Experience

Public Assembly

• New Zealand
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Restaurant & Bar Operations and People & Culture Manager

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Public Assembly is a hospitality management company that I started with two colleagues. It provides consultancy and operational management services to owners wishing to start or grow their hospitality businesses. Public Assembly is a hospitality management company that I started with two colleagues. It provides consultancy and operational management services to owners wishing to start or grow their hospitality businesses.



The Little Marionette

• Australia
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations & People (Retail)

  • Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

  Little Marionette is an established coffee roastery that supplied over 300 cafes across NSW. It was looking to develop a retail side in the form of combined retail stores and cafés as an extension to the core business. Role Purpose • Led the opening of five espresso bars/coffee shops and a training centre in metro Sydney and Byron Bay - over a two-year period Business Development & Operations Little Marionette is an established coffee roastery that supplied over 300 cafes across NSW. It was looking to develop a retail side in the form of combined retail stores and cafés as an extension to the core business. Role Purpose • Led the opening of five espresso bars/coffee shops and a training centre in metro Sydney and Byron Bay - over a two-year period Business Development & Operations



Al Brown & Co

• New Zealand
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager Depot Oyster Bar & Eatery and Federal Delicatessen

  • May 2011 - Mar 2018

  Depot and the Federal St Deli are well-established Al Brown & Co restaurants with strong reputations and a string of awards. They combine very high standards with the relaxed informality characteristic of the owner. Role Purpose • Joined the company as Assistant Manager a few weeks prior to the opening of Depot, was part of the build team for the Federal Delicatessen three years later and became its Restaurant Manager. As Operations Manager I had responsibility for both restaurants Operations Manager (2016-2018) Al Brown & Co and SkyCity Entertainment Auckland Show less



Jamie Oliver Restaurants

• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Jan 2010 - May 2011

  Jamie’s Italian is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants launched in 2008 by Jamie Oliver. • Part of the management team that opened this 240-seat restaurant in West London – and then managed daily operations with supervision of a staff of nearly 100 and annual turnover of GBP 4.2M • Jamie’s Italian is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants launched in 2008 by Jamie Oliver. • Part of the management team that opened this 240-seat restaurant in West London – and then managed daily operations with supervision of a staff of nearly 100 and annual turnover of GBP 4.2M •