Experience

The Good Time Group Holdings

• Australia
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Beverage Director

  • Feb 2023 - Present



HARVAC Group

• Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Group Operations Manager & Beverage Executive

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2023

  AKIBA, Loquita, Sage & Mint, Wilma & The Pearl AKIBA, Loquita, Sage & Mint, Wilma & The Pearl



York Trading & Co.

• Australia
• Restaurants

• General Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2017



Clovelly Hotel

• Australia
• Hospitality

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

  Operations Manager Operations Manager



New England Operations

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Feb 2015



Benchmark Hotels Pty Ltd

• Programme Administrator

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2015

  Responsibilities: As programme administrator my responsibilities are vast, ranging from all of the standard responsibilities of a GM for each venue that I spend time in along with creating and implementing new systems & procedures. Opening of all new venues, pre-opening, set up and initial running of the business until systems & procedures are in place. Achievements: Within the first year of being with the group I opened a new venue for them in the CBD, which was in administration, then took over the VM role of their flagship venue “Goldfish” in the high profile entertainment district Kings Cross and opened another venue of 1000 capacity in Armidale "The New England Hotel". Show less



Concrete Blonde

• Pre-Opening Team

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  Responsibilities: Setting up of bar list, product range and pricing deals with various brands and suppliers; putting together spreadsheets for G.P % and $ profit comparison, stocktaking, costing roster, cash up & weekly reports; setting up of the bar & back bar; setting up the POS system with all product & supplier information, linking all stock items and recipes; writing & implementing staff training manuals. Responsibilities: Setting up of bar list, product range and pricing deals with various brands and suppliers; putting together spreadsheets for G.P % and $ profit comparison, stocktaking, costing roster, cash up & weekly reports; setting up of the bar & back bar; setting up the POS system with all product & supplier information, linking all stock items and recipes; writing & implementing staff training manuals.



Good Group Ltd

• General Manager / Staff Training & Development Manager / Event Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Mar 2011

  Responsibilities: Duty Manager – Fully responsible for the running of the bar on a shift to shift basis; ensuring all staff abide by liquor licensing requirements; ordering; stock control; cashing up & banking etc. General Manager – Fully responsible for the running of bar operations; meeting set weekly and monthly budgets with regards to wage costs & turnover; driving the business through events & networking; staff recruitment & training; updating menus & POS stock links; writing new cocktail list’s & training the staff to make them; writing rotas ; stock control; maintenance etc. Group Trainer – Putting together training sessions that I deliver on a regular basis on topics such as introductory training on all classic cocktails, martinis, individual spirit categories; improving consistency throughout the group by doing the above. Achievements: Starting off as a Duty Manager where I covered for GM’s during their holidays & ran the Travelling Bar over several events around the country; I quickly proved my skills & was given the opportunity to run one of their businesses. I tidied up the operation streamlining the bar itself, getting rid of dead stock, tightening stock control & wastage; re-wrote an extensive cocktail list and trained the staff that I had recruited & planned a series of parties to promote the venue. A few months later I put together an ongoing training programme for the group & delivered these sessions which comprehensively cover cocktails and all spirits. Show less