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Research Associate in Hospitality Management with a focus on Food Service at ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Location: Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland 20 work roles 4 schools
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Nico Schefer is listed as Research Associate in Hospitality Management with a focus on Food Service at ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, based in Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Nico Schefer.

Nico Schefer previously worked as Chief Executive Officer at Runmyresto - Der Mobilewaiter and Restaurant Consultant at N.C.S. Consulting. Nico Schefer holds Master Of Science In Preneurship For Regenerative Food Systems (Prefs), Major In Organizational Transformation & Management, 5.5 from Zhaw Life Sciences Und Facility Management.

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Dad of three amazing kids, husband to a strong woman. Nico Schefer's knowledge & experience is based on 3 cornerstones, the most important aspect being the ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ - practical apprenticeship as a ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐Ÿ & ๐š๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌBefore his ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ in Preneurship in Regenerativ Food System at the ZHAW, he completed a ๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž in Business Administration at the same University of Applied Sciences. Before that, he expanded his knowledge in the field of wine with the ๐–๐’๐„๐“ 3.๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซAfter his apprenticeship as a chef, he led his 25-๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ, catered for brigades such as the ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฒ & was awarded the ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐'๐Ž๐ซ as the best troop catering kitchen in Switzerland. He paved his way out of the kitchen and into service by training at the ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐™๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ก, where he graduated at the ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žSince 2019, Nico Schefer has analysed the processes, operating models and degree of digitalization in ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ 60 ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ. As an ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ, he has also supported various restaurants in choosing the best ๐๐Ž๐’, ๐‡๐‘ & ๐๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ for them. At the age of 34, he ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐†, the largest staff planning system in Switzerland. Prognolite was the first company in Europe that believed, that artificial intelligence had the potential to revolutionize work in the hospitality industry. Due to his extensive experience, he was hired by the software manufacturer RunMyResto to ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐จ๐Ÿ-๐ญ๐ก๐ž-๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ.

Listed skills include Gastronomie, Kochen, Projektmanagement, Microsoft Office, and 29 others.

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ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Zhaw School Of Life Sciences And Facility Management
Research Associate in Hospitality Management with a focus on Food Service
Einsiedeln, SZ, CH
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Chief Executive Officer

Current

Switzerland

โœ“ Leading the spinoff.โœ“ Analyze & identify markets, potential target groups & trends.โœ“ Developing strategies to open up new business opportunities, establish strategic partnerships & expand existing business.โœ“ Building up a results-driven team.โœ“ Acquiring new customers, leading sales & supporting customer set up. โœ“ Supporting key customer & key partner.

Jan 2024 - Present

Restaurant Consultant

Current

Switzerland

Successfully opening & running a restaurant is not easy, even if you have already worked in the restaurant industry for several years. So you're about to open your own restaurant, but you're encountering more & more requirements that you've never come into contact with before. Examples of this include digital tools such as choosing the right POS system or.

2021 - Present ~5 yrs 5 mos

President | Co-Founder | Bod

Current

Zurich, Switzerland

GastroSzene brings the professions of the hospitality industry directly into the high schools of Switzerland. In doing so, we pick up the young people where they actively decide on their future profession, thus lastingly reducing the shortage of skilled workers in our beautiful industry.

Jan 2022 - Present

President

Current

Zurich, Switzerland

We are the alumni network with over 750 members trained at HFZ (Hotelfachschule Zรผrich | Hotel Management School Zurich)We firmly believe in connecting people & that together professional life is much easier. In cooperation with the Hotel Management School Zurich we also accompany students until graduation & beyond.

Feb 2020 - Present

Co-Founder | Board Of Directors At Prognolite

Switzerland

๐Ÿš€๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐† ๐ข๐ง 2024๐Ÿš€

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

Co-Ceo | Co-Founder | Board Of Directors At Prognolite

Switzerland

  • โœ“ Budgeting, revenue & expenditure control | resource planning including staffing.โœ“ Representing the company to the public, participating in panel discussions & pitch contests on behalf of the company.โœ“ Organising.
  • ๏ธ redesigning & optimising their processes.
  • ๏ธ digital system landscape.
  • ๏ธ increasing the operation result.
  • ๏ธ potential to digitise & automate workflows.โœ“ Initiated the exit.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

Head Of Business Development | Co-Founder & Inventer Of The Successshark | Bod Of Prognolite

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

โœ“ Strategic & operational corporate development including turnaround management, product pivot & rebranding.โœ“ Developing digital products that help restaurant managers & their supervisors increase restaurant efficiency & productivity.โœ“ Inventing the SuccessShark, which led to customers like the Europ-Park in Rust, Bindella, Hilton Hotels & more.โœ“.

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Business Development Manager At Prognolite

Winterthur Und Umgebung, Schweiz

โœ“ Analyze & identify markets, potential target groups & trends.โœ“ Developing strategies to open up new business opportunities, establish partnerships & expand existing business.โœ“ Maintaining relationships with customers, identifying their needs & looking for opportunities to offer targeted solutions.โœ“ Conducting negotiations with potential partners &.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Head Of Gastronomy

Bad Ramsach Quellhotel

โœ“ Substitution to the head of the company.โœ“ Oversaw all operations.โœ“ Responsible for processes & quality.โœ“ Handled employee management.โœ“ Programmed & updated the POS & Staff planning system.

Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

Restaurant & Hotel Operations Manager

Pfรคffikon, Schweiz

โœ“ Observe all departments incl. hotelโœ“ Ensured quality standards to be met.โœ“ Improved efficiency in the restaurant & banquet department.โœ“ Responsible for purchasing, warehousing & inventory of the whole company.

Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

Internship Food & Beverage

Pfรคffikon, Schweiz

Waiter / Bartender / F&B Managerโœ“ Assisted customers with order decisions.โœ“ Final inspection of the food before serving to ensure quality.โœ“ Prepared tables, linens, chairs, and serving stations for full service banquet events.โœ“ Worked in coordination with other departments to ensure that customers get highest quality, service and satisfaction.โœ“ Provided.

Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

Chef De Partie (Winter Season)

Pfรคffikon, Schweiz

โœ“ Prepared & produced gourmet cuisine for up to 350 guests.โœ“ Pushed employees on food presentation.โœ“ Assisted in the training of apprentice chefs.

Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

Chef De Partie (Summer Season)

Paguera, Mallorca (ESP)

โœ“ Developed understanding of all kitchen stations including grill, sautรฉ, garde manger, & prep.โœ“ Responsible for maintaining the day to day operations at the beach restaurant.โœ“ Troubleshoot issues such as menu changes within the meal service time.โœ“ Enforced strict HAACP, OSHA, and ServSafe standards. โœ“ Oversaw meal preparations & presentation.โœ“ Ensured.

Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

Outlet-Manager (Winter Season)

Hoch Ybrig, Schweiz

โœ“ Monitored the daily operations of outlet for efficient operations.โœ“ Planed & assign daily workloads to outlet associates.โœ“ Organized special events & entertainments to attract more customers.โœ“ Addressed customer queries courteously & ensure customer satisfaction.

Dec 2012 - Mar 2013

Head Chef, (Wachtmeister) | Instructor Head Chefs, (Zeitmilitรคr)

Liestal / Stans, Schweiz

โœ“ Commanded up to 25 kitchen staff.โœ“ Trained Head Chefs.โœ“ Organized & coordinated the preparation of rations for up to 450 soldiers.โœ“ Managed production for quality & safety.โœ“ Responsible for cost control.โœ“ Won the Gamelle dโ€˜Or (best troop catering kitchen in Switzerland).

Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

Chef De Partie (Summer Season)

Restaurant Insel Schwanau

Lauerz, Schweiz

โœ“ Studied each recipe & gather all necessary ingredients.โœ“ Prepared & cooked food in a timely manner.โœ“ Informed waitstaff about daily specials.โœ“ Ensured appealing plate presentation.โœ“ Monitored food stock & placed orders.โœ“ Checked freshness of food & discard out-of-date items.

May 2010 - Jul 2010

Chef De Partie

Hotel Elite

Brunnen, Schweiz

โœ“ Ensured food quality & taste of the highest standard.โœ“ Managed inventory of stock & ordered raw materials.โœ“ Controlled budgets & minimized wastage.โœ“ Maintained health & hygiene in the kitchen.

Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

Apprenticeship Chef

Morschach, Schweiz

Fundamentals learned:โœ“ Preparation methods.โœ“ Warehousing basics.โœ“ Standard processes.โœ“ Work under pressure.

Aug 2006 - Aug 2009
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Nico Schefer education

Master Of Science In Preneurship For Regenerative Food Systems (Prefs), Major In Organizational Transformation & Management, 5.5

โœ“ Brand Management, Communications & Reputation Management (ECTS-Credits: 6). โœ“ Change processes within organizations (ECTS-Credits: 4). โœ“.

Restaurateur / Hotelier Hf | Advanced Federal Diploma Of Higher Education In Hospitality Management, Gastgewerbe, Pass With Distinction (Jahrgangsbester)

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Nico Schefer works for ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management.

What is Nico Schefer's role at ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management?

Nico Schefer is listed as Research Associate in Hospitality Management with a focus on Food Service at ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management.

Where is Nico Schefer based?

Nico Schefer is based in Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland while working with ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management.

What companies has Nico Schefer worked for?

Nico Schefer has worked for Zhaw School Of Life Sciences And Facility Management, Runmyresto - Der Mobilewaiter, N.C.S. Consulting, Gastroszene, and Hfz Alumni.

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Nico Schefer holds Master Of Science In Preneurship For Regenerative Food Systems (Prefs), Major In Organizational Transformation & Management, 5.5 from Zhaw Life Sciences Und Facility Management.

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Nico Schefer is listed with skills including Gastronomie, Kochen, Projektmanagement, Microsoft Office, Hotels, Kundendienst, Hospitality Management, and Bankettbetrieb.

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