Cornell University — General Managers Program (GPA 4.59)
eCornell — Strategic Leadership for the Hospitality Professional
Boğaziçi University — Department Valedictorian, Tourism Management
Anadolu University — Business Administration
Skål International — Past President, Baku Club (2016)
Rotary International — Former member, Baku Khazar Rotary Club
CHA — Certified Hotel Administrator
Brian Tracy International — Sales & Leadership
I have led the hotel. I understand what is at stake.
My working life in hospitality began on the floor in Istanbul. Over more than thirty years, it has taken me through food and beverage operations, hotel general management, pre-opening work and the classroom. Today, I bring that experience to owners and managers from my base in Oakville, Ontario.
Why work with me? I understand the responsibility of balancing an owner’s expectations, a team’s capacity and the promises made to guests. My experience includes Hilton and Marriott operations in Ontario and general management with Radisson and Titanic Hotels. I read the numbers alongside the daily work that produces them.
Teaching hospitality at Lambton and Fanshawe has strengthened another part of my practice: making complex decisions understandable. My Cornell executive education and Certified Hotel Administrator qualification support that practical foundation. When we work together, I explain what the evidence shows, where uncertainty remains and what your team can realistically do next.
My work connects owner advisory, mentorship for emerging managers and learning programmes for hospitality teams. We agree the problem, the scope and the measures of progress before the work begins. Recommendations lead to priorities, responsibilities and a plan; implementation support is agreed separately. Engagements are contracted through Greenmountains Trade Ltd., the Canadian corporation I founded in 2022.
Hilton
Ontario, Canada
Radisson
Baku · the Gulf
Marriott
Greater Toronto
Swissôtel · Hyatt
Istanbul
