Experience

Astrum Education
• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Operations

  • Jun 2014 - Present

Cambridge Education Group
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Group Catering Manager/Operations

  • Jun 2006 - May 2014


Novelty Keyboard Covers - Internet Company

• Founder & Designer

  • May 2005 - Jun 2006

  Inventor & designer of an internet company. Manufacturing novelty covers for the home & office environment. Based on IT equipment. Setting up of a production team to manufacture the products. Purchasing from wholesalers. Designing labelling manufactured in China. Internet web site and links to various auction sites. Designing promotional fliers, business cards. Inventor & designer of an internet company. Manufacturing novelty covers for the home & office environment. Based on IT equipment. Setting up of a production team to manufacture the products. Purchasing from wholesalers. Designing labelling manufactured in China. Internet web site and links to various auction sites. Designing promotional fliers, business cards.



The Cricketers Public House

• Landlord - Owner

  • Apr 2000 - Apr 2005

  Complete ownership and management of a busy village restaurant bar with 200 covers. All areas of management covered, catering, restaurant, bar, gardening, maintenance, book keeping, finance, promotion & marketing, H&S, Stock taking, P&L's, Complete ownership and management of a busy village restaurant bar with 200 covers. All areas of management covered, catering, restaurant, bar, gardening, maintenance, book keeping, finance, promotion & marketing, H&S, Stock taking, P&L's,



Ye Old Spotted Dog Public House

• Landlord - Manager

  • Jul 1999 - Mar 2000

  Head hunted to run a busy city bar restaurant. Head hunted to run a busy city bar restaurant.



The West End - A Public House

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Landlord - Owner

  • Jun 1996 - Jun 1999

  Bar restaurant. All duties involved in running a small business, from decorating to pulling a pint. Staffing, recruiting, employment law, H&S, finance, P&L's, stock taking, menus, marketing and promotions. Bar restaurant. All duties involved in running a small business, from decorating to pulling a pint. Staffing, recruiting, employment law, H&S, finance, P&L's, stock taking, menus, marketing and promotions.



King William Public House

• United Kingdom
• Restaurants

• Bar Manager & Head Chef

  • May 1995 - Jun 1997

  Manager of a bar restaurant. Responsible for the full running of the business form the cellar to the kitchen. Book keeping, banking, staffing, menus, ordering, up keeping & maintenance etc. Manager of a bar restaurant. Responsible for the full running of the business form the cellar to the kitchen. Book keeping, banking, staffing, menus, ordering, up keeping & maintenance etc.



Various Catering Companies

• Head Chef

  • Sep 1992 - May 1995

  Working in Hotels, Colleges, Nursing Homes, Bars & Restaurants Working in Hotels, Colleges, Nursing Homes, Bars & Restaurants



Army Catering Corp attached to 2nd Royal Anglian Regiment

• Army Private

  • Sep 1989 - Aug 1992

  Bulk Catering, Tour of Canada, Operation Desert Storm- Kuwait(Golf War) Bulk Catering, Tour of Canada, Operation Desert Storm- Kuwait(Golf War)