Systems
Synchronizing a 20-sheet architectural and MEP plan set with iterative FF&E design boards before locking specifications on an Oklahoma hospitality project.
February 28, 2018 · Underwriting
How digital floorplan takeoffs across nine guestroom subtypes and direct factory terms structured a seven-figure FF&E budget with 50-to-60-day ocean transit discipline.
February 14, 2018 · Construction
Directing emergency building envelope drying, structural moisture mapping, and insurance scope reconciliation for an Americas Best Value Inn on the Texas Gulf Coast following Hurricane Harvey.
February 13, 2018 · Construction
Synchronizing a 182-page brand design manual, 56 pages of architectural plans, and gated milestone production draws across a 145-room coastal property.
February 2, 2018 · Construction
Walking a 58-room Formula Blue PIP renovation through lender construction cost breakdowns, 80-page brand submittals, and wet-wall shower staging.
January 26, 2018 · Materials
Directing architectural prototype spatial planning, structural steel porte-cochere canopy engineering, exterior composite facade cladding specifications, and commercial FF&E procurement strategies for national hospitality brand standards.
January 18, 2018 · Underwriting
Cataloging 35 damaged coastal guestrooms room by room at Americas Best Value Inn in the Texas Coastal Bend across nine unit layouts to support windstorm claim replacement.
January 12, 2018 · Materials
Resolving wood grains, vinyl wallcoverings, quartz tops, and outlet heights across five elevation sheets (A210-A250) and nine 3D renders before West Texas factory production.
January 11, 2018 · Construction
Tying three-story architectural floor plans, outdoor pool site details, and a 77-key guestroom FF&E buyout together for a San Antonio La Quinta build.
January 11, 2018 · Land
Aligning a 41-page geotech soil report, 156-page architecture specs, A101-A104 floorplates, and coastal framing plans across a 77-key Texas Gulf Coast build.
January 10, 2018 · Materials
Coordinating floor-by-floor replacement counts, bedding, casegoods, and appliance buyouts for a 59-key Red Roof Inn renovation along the Texas Gulf Coast.
December 23, 2017 · Lessons
Walking a hurricane-damaged three-story Holiday Inn Express on the Texas Coastal Bend to separate stripped wet-wall framing and corroded steel bases from salvageable room inventory.
December 20, 2017 · Lessons
Establishing clean disposition rules at a storm-hit Country Inn & Suites on the Texas Coastal Bend to save solid seating while replacing water-wicked perimeter millwork.
December 20, 2017 · Systems
How mapping 449 DSLR inspection photos directly onto a live 91-room, 4-floor housekeeping status report kept storm-recovery procurement moving inside an operating hotel.
December 20, 2017 · Systems
How a floor-by-floor La Quinta room audit separated moisture-damaged furniture from intact rooms after coastal storm water intrusion on the Texas Gulf Coast.
December 20, 2017 · Systems
Pairing 67 post-storm suite photos with a 29-page fixture order guide, 17-page millwork drawings, and a live OOO tracker to accelerate Texas Gulf Coast returns-to-service.
December 4, 2017 · Construction
Aligning a 94-key four-story Fairfield Inn & Suites construction drawing set with Marriott Modern Calm Decor specifications and procurement takeoffs in Cameron County, TX.