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Tumushabe Lawrence

Tumushabe Lawrence

Kampala

Summary

Professional hospitality specialist with comprehensive experience in lodge management. Known for strong leadership, effective team collaboration, and delivering consistent results. Adept at handling guest relations, operational efficiency, and staff development. Reliable, adaptable, and focused on achieving organizational goals. Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance. Knowledgeable lodge manager with proven track record in hospitality management. Successfully managed all aspects of lodge operations, ensuring high guest satisfaction and efficient team coordination. Demonstrated expertise in staff training and operational planning.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

General Lodge Manager

THE RAINFOREST LODGE – MABIRA | THE OBSERVATORY
03.2021 - Current
  • Orienting, training, and evaluating staff attributes.
  • Business marketing to maximize guest flow to our lodges.
  • Maintaining good interpersonal communication skills to ensure guests have a memorable experience and are encouraged to return to Geo-Lodges.
  • Overseeing general lodge operations, including Food & Beverage (F&B), Front Office, Accommodation, Reservations, Marketing, and Operational Maintenance.
  • Coordinating with management to manage daily hotel operations and provide financial overviews, including inflows and outflows, through concise report writing.
  • Ensuring food safety, production, and costing aimed at profit maximization.
  • Exhibiting good guest-handling etiquette to ensure a worthwhile experience during guests' stays.

Independent tour consultant

BIG LION (TRAILS) SAFARIS
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Make recommendations in the itinerary process and development.
  • Advise on excellent guest-handling etiquette to provide guests with a memorable experience.
  • Conduct business marketing research and offer destination recommendations.
  • Prepare itinerary costing and provide a business overview to ensure value for money.

Lodge Manager

LAKE BUNYONYI ROCK RESORT
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Staff training and orientation.
  • Costing guest activities to increase business sales.
  • Prepared financial and business reports.
  • Conducted staff evaluations.
  • Provided an overview of general business expansion.

Lodge Manager

HAWK'S EYE LODGE BUNYONYI
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Oversaw general hotel business operations.
  • Staff orientation, assessment, and evaluation.
  • Good guest-handling etiquette.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills.
  • Business enterprise marketing.
  • Food safety, production, and costing.
  • Report writing and business finance evaluation.
  • Tailoring lodge-based eco-tourism activities for guests.

Lodge Manager

DAVE THE CAVE ECO LODGE
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • General lodge management.
  • Staff recruitment and training.
  • General financial business evaluation.
  • Business marketing.
  • Tasked with developing income-generating avenues for the lodge through eco-tourism activities.

Administrative assistant

GEO-LODGES
05.2014 - 08.2014
  • Oversaw general business stock purchases.
  • Managed guest inflows and outflows.
  • Supervised the Food & Beverage (F&B) departments.
  • Ensured guests have a memorable stay while stationed at Nile Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls National Park.

RESEARCH FELLOW

PIXAN COOPERATION
01.2013 - 01.2018
  • Conducted tele-density research for Pixan Uganda's future phone accessories and technologies.
  • Researched visual engineering technological solutions.

Education

BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL AND FINE ARTS - undefined

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
01.2016

UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (U.A.C.E) - undefined

KITABI SEMINARY
01.2010

UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (U.C.E) - undefined

KITABI SEMINARY
01.2008

Skills

  • Strong Interpersonal and Communication Skills
  • Adaptability
  • Time Management
  • Hospitality Management & Operations
  • Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Continuous Learning and Professional Development
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Managerial & Leadership Skills
  • Administrative Support & Office Management
  • Ethical and Professional Integrity
  • Customer Service & Guest Relations
  • Staff Training
  • Event Planning & Coordination
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Creative & Artistic Skills
  • Financial Management
  • Hotel Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Art & Design Expertise
  • Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution
  • Time Management & Multitasking
  • Team Leadership & Collaboration

Languages

English
Luganda
Kiswahili
Runyakore-Rutooro

Personal Information

Hobbies: Health and Wellness, Leadership and Personal Development, Continuous Learning and Professional Development, Volunteering, Networking and Professional Associations, Travelling, Community Involvement, Water safety advocacy and lifesaving

Disclaimer

I, Tumushabe Lawrence certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes me, my qualifications and my experience.

Timeline

General Lodge Manager - THE RAINFOREST LODGE – MABIRA | THE OBSERVATORY
03.2021 - Current
Lodge Manager - LAKE BUNYONYI ROCK RESORT
01.2019 - 01.2021
Independent tour consultant - BIG LION (TRAILS) SAFARIS
01.2018 - 01.2024
Lodge Manager - HAWK'S EYE LODGE BUNYONYI
01.2017 - 01.2019
Lodge Manager - DAVE THE CAVE ECO LODGE
01.2016 - 01.2017
Administrative assistant - GEO-LODGES
05.2014 - 08.2014
RESEARCH FELLOW - PIXAN COOPERATION
01.2013 - 01.2018
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY - BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL AND FINE ARTS,
KITABI SEMINARY - UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (U.A.C.E),
KITABI SEMINARY - UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (U.C.E),

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