Professional Services

From the Desk of Michael Rizzo

 

Journalism and Hospitality Management

Offering to increase ROI by utilizing organizational, assessment, and training skills. 
 

 

 

 

   

 

Introduction 
March 24, 2012 
 

 
 
 
My name is Mike Rizzo and I welcome you to my portfolio.  Presently I am self employed and operate 1 Touch Reservations, a mobile travel and dining website.  My company website is www.1touchreservations.com, the consumer reservations mobile site is www.1tr.mobi and the consumer PC based website is www.menus.ws.  My career experience for the past years involves managing restaurants, marketing, database management, journalism, web design and multimedia.  Please click the grey box above to view my portfolio, where you may find detailed information regarding my career, education, samples of my work and my credentials.  Through a combination of experience in oil/ gas, engineering, multimedia, marketing (sales, advertising, and Public Relations) and hospitality industries, my project management and marketing skills are well verse.  My unique and broad background is a strong asset to the corporate world.  
     

Career Summary 2007 - 2011

Completing my Bachelor of Science degree in marketing in November of 2008, celebrating one full year in business with Web Writers International (restructured to Star Banquets and Travel Feb, 2010), I have proven myself time and time again in marketing, sales, business development, ability to finish a task started and project management.  My career encompasses the creation of four businesses including the successful Star Banquets and Travel, a catering business, banquets hall and The Green Onion restaurant.  My 25 years of marketing, admin and multimedia experience include the oil & gas industry where I supervised a nine-person admin staff and was responsible for all travel reservations of a 40 man field team.  Seeking to continue my professional career, I created Web Writers International in 2006 to focus on developing an online marketing system and travel is one of the broadest industries to do so.  Web Writers International was branded as PeabodyTravel.Com, which is still an active D.B.A. and website.  Contracts awarded to Web Writers International included creating the 2008-2009 Conroe ISD menus.  From 2006 through 2008 continued working in the hospitality industry with a shift manager position at Denny's, worked for Papadeauxs and 18 months working in the banquet department of the Wyndham.  Employment for 2008 is with RC Data Systems where I am responsible for graphics for professional witness litigation projects pertaining to pipeline safety.  Through FERA Corporation, I was awarded a programming contract for a Pacific Gas & Electric training program in 2009, which was an eight month project.

Considering the average increase of traffic of 400% monthly to 1 Touch Reservations, my focus is a wait and watch for the company while keeping the door open for contract and employment opportunities.  

I can be reached at 281-467-9502