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Jay Patel

Mid-level operations and client experience leader in hospitality and retail

STIIIZYPompeu Fabra University Barcelona School of ManagementWildomar, CA3 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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Operator-founder with a mix of startup strategy, business development, and hospitality/event operations leadership. Built sponsorship pipelines and partner networks for Cal Poly Pomona, founded an MBA startup called KnowFlow, and is currently building WatchMatch, showing a strong pattern of identifying user pain points and turning them into structured go-to-market and operational plans.

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Key Strengths

  • built outbound sponsorship pipeline from scratch
  • secured sponsor relationships supporting 20+ university events annually
  • disciplined multi-channel outreach and follow-up
  • founder of micro-learning platform with end-to-end business planning
  • strong grasp of startup metrics and market evaluation
  • operations builder who established banquet SOPs and scalable processes
  • client and stakeholder synthesis for senior leadership decision-making
  • customer-driven opportunity validation through prototypes and beta feedback

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Experience

Assistant Store Manager, OperationsSTIIIZY · Feb 2026 – Present
Director of BanquetsEuropa Village Winery & Resort · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
Front Office ManagerWestin · Jun 2023 – Jan 2024
Operations Bench ManagerMarriott · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023

Education

Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona School of Managementmaster, Business Administration (2025)
Cal Poly Pomonabachelor, Hospitality Management (2022)

Skills

Account ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationTeam LeadershipMicrosoft ExcelSalesforcenetworkinggo-to-market strategystakeholder communicationClient Relationship ManagementCustomer ExperienceClient RetentionEscalation ResolutionService RecoveryRevenue AwarenessKPI Analysis

Languages

English

Certifications

ServSafe CertifiedCHIA CertifiedFood Handler CertifiedeTips Certified

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