Managing Director
Dining High Catering Services LLC.
Total years of experience :22 years, 1 Months
Established new start-up company specialising in VIP aviation catering in Dubai acquiring approximately one third market share before airside access was withdrawn
Responsible for managing all daily operational, logistical and financial aspects of the company to ensure catering orders were delivered successfully to the clients aircraft on time and to the highest of quality standards.
Logistical oversight of task related project plans to ensure timely collections from multiple restaurant suppliers on a 24/7 basis.
Daily management of customer service, operational, quality assurance and airside marketing / delivery personnel.
Resource management - staff, offices, stock, delivery trucks, airport access passes, business licensing
Managing client profile database and foreseeing their ever changing needs
Ongoing business analysis and change implementation to streamline costs and performance efficiency
Train staff on the correct OSH standards to be followed when operating airside around customer’s aircraft, and ensure these procedures are adhered to on a regular basis
Ensuring all suppliers meet the necessary Dubai Municipality food safety compliance and HACCP standards
Regular stakeholder liaison such as FBO’s, customers and airport authorities
Management of all SME financial functions ranging from quarterly budgets updates, reports for shareholders, daily cash-flow management, invoicing and expense recording via QuickBooks Online, and monthly staff payroll via WPS
Responsible for reviewing all legal contracts the company entered into
Overall responsibility of business growth, marketing, functionality and profitability
Responsible for the project management oversight of several high profile restaurant and nightclub fitouts.
Tender process management and analysis.
Responsible for the preparation of budgets in addition to the ongoing cost monitoring of all related expenditure against approved budgets.
Daily coordination of Contractor RFI’s and submission of responses.
Construction work programme assessment.
Conducting weekly site meetings with Contractors.
Responsible for managing all aspects of the design, contract negotiations, construction budgets, procurement, freight and construction processes required for all company construction projects in Afghanistan.
Responsible for managing the construction of a 27, 000 m2 logistics warehouse and coolstores in southern Afghanistan in addition to all site accommodations for 1, 500 persons, Kitchen / Dining Facility, Laundry, Medical Centre, Recreation Facilities, and common infrastructure services and site roading.
Completion of a bakery retrofit, truck maintenance facilities, kitchen / dining tents, modular type staff accommodations.
Oversaw the preparation of design documentation and budget for a water bottling and ice making factory.
Preparation of and the ongoing updating of all construction works programmes.
Responsible for the standardizing of all construction contracts and drafting amendments to the industry standard FIDIC construction contracts.
Contractor selection and contractual negotiations.
Risk management processes and strategies.
Preparation of Scope of Works and specifications for any construction projects.
Overall responsibility for preparation and finalisation of any tender bid proposals.
Responsible for the preparation of all construction budgets in addition to the ongoing cost monitoring of all related expenditure against approved budgets.
Responsible for implementing Quality Assurance practices on all construction projects.
Procurement, freight and construction of large scale air conditioned water and food storage tents.
Responsible for managing the procurement processes and on time freight delivery scheduling via both air and land into Afghanistan for all construction materials.
Responsible for all personnel recruitment for a construction team of approximately 100 persons.
Managing change across a large and diverse range of personality types and nationalities.
Continually ‘value engineering’ the design and construction approaches to ensure the optimal layouts, work programmes and budgets are achieved.
Responsible for evaluating any new business opportunities that require the construction of new capital assets.
- Project / Development Management role responsible for co-ordinating the preparation of design and planning documentation for five plots of land within the Dubai Waterfront project comprising approximately 1, 100 apartments with a total construction area in the order of 4 million sq. ft.
- Responsible for critiquing the architectural designs and providing comments to the Consultant team to ensure the Developer’s design objectives are met.
- Reviewing and directing the architectural designs to ensure the apartment and building layouts are optimised while still working efficiently from a Facilities Management perspective.
- Responsible for reviewing and providing feedback on all Consultants reports such as Architectural, Structural, HVAC, MEP, Acoustics, Vertical Transportation, Traffic, Environmental, LEED.
- Preparation of comprehensive area and apartment schedules so as to ensure the desired mix of dwelling units is achieved.
- Prepared comprehensive project timelines covering all Consultants inputs that would then be used as the baseline for future reporting activities.
- Developers representative for all communication with the Consultant team.
- Undertook full financial feasibility cost option analysis utilising Estate Master software.
- Preparation of a Strategic Business Plan incorporating the various development options that will be used for corporate decision making purposes.
- Preparation of design and planning documentation for approval by the Master Developer in accordance with their published Development Control Regulations.
- Responsible for managing the design and construction activities on behalf of the Developer for large-scale property development projects with budgets ranging in value from $10 to $90 million NZD.
- Responsible for reviewing and directing the Schematic Designs for a 5 star apartment resort complex comprising approximately 190 units.
- Co-ordination of a large Consultant team during the preparation of a publicly notified planning consent application for the above apartment resort development.
- Responsible for reviewing the Consultants reports covering architectural, structural, MEP, HVAC, Traffic, Acoustics, Vertical Transportation, Geotechnical, Interior Design, Landscaping and Legal.
- Responsible for the masterplanning and concept development of residential subdivisions utilising environmentally sustainable practices.
- Co-ordination and review of infrastructure designs with the Surveyors and Engineers. Infrastructure services included sewerage, stormwater, electricity, water, gas, fibre optic telecommunications and street lighting.
- Preparation of cost options with the Engineer to ensure the optimal infrastructure design is achieved to meet the Developers expectations.
- Negotiation of key infrastructure providers supply contracts which resulted in significant ongoing cost savings to the Developer.
- Co-ordination of landscaping design within public roadways and natural reserve areas utilising ‘green’ principles for stormwater management that included swales and retention ponds.
- Responsible for preparing comprehensive project timelines for all projects and the updating of these throughout the project lifecycle with reference to the agreed baseline.
- Undertaking financial feasibility analysis of any new developments.
- Responsible for co-ordinating and reviewing all Planning and Resource Consent documentation in a timely manner and within prescribed budgets.
Responsible for undertaking comprehensive development feasibility analysis of several large property holdings for clients. This involved thoroughly understanding the zoning rules to determine the best mix of land uses to fully realise the clients return.
In-depth financial analyses of development options to best determine the optimal land use.
Architectural draughtsman duties responsible for design of residential, hotel, office and commercial buildings in addition to onsite construction management.
Graduated from Lincoln University with A-grades honours. Recipient of the New Zealand Property Institute Student of the Year Award. Recipient of a Lincoln University academic scholarship Recipient of the ASB Bank Accounting Award.
New Zealand Certificate in Small Business Management
3 year Architectural Draughting course
3 year certificate course in Construction Studies