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Burlington, ON, CA

Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica

International

Toronto, Canada Area

Head of Food & Beverage [Racing, Casino, Hotel and Entertainment Venue]

Western Ontario & Canada

International / Toronto

Reported to the President, International; accountable for all Culinary development, Quality Assurance & Operations, covering 43 Markets around the world.- Provided Master Franchisees with Culinary Innovation, QA and Operations Support for over 40 international Markets including Canada- Involved with Supply Chain to ensure all food products are consistently.

Toronto, Canada Area

Reported to the Zone VP of Canada, accountable for 12 high volume stores across Toronto, grossing over $25M in revenue.- Created and maintaining a diverse, high-performing store management team through consistent selection, development and motivation.- Provided coaching, mentoring and overall direction of accountabilities to meet District and Regional.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, accountable for training and operations for 14 Corporate and Franchised restaurants across Toronto and Newfoundland, grossing over $38M in revenue. Managed 14 General Managers with a total staff of approximately 700.- Created an environment that supported the company brand and direction through effective.

dallas/fort Worth Area, USA

As part of the Executive team, accountable for developing close partnerships with Caribbean Governments to ensure that the full benefits of FreemanGroup’s extensive training programs were effectively delivered. Senior Management contact for Project Directors and Trainers.- Developed and nurtured strong relationships with Government clients, recognizing.

Reporting to the VP of Purchasing & Culinary, accountable for transforming the business from a delivery-based operation to a “dine-in guest experience”. Following success of this transformation, promoted to dual role as Concept Developer / Training Manager responsible for new product development & purchasing.- Developed and implemented/facilitated an.

A series of positions, rapidly progressing to General Manager before promotion to Corporate Manager of Training. Reporting to the Concept Director, accountable for recruiting and providing in-store training for new restaurant openings. Responsible for the development and delivery of technical, behavioural and management training programs and materials..

London, United Kingdom

Instructional Techniques & Design, Training & Development

Activities and Societies: TrainingFoundations Workshop Certification - Train the Trainer Promises Pillars Certification – Behavioural.

Haccp Cert, Qa

Activities and Societies: Food Safety / QA

Effective Communication, Effective Team Building, Training & Development

Activities and Societies: CommunicationEffective Communication, Effective Team Building

Professional Cookery, Hospitality

Activities and Societies: CulinaryProfessional Cookery / Professional Chef’s Papers Food and Beverage Management Royal Institute of Public.