Experience

Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Manager

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Helping to deliver a fantastic experience for visitors to Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort. Helping to deliver a fantastic experience for visitors to Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort.



Appetite for Angus

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services

• Project Coordinator

  • Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

  Co-ordinator for Appetite for Angus, the Regional Food & Drink Group for the Angus region. Co-ordinator for Appetite for Angus, the Regional Food & Drink Group for the Angus region.



Balmuirfield House B&B

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality

• Bed and Breakfast Owner

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2022

  Start up B&B following extensive refurbishment of period property. Excelling in customer service we ranked No1 on Tripadvisor in Dundee from 2014 to 2022. Welcoming guests from all over the world and making sure they got the best visitor experience that Dundee and Angus could offer. Start up B&B following extensive refurbishment of period property. Excelling in customer service we ranked No1 on Tripadvisor in Dundee from 2014 to 2022. Welcoming guests from all over the world and making sure they got the best visitor experience that Dundee and Angus could offer.



VisitDundee

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2022

  Developing the VisitDundee brand to help promote tourism in Dundee and the surrounding area. Building relationships with VisitDundee and the local tourism and hospitality businesses in order to improve awareness of the overall visitor experience. Creating engaging content that delivers results. Developing the VisitDundee brand to help promote tourism in Dundee and the surrounding area. Building relationships with VisitDundee and the local tourism and hospitality businesses in order to improve awareness of the overall visitor experience. Creating engaging content that delivers results.



Dundee & Angus Visitor Accommodation Association

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality

• Secretary

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2022

  Organising and delivering on actions for the benefit of hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs within the Association in Dundee and Angus, Scotland. Content creator for all written articles and communications. Organising and delivering on actions for the benefit of hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs within the Association in Dundee and Angus, Scotland. Content creator for all written articles and communications.



Angus Tourism Cooperative

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Worker - AngusLeader Transnational EU project 'Flourishing Destinations'

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2021

  Working as a delivery partner, on behalf of the ATC, on a 3 year community led tourism project that looks to bring the benefits of tourism to the wider local communities in Angus (Scotland), Bazinul Dornelor (Romania) and Meetjesland (Belgium). Working as a delivery partner, on behalf of the ATC, on a 3 year community led tourism project that looks to bring the benefits of tourism to the wider local communities in Angus (Scotland), Bazinul Dornelor (Romania) and Meetjesland (Belgium).



Cove Bay Hotel

• Aberdeen, United Kingdom

• Owner & General Manager

  • Sep 1996 - Jun 2008

  Worked with my family to develop the Cove Bay Hotel over a decade and involved in all aspects of the hotel business, from HR to business planning, Health & Safety to operations. Worked with my family to develop the Cove Bay Hotel over a decade and involved in all aspects of the hotel business, from HR to business planning, Health & Safety to operations.



Bridge Bar Public House

• Aberdeen, United Kingdom

• Bar Manager

  • Sep 1990 - 1996