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Vienna, Austria

Experienced hospitality management professional, assisting bars, restaurants and hotels with new projects & existing business operations. Managing and optimizing profitability improving the overall success of individual establishments along with hospitality groups.

Salzburg, Austria

• The Salzburg Whiskey Museum is not a museum in the conventional sense, More like a carefully collected assortment of everything whiskey, but still very much a pub! There are hundreds of whiskeys to taste and savor in an atmosphere paying homage to the world's best-known spirit. With daily tastings in a specially designed tasting room. Imagine a 1920 speakeasy, so a cozy old-fashioned pub where many aspects of time appear to have stood still. Located right in the heart of Salzburg's wonderful UNESCO World Heritage List old town, and only a few meters away from Mozart's former home.• Designing and going on to build the bar with a team of highly skilled professionals• Organizing and facilitating custom whiskey tastings and events• Purchasing of rare and unique whiskey from a host of suppliers and importers throughout Europe• Managing stock control and pricing with over 800 unique items• Interviewing hiring and training of employees• Creating employee schedules based on events, live music, and tastings• Content creation for consistent advertising in both print and digital media• Maintaining an active online presence and engaging with our growing audience• Regularly working behind the bar. Building close relationships with our local and international guests along with our neighbors, musicians, and suppliers • Developing the SWM brand, corporate identity, and online presents• Designing our unique whiskey shop and additional tasting room as a nearby extension of the bar and the SWM brand

Vienna, Austria

• As a business development consultant I worked with business owners on projects in Ireland, Austria, and Czech Republic {Czechia} These projects involved working with both existing businesses and helping to develop new concepts. This varied between the pub and club sector and brand development within the drinks industry. • Creating efficient systems and processes that work to suit the client • Organizing and facilitating promotional events • Managing and refining inventory, sourcing cost effective solutions • Developing and presenting plans to implement the recommended changes over a set time frame• Offering training and support to the Pub & Club sector • Evaluation and review of layout and design

Vienna, Austria

• The Bockshorn is Vienna's oldest Irish Pub & Whiskey Bar. Located in Vienna's beautiful first district. Boasting a massive collection of whiskey and memorabilia in a very inviting unique location. It was my absolute pleasure to work there over the years.• Planning and taking part in promotional events• Purchasing of whiskey including rare and limited bottles from several independent bottlers• Attending whiskey events throughout Europe and networking within the whiskey community • Maintaining positive relationships with all suppliers, receiving brand training whenever possible

Vienna, Austria

• Lowfidelity is a digital agency, offering the conception and implementation of online technically sophisticated marketing, software, and IT solutions along with Websites, E-commerce, Online shops & Web applications. Lowfidelity works as a creative partner for the fast smooth implementation of innovative ideas - from conception, through design and programming to hosting and ongoing support.• Working together with the creative team on digital advertising concepts • Attending trade shows in Vienna to showcase our range of products • Managing relationships with our digital advertising clients in the Pub & Club sector• Creating creative solutions using ONELAN digital signage • Delivering eye-catching digital signage & interactive solutions tailor-made to suit our clients and their venues

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

• Sky Group is a media and telecommunications conglomerate with operations in Ireland, The United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. Sky is Europe's largest media company / pay-TV broadcaster.• BSKYB is the business-to-business division of Sky providing commercial customers in Europe with comprehensive multichannel television services such as Sky Sports across a wide variety of businesses.• I was responsible for the growth of commercial Sky Sports, & other Sky broadcasting products. My client portfolio included Pubs & Clubs, Bookmakers, Hotels, Gyms, Retail, Golf Clubs, and many more.• Actively managing a portfolio of over 1500 high-value commercial clients. Looking after development and territory growth • Strategic planning of daily and weekly journeys to ensure I can meet often with clients. Maximizing business growth by focusing on KPIs. • Delivering monthly strategies, forecasts, and acquisition targets. Working together with our external and internal partners to shape and deliver commercial SKY products in Ireland.

County Limerick, Ireland

• Provision sound and lighting. Now part of the IAVD group, with over 30 years of experience designing tailor made concepts for pub & club venues• Responsible for the sales of sound and lighting equipment to Nightclubs, Bars, Hotels, Casinos & Restaurants• Working together with our clients to design new venues from creating the plan and concept all the way to the opening event • Managing sales and installation from initial layout design to final completion, Including the general fit out of the internal and external design of entertainment venues• Responsible for sales of various room automation control systems• Developing our international customer database for {Toplite} with consistent advertising campaigns• Attending trade shows in Europe to showcase our products and meet our international clients

Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon, Ireland

• Flexible Contact Solutions. Specialists in telecommunication, data & video sales and support for global companies. With locations in Ireland, The United Kingdom, Romania and Turkey. • Sales of audio visual, & telecoms products• Responsible for audio visual sales and maintenance for Vodafone Ireland in Dublin & Dundalk• Liaising with facilities managers and directors in order to sell products and seek or renew contracts• Responsible for sales and maintenance of Crestron & AMX room automation, video conferencing products and services • Building custom solutions, for our commercial clients• Attending the AMX university in Yorkshire - Certificate received

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Osmosis Ireland Ltd. Providing the best in Audio Visual, CCTV, and IT equipment to trade customers.• Developing consistent sales on a range of commercial audiovisual products • Responsible for the sales of Crestron room automation products in Ireland • Responsible for the sales of ONELAN digital signage products in Ireland• Developing a strong customer network through referrals and cold calling• Attending trade shows to promote our product selection to our ever-growing customer base