Owner of Martarni + Assocaites. A hospitality solutions company with a passion for results. We help you make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements to the performance of hospitality businesses. We tackle the most difficult issues and serious challenges, whether it is an organizational challenge or operational need. Our clients look to us for honest, objective, thoughtful, and experienced hospitality advice. Our clients talk to us when they find themselves under pressure to deliver results, or when results are NOT being delivered. They call us in times of uncertainty, and sometimes as a last resort, they talk to us when information is difficult to get and insights are scarce. They call us when they need to make decisions that will impact on their staff, their organizations, but ideally not their customers. A good measure of success in the industry is that many will never have heard of us or know what we do. We operate under the radar to get the most of out the information we gather, and use it knowingly to assist in helping your business achieve better results.Project Management - From pipe dream to turn key and everything in between. From 2D plans to 3D VR. Recruitment - From little old New Zealand we have placed good people all over the Pacific/Australisa/New Zealand & APACRelief Management - GM takes a tumble or GM takes the fall. Be it change management or an unforeseen absentee.

General Manager of this 99 room property, with busy conferencing, group & FIT business. Recruited specifically to get the business ready for sale. Successfully managed the sale of 27 rooms to The Cancer Society.

Corporate 4 1/2* 208 room Hotel in the centre of Christchurch. 2nd largest Conference space in Christchurch with an entire floor featuring 7 conference rooms. Ran the room refurbishment of all 208 rooms. F & B department gained many culinary awards during my time.

Employed to direct the Food & Beverage Department through a major refurbishment and rebranding to a Duxton Hotel. Hotel now has 41 rooms, 3 suites, 2 conference rooms, 4 ½* with its market being Corporate NZ, International FITs & Tours. Management in GMs absence.

Kauri Cliffs is a World Class Luxury Lodge and Golf Course set on 4800 acres in the popular Bay of Islands north of Auckland. It was opened on the 1st of January 2001 with the aim of offering 5 Star plus facilities to the FIT Market and also domestic & international golf market.Part of the pre-opening Team of 4 that worked turelessly months before the 1st guest was welcomed, for which we were rewarded with not only a magnificent property but the awards that followed.Within its first year, Kauri Cliffs was awarded Andrew Harpers “Hideaway of The Year 2001”, “Golf Digest Best New International Golf Course 2001” and “Tattlers Top 101 Resort 2001”.

Overall management of this high profile event for a well renowned blue chip company. This project involved not just the day-to-day administration of service outlets, but reporting to four departments within the company on their effectiveness. The project was used by the company to showcase new branding, merchandising, recruitment, and equipment

Employed as Catering Manager with new contracts at Brighton Racecourse, Sussex County Cricket Club, West Hove Golf Course and Withdean Stadium having been promoted to this position from Assistant Catering Manager. This position involved the direction of operations encompassing all the leisure contracts the company operates. These contracts have an annual turnover in excess of one million pounds, and I was actively involved in all negotiations and tender for new contracts. Successfully managed three World Cup Cricket matches during the competition. Set up contract and service specifications for new Football Stadium

Responsible for maintaining a high standard in this 180 cover Brassiere and Room Service within this 4* Hotel. Reporting directly to the General Manager.

Successful small Hotel to run their 2 AA Rosetted Restaurant and Reception with 14 bedrooms.Working closely with the chef/proprietor to maintain and improve standards in this privately owned well renowned establishment.

Management of Food & Beverage within this Country House Hotel. With the Restaurant recognised in the Michelin and Good Food Guide the emphasis was of quality and standards.