Maria Francisco
Maria Francisco

Operations and Implementation Consultant

Actively looking · Member since 30 Sep 2026
Location
New York, United States
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time, Contract, Freelance
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am an operations and project leader with more than seven years of experience managing teams, systems, vendors, and cross-functional initiatives in high-volume hospitality environments.

I translate operational needs into practical workflows and lead projects from discovery and requirements gathering through configuration, testing, training, change management, and launch.

I have managed POS, reservations, onboarding, inventory, and service operations, with hands-on experience using hospitality and business platforms including Toast, OpenTable, SevenRooms, Asana, Jira, and HubSpot.

I build phased implementation plans, operational playbooks, SOPs, and training frameworks that help teams adopt new systems and improve time to productivity.

I am experienced in stakeholder alignment, vendor coordination, risk management, and resolving implementation issues while protecting service continuity and client relationships.

I also bring a product-minded approach to operations, supported by a General Assembly Product Management Certificate, HubSpot Marketing Certification, and PMP studies in progress.

Skills

20 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Collaboration

Communications

Development

Experience

Career history

Operations & Implementation Consultant Independent

Manage concurrent POS and reservations implementations from discovery and requirements gathering through configuration, testing, training, change management, and go-live. Build phased onboarding plans, success milestones, training materials, and operational playbooks that reduce site time-to-productivity by 20–30%.

Identify implementation risks using client and frontline feedback, revise scope, and realign stakeholders to keep delivery on track. Recovered a stalled implementation and delivered the revised launch with no service interruption or account loss.

General Manager, F&B Operations Arlo Hotels

Launched two food and beverage operations from pre-opening through daily service, coordinating staffing, vendor readiness, operational requirements, and cross-functional execution during a four-month buildout-to-launch cycle.

Led a zero-downtime rollout of POS and reservations platforms across both properties, reducing transaction errors by 20%. Hired, onboarded, and developed a 30-person team and reported launch readiness, risks, and resolution progress to executive stakeholders.

Assistant General Manager, F&B Operations Ace Hotel New York

Managed cross-functional food and beverage operations for a 200+ capacity New York City flagship, aligning ownership, hotel leadership, frontline teams, and five vendor partners. Oversaw operational systems, reservations, inventory, service processes, and vendor relationships.

Increased peak-season revenue by 50% and profit margins by 25% through programming changes, reservations optimization, and supplier renegotiations. Owned hiring, onboarding, and training for a 10-person team, creating SOPs and coaching frameworks that supported two internal promotions.

Education

Learning history

Parsons School of Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Illustration

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.

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