Executive Lodge Manager
Kabul Lodge
Total years of experience :19 years, 5 Months
283 Room lodge (Current occupancy 87%)
•Responsible and in control of the following Departments.
Food & Beverage
Housekeeping
Maintenance
Gardens
Procurement
Business Development
Finance
Staff (84 members)
Security
•All Budgets regarding the above and liaison with the Owner in Britain
Manage the full centre including the Guest house side.
•Responsible for all bookings
•Coordinating all events, Conferences, weddings, functions, housekeeping
•All budgets of centre
•All menus regarding the above
•Staff training
•Hygiene control
•Stock control
•Health & Safety
•Ordering
•All staff aspects
Kitchen manager)
•140- seat in Walkerville (South of Johannesburg)
•Budgetary control
•Menu planning and revision
•Menu costing
•Staff training and development
•Hygiene control
•Stock control and storage
•Stock takes
•Liaising with Maintenance Manager
•Health and Safety
•Staff management
•Staff discipline
•Liaison with Accounts Department
•Handling of all functions, weddings, birthdays and special functions.
Managing the entire Catering Department, consisting of 24 staff, providing 6 meals per day to 350 people daily.
•Menu planning
•Budgeting
•Ordering
•Hygiene control
•All administration
•All functions for the Academy
•All personnel catering and functions requirements for Oprah Winfrey personally
2005 - 2006 Cathcart Old Age Home (own contract)
Caterer, in conjunction with my duties at
Banqueting
•Menu planning
•Hygiene control
•Orders and purchasing
•General administration
Casino catering
•Banqueting
•Fast food outlet
•Budgeting
•Stock control
•Menu planning
•Hygiene control
•Orders and purchasing
•Kitchen administration
1 September 1994 - 31 December 1997: National Zoological Gardens
All aspect of food and trade banqueting, up to 600 pax
3 August 1992 - 21 August 1994 Hotel Lang berg (3 star)
Restaurant and Kitchen Manager
•All aspects of catering in the hotel
•Hotel management duties in the absence of the owners
1 September 1988 - 1 June 1992 CSIR
Chef: Conference Centre
•Events planning and management
•Conferences and functions
1 January 1984 - 31
Budgeting
•Stock control
•Menu planning
•Hygiene control
•Orders and purchasing
•Kitchen administration
Cleaning of Home
•Maintaining the laundry service
•Maintaining the gardens
2002 - 2006 Cathcart Memorial Hostel
Caterer
•Catering
•Menu planning
•Hygiene control
•Orders and purchasing
•General administration
•Day-to-day running of the Kitchen
•In-service training
•Staff functions and Metric Farewells