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Bernier Enterprise was started by Astrid
Bernier, a purchasing professional with 15+ years experience in
the Hospitality industry. Ms. Bernier has
been involved in major hotel renovations and new construction
projects, and has been responsible for purchasing Millions of
Dollars worth of goods and services.
Prior to starting Bernier Enterprise, Ms. Bernier was the Director of West Coast Operations for the Leonard
Parker Company from April to Sept. 2001 when the L.A. office was
closed as a result of company downsizing. Prior to that she
subcontracted her services to several Los Angeles-based
Purchasing Firms on a per project basis. She was involved in a
consulting capacity and was responsible for procuring FF&E for
Del Webb’s Sun City Anthem Rec. Center, Henderson, NV; the Hotel
Del Coronado, Ocean & Poolside Towers, Coronado, CA; the Eden
Roc Resort & Spa, Model Room, Miami Beach, FL; the Kizu Senior
Living Community in Nara, Japan; Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New
Orleans, LA; Sheraton Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; The
Phoenician Hotel, Town Homes, Scottsdale, AZ, as well as the New
Otani Hotel & Gardens, Los Angeles, CA; and the DoubleTree Hotel
- Irvine Spectrum, Irvine, CA.
Ms. Bernier has purchased all FF&E for Public Areas, Suites and
typical Guestrooms. She has also been involved in ordering
kitchen and laundry equipment and back-of-house merchandise for
several hotels.
At P.A.O. & Associates Int’l., Santa Monica, CA, Ms. Bernier was
Project Director and directly involved in procurement of all
FF&E for the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix,
AZ renovation; Sun City, Hadano, Japan new construction; Alyeska
Prince Hotel, Girdwood, AK new construction; Hapuna Beach Prince
Hotel, Kamuela, HI renovation; Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur, Public
Areas, Malaysia; and the New Tokyo Cafeteria, Tokyo, Japan.
Ms. Bernier was Manager of Purchasing for Patrick M. Nesbitt
Associates (now Windsor Capital Group) located in Los Angeles,
CA. At the time, the company was the second largest franchisee
of Embassy Suites Hotels. Along with her many duties in opening
several new hotels, she also traveled on behalf of the company
to the construction sites to facilitate reviewing and
implementing the construction “punch” process. Projects included
the Embassy Suites Hotel, Bellevue, WA; Embassy Suites Hotel,
Livonia, MI; Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver, CO; Embassy Suites
Hotel (expansion), Tigard, OR; and the Embassy Suites Hotel,
Lynnwood, WA. |
