Jonathan Prothero Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

I am working here part time while I complete a degree in Environmental health at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Croydon, England, United Kingdom

• I worked here full time for two years then part time while I completed an access course to university (HE diploma science).• Helping head chef run all departments, In charge of ordering, deliveries, stock taking, menu planning and costing, compliance with health and safety regulations, Auditing and training of the team, profit and loss.

London Area, United Kingdom

• Supporting manager and team in all aspects of management• Carried out all responsibilities as Accredited Kitchen Manager from previous employment• Taking on all new inductions, became Mable champion for our business (our on line training tool) and was in charge of all job chats and appraisals in the kitchen• Developed the kitchen team into a highly motivated and skilled unit• Running all sections in the kitchen• Employed as district trainer front of house whilst running my kitchen• Between me and the manager ran all the labour deployment, stock analysis, food quality focus , communication throughout the business, focused on all our KPI’s,, buzz briefs and all day to day adventures

London, England, United Kingdom

• Taken some time to enrol on some training and coaching courses to fit it in with my life and to develop myself in contract catering while progressing myself even further.• Chef de Partie, taking charge when head chef away while supporting him when he is in.• In charge of ordering, deliveries, stock taking, menu planning and costing, compliance with health and safety regulations, Auditing and training of the team, profit and loss • Day to day running of sections, breakfast, mains and salad.

South East England

• Employed at the Railway West Wickham as chef, 6 months later became Kitchen manager, KM of the year 2011 out of 132 ember inns.• May 2012 became AKM, KM of the year 2012 out of 140 ember inns, achieved as team house of excellence.• Became part of the remodel team carrying out many refurbishments, team training and coaching across the country including new acquisitions. Carried out own remodel at Railway, business support visits/food quality/health and safety visits within Ember and other brands.to comply with E.H.O and N.S.F guidelines.• Held and run regular KM meetings and continued to develop KM's in area also sat council to area manager meetings.• In charge of training and induction for new starters in my businesses and nationally taking charge of new KM’s, managers, RBM’s and taking them through a 3 week training package inducting them into the company including L3 food safety.• Organised and ran district cook offs twice a year and rolled the menu changes out nationally, helped food development for DN15 menu shots.• Helped run Emberlution project at The Crown Shirley, a brand concept which we ran out nationally further down the line.• Moved to Fox and hounds at beginning of 2015 for a new challenge to test my training and coaching skills, majority red on scorecard in January when arrived but with teams help developed the business and reached number 1 for the year out of 1716 pubs & restaurants by end of 2016 on scorecard measures (turnover, sales, profit, guest satisfaction, EHO, NSF and practices), 21.7% growth for the year 2016, 0% turnover for last year & three quarters, developing my sous chef into kitchen manager and won KM pride award winner 2016

Croydon, England, United Kingdom

 Helped develop public house with all experience (1st owners have now gone and acquired two more properties) and became a personnel licence holder.

South East England

 Physically expanded restaurant from 160 seats to 188 seats in Guildford, ready in time for Christmas to maximise sales and increase profit. Worked with company to create a full staff induction, training and coaching manual.

Croydon, England, United Kingdom

 Wrote and brought together a staff training package for use in venues Rolled out new restaurant concept in brannigans.

London And The South East Of England

 Started out in the kitchen and worked my way up to kitchen manager, then deputy manager in 6 years. Held 2 licenses in restaurants for a period of 5 years.Won beefeaters support manager of the year 1997.