at Las Palmas

Ron's interest in bartending was sparked in university when he saw schoolmates flairing in a bartending class and found it cool. While he got the lowest score in flairing that semester, he attained the highest score the following semester after consistent practice driven by his competitive spirit.

After graduation, Ron started his bartending career in City of Dreams, Manila. In 2016, he moved to Macau as a Senior Bartender at The Macallan Whisky Bar & Lounge for 6 years, crafting drinks with 500 different labels of whiskeys.

Ron loves working with whiskeys for his creations, and has attained various awards in Hong Kong including 1st place in Campari Asian Bartender Competition Hong Kong and Macau in November 2019.
 

Lorenz joined Courtyard Singapore in 2017 as a bartender, moving his way up the ranks to his newly minted role of Assistant Bar Manager, where he oversees beverage operations and supervision of the bar team at Las Palmas Bar.

His job enables him to meet different people on a daily basis, which makes every work day interesting  despite the occasional challenge.

Lorenz looks forward to leading the bar team to new heights, aiming to place Las Palmas among Asia's 50 Best Bars.

Executive Chef John Chye brings more than 20 years of culinary experience along with a passion for creating the highest quality dishes made with the freshest ingredients.

His interest in the culinary world was sparked by his father who once told him that chefs have the luxury to enjoy the first bite of their creations. This kindled his interest, which started him working at a Penang-based restaurant in 2000, finally working his way up to Head Chef within seven years.

In 2008, driven by his love for good food and cooking, he ventured beyond the comforts of his hometown Penang to join Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, working for eight years before bringing his skills and expertise to Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena.

Fiona's journey in the hospitality industry began in 2009 in her hometown of Malacca. After a short stint in in the events industry, she returned to the hotel line in August 2018 after realising her true passion was in the service industry.

Fiona loves meeting people, listening to the interesting travel stories from the many international guests she gets to meet in her line of work.

She believes that all hotel front line associates play an important role to ensure our guests feel like they are at home away from home during their travels.

Hailing from Philippines, Glyzsa has always been working in the service line as she loves interacting with people. The newest member to the Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena team, Glyzsa hopes to contribute positively to the team. 

Glyzsa keeps an open mind and attitude, always keen in learning new things, and enjoys spending her time on things she's passionate about such as providing quality customer service and being of assistance to fellow colleagues.

On her off days, she's out exploring the latest cafes in town, and enjoying the outdoors on beach trips.