Experience

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  TCF Hospitality Training & Events

  • Lochgelly, Fife

  • Facilitator

    • Sep 2012 - Present
    • Lochgelly, Fife

    I train all levels of staff on their own in-house training programmes or to programmes I write to suit the individual company.I have Approved Centre Status and am an approved Trainer with the Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) and train out their Scottish Personal License Holders' ...

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  Sodexo & Compass Group UK & Ireland

  • Casual Manager

    • 1984 - Present

    Managing Specific areas of hospitality to a 5 star standard.

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  Macdonald Hotels & Resorts

  • Inchyra Hotel & Spa, Polmont. FK2 0YB

  • Training Manager Scotland

    • Oct 2010 - Jul 2012
    • Inchyra Hotel & Spa, Polmont. FK2 0YB

    Organised and ran all the "Stairways" and PLH training courses in the 17 Scottish Hotels, managed in partnership with Fiona Young the MA programme, represented Macdonalds on various groups and boards, gave specialist training on the job where necessary, ran functions, developed material...

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  Prestige Scotland

  • General Manager

    • May 2006 - Oct 2010

    Organised and ran major and minor events in prestigious venues, castles, fields and marquees throughout Scotland and beyond.......from small dinners for 30 to parties for 100,000 and everything in between!!

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  Scottish Further Education Colleges

  • Carnegie College, West Lothian College, Forth V...

  • Career in Hospitalty Education at HOD Level

    • Nov 1979 - Aug 2003
    • Carnegie College, West Lothian College, Forth V...

    Career path from lecturer to senior lecturer in all things Hospitalty and on to Head of Hospitality & Tourism.