Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage
Company:Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Position: Manager, Events & Entertainment
Description:
Nikolaos Arvanitis is a holder of BSc in Computer Science & Informatics, an International MBA Finance focused and is PMP certified. Hired by Melco to lead all IT related projects for Casino Marketing division at COD. After the successful accomplishment of various important projects with high business value e.g.(Carded Play, Cashless and more) he was assigned to lead the project of simulation of all operations of the Casino-Resort. All interdepartmental processes should be defined, tested, and simulated in order the operations of the property to run smoothly after the opening. The project involved more than: 1800 employees for more than 2 months of daily rehearsals, 40 different business units, 8 F&B outlets, 30 different software platforms and systems, 3500 hotel stayover, 25,000 restaurant covers, 15 live casino tournaments, 4 entertainment and leisure events, 100 different scenarios, 40 surveys, 500 questions and 6000 responses that took place. Nikolaos led the project and orchestrated the teams efficiently in many ways and finally with the effective collaboration of all, the COD open its doors to the public successfully. Currently, is leading the Entertainment department at COD from the opening of the Resort, organizing all the events, concerts, shows, and entertainment activation of all venues around the property, transforming the COD to an International Hub of Entertainment, raising awareness, and increasing the footprint of Cyprus as an Entertainment destination by driving local and international traffic to attend the most prestigious and well-known events and shows.
Years with the company: 3
Years in current position: 1