Gonzalez joined the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa following three years in management at Destination Hotels & Resorts. Most recently he was Hotel Operations Consultant at Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, Washington, and before that he was Hotel Manager and Director of Food & Beverage at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. Previously, Gonzalez enjoyed a run with Starwood Hotels, including two years as Director of Food & Beverage for the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California, and the remainder as F&B Director at properties throughout Mexico including Westin Regina Resort in Puerto Vallarta; Sheraton Acapulco Resort; Sheraton Ixtapa Resort; and Sheraton Cancun & Towers. Gonzalez also spent 10 years with Hilton Hotels, most notably as Director of Food & Beverage at Hilton Americas-Houston, as well as at Hilton in the WDW Resort in Orlando, Florida, and Hilton Newark Airport. He got his start in hospitality at Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers in Mexico City in 1982. A native of Mexico, Gonzalez earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Tourism Polytechnic University in Mexico City. He is quite passionate about wine and has been certified as a Wine Specialist by the Society of Wine Educators.
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