I assure the security and protection of the personnel, equipment and facilities. Control access points entering and exiting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, C Division’s HQ on Dorchester Street in Westmount, QC. Ensure the security of the facility’s interior and exterior by observing a variety of television monitors, writing a variety of reports and doing daily and nightly rounds.

I was contracted by KBR Canada to manage all of the EW&I camp’s morale, recreation, housekeeping, laundry, security, maintenance and catering services for the 618- man EW&I camp on the Kitimat LNG Project in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Ensure that all, life support, food services and accommodation management requirements are met by the camp contractors, and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings. Perform documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner. KBR lost the Kitimat LNG contract to Flour Daniel and had to lay everybody off from the project in 2014.

I was contracted by SNC– LAVALIN Inc’s, Hydro Division to manage all camp morale, recreation, housekeeping, laundry, transport , maintenance and catering services for their 350-man camp on the Angolan Power Company’s Matala, Dam refurbishing project in the Southern Hulia Province of Angola, Africa. Ensure that all, life support, food services and accommodation management requirements are met by the camp contractors, and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings. Perform documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.

I was contracted by Kellogg Brown and Root to coordinate all camp life support and catering services for a 7500-man camp on the Chevron Nigeria Ltd Escravos GTL project in the Delta State region of Nigeria, Africa. Ensure that all health, safety, life support, food services and accommodation management requirements are met by the camp contractors and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings. Perform documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.

I was subcontracted to oversee all field camp assets for 2 semi permanent camps, and one smaller seasonal camp for Laricina Energy Ltd. in Northern Alberta. Made sure all the daily camp and support costs were accurate and to date, performed documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies were corrected in a timely manner. Ensured that all Health and Safety requirements were met by the camp contractors and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings always promoting proactive safety. Audit food quality, accommodation cleanliness and work closely with Laricina Energy Ltd. Field Construction and Drilling Coordinators Re: camp space, issues, etc.

I directed, organize, and managed food and beverage operations for a 86-seat family breakfast service dining room, 60-seat formal dining room, room service operations, and a 50-seat full service bar. Rectify all customer complaints, staffing shortages, inventory control. As hotel duty manager I directed, organized, and managed all front desk, housekeeping, and food and beverage operations for the ****hotel. Rectify all customer complaints, staffing shortages, and ensured all aspects of the hotel doctrine are adhered too during my shift.

I directed, organize, and managed food and beverage operations for a 170-seat upscale Pub, dining room and bar. Rectify all customer complaints, staffing shortages, inventory control and ensured all aspects of the owner’s doctrine were adhered too during my shift.

I was responsible for all the housekeeping, accommodation allocation, and maintenance, custodial services to a 600 and two 200-bed residential compounds. Focus of this role is offering life support and hospitality services to the Wuskwatim project operations area for Manitoba Hydro and their subcontractors while they were building the new Wuskwatim power generating station on the Burnt wood river.

(Operation RIO/PCO/GRD Oil Program Basra, Iraq): I was responsible for all the housekeeping, accommodation allocation, maintenance, custodial, laundry services and two award winning dining facilities on a 750-bed KBR expatriate residential compound. Focus of this role was offering western hospitality services to KBR and the Iraqi southern project operations area of the US Army Corps of Engineers and their subcontractors while they were rebuilding Iraq's oil fields. I supervised a staff of 109 HVEs and 22 Iraqi employees on a daily basis.

(Kome’s Expatriate residential compound Chad Africa): I was responsible for the following life support operations to a KBR 600-bed Expatriate residential compound; all food and beverage services, housekeeping, accommodation allocation, laundry, maintenance, and sanitation disposal. Focus of this role was ensuring the smooth and effective functioning of Kome's KBR World Bank excellent rated camp life support services operations in support of Exxon Mobil's Chad and Cameroon oil projects in southern Chad. I supervised 12 Expatriates and 140 local employees on a daily basis.

I assured the security and protection of the personnel, controlled access points, inspected all commercial vehicles entering and exiting the CFB Montreal’s DND supply depot. Insured the security of the facility’s interior and exterior by observing a variety of television monitors and doing daily and nightly rounds.

I was responsible for the following life support operations to a 550-bed military residential compound; all food and beverage services, housekeeping, accommodation allocation, laundry, maintenance, fuel, communications, sanitation disposal and contract administration for selected camp services. Focus of this role was ensuring a smooth, effective functioning of all western hospitality services in support of the Canadian Armed Forces during Task Force Bosnia-Herzegovina activities. I supervised 14 Canadian Expatriates and 22 local employees on a daily basis, including any embedded Canadian military personnel.

Petty Officer, Naval Steward (retired) Served throughout Canada and on board HMC Ships: Jan 1979 - Mar 2001; I supervised eight front desk clerks, 15 maintenance and 26 housekeeping staff with the everyday operations in a 5000-bed Canadian Military establishment.

While stationed ashore, I was the weekend restaurant and night club manager, supervising four bartenders, five waitresses, four door man and managed all aspects of the restaurant, bar and lounge operations

I planned, organized, managed, staffed, directed, controlled and instructed, retail sales, accommodation allocation, VVIP and VIP food and beverage services, activities, events within Canadian military establishments, Bases and HMC Ships.

While stationed ashore during my weekends off, I was employed by the Hotel to directed, organized, and managed all front desk, housekeeping, and food and beverage operations for the ****hotel. Rectified all customer complaints, staffing shortages, and ensured all aspects of the hotel doctrine were adhered too.

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Adept at organizing, directing, controlling and planning schedules resulting in improved time management skills for an effective production in all aspects of accommodations, food & beverage services;
Maintain records, receipts, and distribution of cash accountability and cost control for petty cash and annual budget and kept accurate updated records for audit purposes;
Always demonstrated a pleasant, professional appearance and attitude while providing excellent customer service and personnel satisfaction;
Maintained written evaluation reports and provided verbal counsel for an improved working relationship between peers;
Keen administrator resulting in improved efficiency and effective establishment employees.