I joined Greenacre at the start of 2013 after a successful fifteen year career in boutique hotel, restaurant and bar management. The roles I specialise in are Asset Management and Property Services.I started at Greenacre as an Associate Consultant and after 2 and half years have been promoted up to Senior Level. I would like to thank all of my client's and candidates for the roles you have played in helping me succeed at Greenacre.I pride myself in bringing the highest level of customer service to both my client's and my candidates. It is really important to me that I treat people with the utmost respect, honesty and integrity as well as ensuring constant communication with both client and candidate.Greenacre offers a flexible, fast and easy way to pinpoint the highest quality professionals for employment in the Social Housing Sector. We select candidates who not only meet the technicalities of a job description, but also ensure they fit with your corporate culture. With the region’s most prized network of experienced housing professionals, rest assured we can source the most suitable staff with ease.Whether your needs are in Repairs & Maintenance, Planned & Capital Works or Building Services in either the Commercial or Public Sector, we will find specialists for you. We service roles at all levels within Housing Associations, Local Authorities and ALMOs. The areas we service include: Planned & Capital Works Repairs & Maintenance Compliance (Fire Safety, Gas Services, Electrical Services, Legionella and Asbestos) Energy Efficiency and Retrofit Property Investment & Strategic Asset ManagementPlease have a look at our website, see what you think of our work and do not hesitate to call if you'd like to discuss potential roles or a position you are looking to fillwww.greenacre-recruitment.com 01462 429 750 garry@greenacre-recruitment.com07885 978 446

Running the Food & Beverage Operation, inlcuding the following:2 function rooms of 20 & 50 Theatre StyleBar with an extensive Wine & Cocktail list50 seater Brasserie, 90 seater at Christmas2 Private Dining Rooms seating a maximum of 14 & 8respectivelyOther parts of the role include recruitment, training and development, HR skills such as discipline & grievance procedures, forecasting & Duty Manager shifts.Ordering of stock and handling deliveries in the absence of the store man.

Overseeing the Operation of the Fenchurch Lounge / Bar that can hold up to 120 guests inside over over 30 seats outsideAssisted in the running of the F&B Operation as a whole and was one of the Food & Beverage Duty Managers on shift at any timeAssisted other areas mainly Events & the SKY Lounge in the smooth running of the Operation and guest satisfactionResponsible for rostering staff, discipline & grievance in staff matters, stocking of not only Fenchurch Lounge but in the assistance of the SKY Lounge as wellI was also one of the many staff / managers who was present in the opening of the Hotel and had to make sure all the procedures were in place for when the Hotel went Operational.

Manager of the Hotel bar in the heart of a busy Victoria Station and the lounge that offered afternoon teaPart of the Guest Relations Manager teamResponsible for training and development in staff as well disciplinary matters, forecasting revenue & stock takes, i was succesful in turning a defecit into a profit during my time hereBar would take anything between 15k and 30k per week business dependant

Deputy General Manager of Holiday Inn with over 150 roomsDaily duties were to run the entire operation of the Hotel, liasing with my Guest Relations Manager TeamResponsible for a team of over 70 staffDeveloping high potentials in the businessInternal stock takesForecasting revenue & budgetsRunning weekly and monthly management meetings to discuss the business, P&L reports and new business coming throughOrdering of stock and implementing the ordering procedureDealing with deliveries and external companies to maximise bottom line revenue

Hotel Operations Manager and overseeing the entire Operation of the HotelRunning events such as weddings & christmas parties for up to 150 peopleOrdering of stock and handling deliveriesResponsible for all the staff training and HR mattersStock takes

I worked for Thistle Hotels for just over 10 years, I gained my hospitality experience during this time and I believe it has held me in good stead for my career. I worked in Stevenage for 8 years and in that time I started as a waiter at the age of 15 and held many positions within the hotel. My final position held was that of Bars Manager. In my time at Stevenage I also worked at the Thistle St Albans Hotel as well as the Thistle Luton Hotel to cover shifts as Duty Manager or to run the hotels during Staff Party nights. I then moved into London and I started out in Bloomsbury Park as the Operations Manager to the Cluster General Manager of 3 London Properties. Then I moved to the bigger Thistle Hotel Bloomsbury where I took on the Food & Beverage Manager position.Overseeing the day to day running of the hotel, in charge of all departmentsPreparing the Accounts information such as BACS payments, City Ledgers, Cheques and having them ready for the Cluster Accounts Manager.Overall Manager for the Food & Beverage Department that would include Restaurant, Meetings & Events, Bar, Kitchen & Room Service.Employee of the Year in the Management Department – 2000