Experience

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  Invest Northern Ireland

  • Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

  • People Solutions Advisor

    • Dec 1998 - Present
    • Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    - Providing people advice and guidance to InvestNI Client Companies which ensures their people strategy underpins the business strategy. (All sectors and sizes)- Supporting leaders to identify and implement solutions which will assist them to attract and retain the 'right' people. - Dev...

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  Coffee Republic

  • Northern Ireland and Ireland

  • Master Franchisee

    • Jun 2007 - Sep 2012
    • Northern Ireland and Ireland

    - Established and operated a limited company of coffee and food outlets.- Developed a business strategy and implemented plans for operations, finance, people and marketing.- Sourced and managed finance including profit maximisation and cost reduction.- Notigations- Established documented systems ...

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  Daewoo Electronics Northern Ireland

  • Antrim, Northern Ireland

  • HR Manager

    • 1992 - 1998
    • Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Overall leadership and implementation of the HR strategy so as to build and maintain a culture supportive of effective manufacturing operations. (1,300 employees, 24/7, unionised) - Part of the senior leadership team, reporting directly to and supporting the MD in a variety of HR and general mana...

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  Hilton Hotel

  • Midland, Texas

  • Customer Service Quality Manager

    • Sep 1989 - May 1991
    • Midland, Texas

    Responsible for the development and the proven improvement of service standards.

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  Various Food and Beverage outlets

  • Limerick, Galway, Dublin, Belfast

  • Assistant Manager, Placement Positions

    • Jun 1986 - Sep 1989
    • Limerick, Galway, Dublin, Belfast

    Working at all levels across a range of hotel departments to deliver service (food, beverage, banqueting, events, sales, reception, housekeeping, marketing)