Volkan K.

Volkan K. has a diverse work experience in the hospitality industry. Volkan started their career as Executive Housekeeper at Holiday Inn Bakersfield CA in 2003. Volkan then worked as Assistant General Manager at Willow Inn and Suites in Bakersfield in 2003-2004. Volkan later served as Director of Front Desk & Revenue Management at Hilton Garden Inn Calabasas from 2005 to 2007. Subsequently, they held the position of Director of Revenue Management/Online Strategy at Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles from 2007 to 2008. Volkan then joined Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City as Director of Revenue Management & Marketing Sales from 2008 to 2011. Following that, they worked as Director of Revenue Management - Hilton San Diego Gaslamp at Davidson Hotels & Resorts from 2011 to 2012. Volkan also served as Director of Revenue Management-Marketing and RM Consultant Area Independent Hotels at Hilton San Francisco Financial District from 2012 to 2016. Most recently, they held the role of Area Director of Revenue Management at Noble House Hotels & Resorts from 2016 to 2017. Since 2017, they have been serving as the Regional Director of Revenue Management at Springboard Hospitality.

Volkan K. has a diverse education history that spans various aspects of hotel management and tourism administration. In 1996, they graduated from Tourism and Hotel Management High School, where they studied all departments of hotel operations. From 2000 to 2003, they attended Hotel Management University of Mersin Turkiye, focusing on hotel management and tourism administration.

In 2013, Volkan K. attended Cornell University-School of Hotel Administration, where they completed a program in Advanced Revenue Management and Pricing for Hotels. The following year, in 2014, they also took part in a Certification Executive Program at Cornell University, specializing in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management.

In addition to their formal education, Volkan K. has obtained various certifications. In 2017, they received a certification in Ethical Decision-Making from OLS Hotels and Resorts. In 2015, they obtained a certification in Opera Central System - OCM from OCM. Volkan K. also holds a CERTIFIED REVENUE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE certification from HSMAI. Volkan has also participated in the Hilton Director of Sales Orientation and Revenue Management University programs offered by Hilton Worldwide and HILTON HOTELS & RESORTS, respectively.