OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, BUILT FOR THE FUTURE

Hospitality.
Leadership.
Innovation.

I lead hotel operations. I grow revenue. I build the systems behind better hospitality. With 15+ years across hotel operations, rooms division, revenue distribution, service leadership and practical technology innovation.

Hotel Operations Revenue Strategy VagaOS Builder
Portrait of Sanjib Lal Giri
15+ YearsFrom frontline service
to operational leadership
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15+Years in hospitalityFrom trainee to operations head
95%Paperwork reducedReported process transformation
9Career milestonesProgressive hotel experience
3Specialist disciplinesOperations · Revenue · Technology
MY OPERATING PHILOSOPHY
“Technology should make hospitality more human — not more complicated.”
Operations first. People always.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE EXPERIENCE

An operator's mindset.
A builder's vision.

My career spans the guest-facing foundations of hospitality through front office management, duty management, revenue distribution and full-property operations leadership. Every assignment has reinforced one belief: strong systems and empowered teams create exceptional guest experiences.

Alongside hotel operations, I develop practical hospitality technology. Through VagaOS and in-house workflow tools, my focus is on reducing friction for the people who use technology every day.

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WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE

Four disciplines.
One connected approach.

Blending hands-on operations with analytical, people-first leadership and a practical understanding of software.

01

Hotel Operations

Rooms division, front office, daily operations, SOP discipline, service standards, compliance and cost oversight.

Property leadershipDepartment coordinationBudget & controlGuest experience
02

Revenue & Distribution

Commercial decision-making built around ARR, RevPAR, occupancy, OTA visibility, rate strategy and distribution control.

Yield strategyOTA managementMarket positioningMIS dashboards
03

Hospitality Technology

Turning frontline operating challenges into pragmatic, human-centered software, reporting systems and automation.

PMS / POS logicWorkflow automationOffline-first systemsProduct development
04

People & Culture

Coaching teams, leading under pressure, supporting service recovery and keeping departments aligned.

Team developmentGuest recoveryShift leadershipPerformance tracking
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Built from the ground up.

From an industrial trainee at The Westin Mumbai to leading property-wide hotel operations — a career shaped by each level of the hotel hierarchy.

Head of Operations

Shukuntalam Royal Palace

Property-wide leadership spanning housekeeping, F&B, front office, maintenance, security, budgets, standards and digital transformation.

Full-property operationsBudget oversightProcess improvement

Front Office Manager

Mak Resorts

Led front office and OTA distribution, group business and guest-experience improvements; reports a 95% paperwork reduction through digital workflows.

Revenue strategyOTA distribution95% less paperwork

Assistant Front Office Manager

Daiwik Hotel

Managed channel inventory, MIS and revenue dashboards, room-rate strategy, reservations and group-event coordination.

MIS & analyticsInventoryRate strategy

Duty Manager

Ramada

Managed front office operations, corporate and social bookings, guest retention and service recovery.

Duty managementGuest loyalty

Duty Manager

Club Emerald

Coordinated OTA management, management reporting, financial workflows and guest experience.

OTAFinancial MIS

Duty Manager

Hotel Hindustan International

Oversaw reservation controls, online inventory, operational planning and shift leadership.

ReservationsTeam leadership

Front Office Executive

Sarovar Hotels, Mumbai

Handled night audit, bulk bookings, scheduling and operations compliance.

Night auditBulk bookings

Front Office Assistant

The Club, Mumbai

Built foundational experience in guest relations, CRM and reservations workflows.

CRMGuest services

Industrial Trainee

The Westin Mumbai

Developed hospitality foundations across guest services and hotel department operations.

TrainingService foundations
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING · REAL HOTEL WORKFLOWS

I don't just use systems.
I build better ones.

VagaOS (Jan 2026–present) and independent process innovations connect real hotel pain points to software design. Project descriptions reflect the CV and are not claims of commercial deployment.

Hospitality Software

VagaOS · Property Management

Offline-first PMS

A hospitality-led PMS concept and build focused on resilient property workflows, reservations and front-office continuity when connectivity is unreliable.

Offline-first architectureFront-office workflowsCloud / hybrid approach
Hospitality Software

VagaOS · Point of Sale

Restaurant POS

Keyboard-oriented billing workflow designed for fast-paced outlets, fewer manual steps and better coordination with wider property operations.

Fast billingOutlet workflowsConnected operations
Hospitality Software

VagaOS · Financial Workflows

Accounting & ERP design

Hotel accounting workflows spanning guest folios, B2B credit, advances, package allocations and compliance-oriented reporting.

Guest & city ledgersAdvance depositsPackage allocations
Operational Innovation

Paperless Hotel Operations

95% paperwork reduction

In-house Excel tools and digital portals that streamlined front-office records, handovers, information flow and repetitive administrative work.

Digital formsOperational dashboardsStructured handovers
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Impact beyond job titles.

Selected achievements and contributions described in my current CV.

Guest experience recognition

Excellence award for highest TripAdvisor reviews, as reported in the CV.

95% less paperwork

Led a reported 95% reduction in front-office paperwork through digital systems.

Built operational technology

Created an in-house Excel-based hotel management system and contactless operations portal.

Revenue-focused operations

Applied structured ARR, pricing and distribution practices across hotel assignments.

 Education & Background

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Utkal University
2011
Higher SecondaryCHSE Odisha
2009
Secondary SchoolBSE Odisha
2007

 Professional Tools

Opera PMSIDSeZeeHMSBooking.comExpediaMakeMyTripAgodaExcel AutomationRevenue MISCRMPMS / POS Workflows

 Languages

EnglishFluent
HindiFluent
OdiaFluent
FrenchBasic

 Leadership Principles

Calm under pressureRevenue-driven thinkingGuest-first decisionsOperational disciplineStrategic problem solvingTeam mentorshipContinuous improvement
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