Experience

Dublin Cookery School

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Owner

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Acquired Dublin Cookery School in 2023. Focusing on bringing an experienced business into a new era, keeping dedication to quality food and excellence in education, and revitalising classes for today's tastebuds! Developing 4 core business units: 1. Day and Evening Classes - Reinvigorate our daily cookery courses, with new cuisines, and building on much-loved traditional course to allow our loyal customers to grow their skills in the kitchen 2. Industry Education - Develop courses to assist industry in training culinary staff 3. Corporate & Private Events - Service industry and private customers for team-building and celebratory events 4. Tourism - Develop offering to visitors to Ireland, showing the best of Irish produce and exporting our wonderful food brands globally Show less



Fusco Foods

• Production Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  The Fusco name has been synonymous with cakes and desserts for over 50 years. In 2005 Fusco Foods purchased Connell's Irish Family Bakeries, thus creating Fusco Connell Foods, an organisation with two major constituent parts, a food service business and a supermarket multiple / retail food manufacturer, located in Stillorgan Industrial Park, from where all manufacturing takes place. Fusco Foods has won 27 food awards in the UK and Ireland since 2010 The Fusco name has been synonymous with cakes and desserts for over 50 years. In 2005 Fusco Foods purchased Connell's Irish Family Bakeries, thus creating Fusco Connell Foods, an organisation with two major constituent parts, a food service business and a supermarket multiple / retail food manufacturer, located in Stillorgan Industrial Park, from where all manufacturing takes place. Fusco Foods has won 27 food awards in the UK and Ireland since 2010



Kilkenny Group

• Ireland
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Food Operations

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2020

  Kilkenny Design Group has been at the forefront of promoting the finest Irish craft and design for over 50 years and is home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers. The Kilkenny Group have two fantastic restaurants; one located in the heart of Dublin City on Nassau Street and one located in beautiful, rural Shanagarry in East Cork. Responsible for the Food & Beverage division, with 5 distinct locations and a team of over 160 people. Member of the executive team, involved in all strategic level decisions, company structures, process models, expansion strategy and people development programmes. Full Financial oversight in areas of Compliance, P&L, Budget preparation & projections, Capital Investment projects, Purchasing systems, Payroll, Facility management, HR, Marketing, associated support departments and subcontractors Key Achievements • Increased average annual food revenue 305% from 2012 to 2019, delivering consistent margins of 73.5%. • Project managed complete redevelopment of both existing locations and lead the acquisitions of 3 additional locations with associated works. • Introduced leadership development and succession strategies with core skill improvement programmes delivering loyal and committed teams delivering consistent achievement of company goals and objectives. Show less