Sheryl E. Kimes
Sheryl E. Kimes
Operations Management
335 Statler Hall
Phone: 607-255-8396
Email: sek6@cornell.edu
Primary Research Focus
Revenue Management
Professional Biography
Sheryl E. Kimes is a professor of operations management at the School of Hotel Administration. From 2005–2006, she served as interim dean of the Hotel School and from 2001-2005, she served as the school’s director of graduate studies. Kimes teaches restaurant revenue management, yield management and food and beverage management. She has been named the school’s graduate teacher of the year three times. Her research interests include revenue management and forecasting in the restaurant, hotel and golf industries. She has published over 50 articles in leading journals such as Interfaces, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Service Research, Decision Sciences, and the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. She has served as a consultant to many hospitality enterprises around the world, including Chevy’s FreshMex Restaurants, Walt Disney World Resorts, Ruby’s Diners, Starwood Asia-Pacific and Troon Golf. Kimes earned her doctorate in Operations Management in 1987 from the University of Texas at Austin.
Courses Taught
- Spring 10: HADM 6600 - Advanced Revenue Management
- Fall 09: HADM 4499 - Undergraduate Independent Study
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
- M.B.A., New Mexico State University
- M.A.P.A., University of Virginia
- A.B., University of Missouri
Industry Involvement
Has provided yield-management consulting and training for Starwood Asia-Pacific, Starwood Europe, Troon Golf, and Chevy's FreshMex Restaurants