Experience

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  Cunard Line

  • Maitre D

    • Aug 2010 - Present

    August 2010 till date: Restaurant Manager, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary-2 Queen Victoria• Responsible for everyday operations and administration of Dining room, Room service, Verandah specialty dining and Princess Grill Restaurants.Queen Mary-2Managed operations and administration of all the dif...

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  Cunard Line

  • United Kingdom
  • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Asst. Maitre D

    • 2003 - 2010

    January 2008 to August 2010: Asst. Restaurant manager: Queen Mary-2• Managed complete Lido operations.• Assisted the Restaurant manager in everyday operations of Britannia restaurant and Britannia club.December 2003 – December 2007: Head Waiter Queen Mary-2Assisted in managing all the different Food and beverage outlets• Assisted in managing Britannia Restaurant, which is a 1200 cover/2400 capacity double, seating restaurant.• Managed King’s court independently, which is an all day dining 600-cover restaurant • Managed Todd English independently, a 150 cover specialty signature restaurant • Assisted in managing The Princess grill (180 covers) and Queen’s Grill (220 covers) Fine dining restaurants.

  • Waiter

    • 1999 - 2003

    April 1999- Dec 2003: On board Queen Elizabeth-2Joined as a waiter and worked in the Mauritania (double seating 550 covers restaurant) and Britannia grill (specialty grill 100 cover restaurant) on board Queen Elizabeth-2.

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  Sheraton Deira Hotel, Dubai

  • Dubai

  • Senior Captain

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Dubai

    • Worked as a Senior captain which was the role of an Asst. Restaurant manager in The Maharaja Restaurant, a 100 cover Indian Restaurant and the Coffee Shop.• Played a pivotal role as part of the pre-opening team.• Was instrumental in setting up standards operation procedures for the Restau...

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  Sayaji Hotel, A budget Hotel Chain, Indore

  • Indore, India

  • Manager- Banquets and Restaurant

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Indore, India

    • Responsible for the opening of the restaurant and bar as part of the pre-opening team for the hotel cum club.• Worked as a Restaurant manager and Banquets manager in the Hotel cum Club, which boasts of being the first to have the ninepin bowling alley in the country, from March 95 to March 96.•...

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  Leela Beach Hotel, Goa.

  • Goa, India.

  • Restaurant Captain/ Senior Captain,

    • 1991 - 1995
    • Goa, India.

    • Was promoted to the position of a Senior Captain from Trainee Captain in a period of 9 months.• Was the second in charge as a senior captain in Riverside Wharf, a 120 cover seafood specialty restaurant. • Worked as a captain in the Coffee shop and the Bars.

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  Taj Fort Aguada, Goa.

  • Goa, India

  • Industrial Trainee

    • May 1989 - Oct 1989
    • Goa, India