Team Manager
- Scheduled servers, house-persons, bartenders, captains and assistant managers for a 6million dollar annual revenue banquet floor.
- Performed budget planning, payroll, purchasing, inventory, billing, labor &liquor cost controls and other relate financial duties
- Conducted recruiting, interviews, hiring, orientation and training of new staff.
- Member of occupation health and safety committee, Green team committee, certified first aid training, and responsible beverage training
- Planning of menu and service standards
Event organizer
- Pre-conference planning with convention organizers
- Event execution for awards dinners, Christmas parties, fundraiser dinners, retirement dinner and other similar events
- Wedding event organizer from ceremony, reception, receiving line, Master ceremonies, dinner and dance with a working knowledge to make every brides day exactly what they planned.
- Kids team and church fundraiser events
Computer skills
- Expert use of Microsoft excel spread sheet
- Working knowledge of Outlook express email, Microsoft word, Palm organizer
WORK HISTORY
Banquet Manager The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel Halifax NS 2002-2006
Convention Services Manager Holiday Inn Harbourview Hotel Dartmouth NS 1988-2002
Banquet A Waiter World Trade and Convention Center 1986-1988
Assistant Manager Five Fisherman restaurant Halifax Ns 1983-1986
Owner operator Seaking Motel (now Econo Lodge) Bedford NS 1981-1982
Banquet Captain Citadel Inn Halifax Ns 1978-1980
EDUCATION/TRAINING
First Aid advanced Westin Nova Scotian 2005 & 2000
Designated Trainer Westin Nova Scotian 2005
Six sigma Westin Nova Scotian 2004
Communicating difficult situation Westin Nova Scotian 2004
Rhythms of Hospitality Westin Nova Scotian 2003
Responsible Beverage Service TIANS 2002 & 2004
Performance appraisal Training Westin Nova Scotian 2002
Super Host Holiday Inn Harbourview 2001
Food Safety Holiday Inn Harbourview 2000
Diversity at Work Holiday Inn Harbourview 1998
First concern Train the Trainer Holiday Inn Harbourview 1996
Time management training Holiday Inn Harbourview 1996
Basic CPR & First Aid Holiday Inn Harbourview 1993
Business Commerce Saint Mary’s University two years 1982
High school Saint Patrick’s High Graduate 1978
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Feed Other of Dartmouth - help last five years with Christmas fundraiser
Congregation Life committee -Iona church current chair person third year for four year term
Choir - Iona church member for ten years
Fundraiser dinners - Iona Church, Robbie Burns, Bernardo’s Little Italy, Dinner theatre
Group Committee Chair –2nd Woodlawn Scouts three-year term (former)
Kinsmen member - Dartmouth (former 1993)
Soccer coach - Dartmouth United under 9 (former)
Site base planning -Eric Grave Junior High (former)