Letters of Recommendation
InterContinental Hotels Group
Thank you for the opportunity to extend recommendation for Navneet Ghoman. We became
acquainted through the renovation and conversion of her family's Crowne Plaza in Allentown
Pennsylvania. Navneet was the principle project designer and manager for this job and
acted as a liaison to InterContinental Hotel's Crowne Plaza division. Our property
improvement department produced an extensive renovation plan and Ms.Ghoman worked very
closely with this department and all of the vendors that were involved in the renovation
process. Her "most excellent" efforts are apparent throughout the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Ms.Ghoman was a very effective negotiator and exhibited an understanding of the entire
project scope. She was able to balance the Crowne Plaza Hotel company expectations with
the owner's budget and constraints of the actual hotel construction. This is no small
feat for a project manager in our industry. Please extend every consideration toward the
admittance of Ms.Navneet Ghoman to your fine organization at the Cornell Hotel School.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this correspondence with me I am here in
Atlanta. My number is 770-604-2417.
Sincerely,
Joe Dan Draffen Senior Designer with Product and Design Review Property Improvement Department InterContinental Hotels Group KOJO Worldwide
I am writing this letter to highly recommend Navneet Ghoman for admission to Cornell
University. I am over confident that she would excel in your institution and would be
a true asset to your university. She is an extremely intelligent individual; in addition
she exudes professionalism and expertise in all of her dealings. My introduction and
interaction with Navneet have been in a professional realm. Her father owns and operates
a hotel that underwent a full renovation to convert to a new hotel brand. He opted to
utilize the resources he had at hand versus hiring a designer, architect, purchasing
agent and management company. Unbeknownst to her, Navneet fulfilled the role of all of
these positions and more. In my dealings to complete a job of this magnitude, an owner
will source out and hire outside agents to fill each of these roles. Completely relying
on Navneet, she was left in a position to sink or swim. Candidly, I am in awe of Navneet
and amazed that she was able to handle all of these roles. Navneet successfully completed
the renovation, saving her father upwards of $300,000 in salaries and retainers he did
not have to pay out, due to the fact Navneet was able to fill and excel in all of these
roles. She would be an asset to any company and has already proven herself to be more
than capable of numerous positions within the hospitality industry. I myself, would be
honored to have such an eager, curious individual working for my company and would gladly
extend Navneet a job upon completion of her schooling. In conclusion, I highly recommend
Navneet for admittance to Cornell and am confident she will succeed and exceed any
standards set for her.
Thank You,
Jennifer Williams National Sales Manager KOJO Worldwide Allegiant
I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for Navneet Ghoman. I have worked with
Navneet professionally since early 2003 during the conversion of the Clarion – Allentown,
PA to a Crowne Plaza. She specified all of the products to be used throughout the
guestrooms and common areas of the hotel. In addition, she negotiated all of the pricing
with my company, Allegiant. Navneet worked extensively with InterContinental Hotels
to have the project approved by submitting specifications for all products used in the
hotel. Furthermore, she handled order expediting and installation coordination. This is
quite a feat since a professional designer or procurement firm usually handles this
process. She is quite a tenacious negotiator, yet has always exhibited the highest level
of tact, courtesy and professionalism. It has been a pleasure to work with Navneet, and
I feel confident that she would make a great asset to your student body.
S.Brent Lynch
VP of Marketing Allegiant |