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R. Britton Colbert, CHA Hotel Asset Management / Litigation Consulting South Florida 561-455-2785 ColbertLLC@aol.com Download Printable Version (PDF) Get adobe acrobat reader
Professional Experience	30+ years Operations and Corporate Hotel Management experience, including senior management positions with ITT Sheraton Hotels and Holiday Inns in Chicago, Boston and New York City. Directed the opening of 5 Embassy Suites Hotels and managed a nationwide 9-hotel portfolio with over 1,925 rooms, which included the Embassy Suites, Pasadena Hilton, The Melrose Hotel and The Sterling Hotels whose annual revenues exceeded $81 million. Lead partner in managing over $510 million of hotel acquisition due diligence including the Beverly Hills Hotel, Bel Air Hotel, Los Angeles Hilton & Tower, and the Melrose Hotel, Dallas. Participated in obtaining over $205 million in commercial real estate financing. Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC; Principal; Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and South Florida; 1992-Present Laventhol & Horwath; Senior Principal; Los Angeles, California and New York, New York; 1983-1990 Holiday Inns, Inc.; Director System Planning, Regional Director of Sales; Memphis, Tennessee; 1978-1982 Sheraton Hotel Corporation; Northeast Regional Sales and Director of Sales, Manager of Technical Services; Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York; 1970-1977
Consulting	Operating Standards Franchise Obligations, Issues Cash Flow Analysis Financing Due Diligence Property Control Reporting Practices Mismanagement Condemnation Premise Liability Assault Security Wrongful Death related to Hotel Fires, Hotel Pools Duty of Care
Clients	Developers, owners, management companies, insurance companies, national hotel franchisors and law firms.
Professional Qualifications	Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), American Hotel & Lodging Association 1991-2006; 2011-2016 Pennsylvania and California Real Estate License BSBA, University of Denver, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management CPR/AED Certified, 2011-2018, American Red Cross
Guest Lecturer	UCLA, Annual Real Estate Finance Course Cal Poly, Pomona, California, Senior Class Seminar
Professional Affiliations	Hotel Asset Managers Association (Former) Association for Corporate Growth, Pittsburgh Executive Committee (Former), Embassy Suites Owners Association American Red Cross, Board Member, Chestnut Ridge District
Military	United State Army Reserve, Honorable Discharge, 1975