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Work Background
Building Block PerformanceFounder
Sep. 2025
Malverleys Farm & DiningHead of Culinary Operations
Oct. 2024 - Oct. 2025
Malverleys Farm & DiningInterim advisor to the board
Jul. 2024 - Sep. 2024
Ottolenghi GroupOperations Manager
Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024
Grosvenor Pubs & InnsUnit Business Director
Nov. 2022
The Transformation ChefOperations Director
Sep. 2021 - Dec. 2022BerkshireA contract role, I joined my wife in this her business in the later part of 2021 to start the business on its journey through an investment round, whilst continuing my leadership role at The Lucky Onion. I have also overseen the day-to-day management of the business whilst transitioning in new members of the team to take the business forward.
THE LUCKY ONION LLPGroup Operations/Capital Projects
Oct. 2018 - Jan. 2021
The Transformation ChefLead Chef and Partner
Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2023
The Lucky OnionGroup Operations Manager
Oct. 2016 - Dec. 2022CotswoldsApproached directly by the board to join this award-winning boutique hotel and restaurant group, over the course of the last six years I have help overhaul the group of eight sites, comprising of multiple country venues and town centre sites. In my time at The Lucky Onion, I have overseen the operational and day-to-day commercial side of the business, whilst being directly responsible for audit compliance, corporate governance, and integration of procurement and IT systems to aid the business in its development. I have also managed the groups capital projects as new sites were purchased, from country pubs to full refurbishments of a 50-bedroom hotel - from contractor liaison and management to subcontractor selection, commercial validation, actual launch, and representation of the ultimate end client throughout. This Group Operations role has also deputised for the COO in their absence, supporting the board and directors through a period of great change including but not limited to a sole ownership structure change and removal of shareholders, whilst at the same time managing day to day site business to undertake a forensic review of previous years trade due to commercial concerns and poor ROI. From the end of 2021, this role transitioned to a part-time basis, in which I also supported the HNW owner/his direct reports in transitioning the business post-sale of the majority group to a national chain and thus I am now looking for a new challenge
THE LUCKY ONION LLPGroup Operations - Safety, Procurement and Food
Oct. 2016 - Sep. 2018
Bel & The DragonOperations Manager
Nov. 2015 - Dec. 2016Berkshire, Hampshire and SurreyAn extremely varied role, ranging from ensuring operational consistency and strategy planning through to enforcing brand standards, food specifications, front and back of house people development and general operational support across seven country inns employing 280 people I lead a variety of projects including the launch of a new procurement system for the group and being the appointed super user for various internal operating systems. The role of Operations Manager also deputised for the COO and involved spending a degree of time in the country inns on an operational basis.
The Angel Dining Rooms, The Angel HotelOwner/Operations Manager
Apr. 2013 - Feb. 2016GuildfordIndependently owned hotel. The restaurant and outside catering business based within and at the time the only local independent member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. Offering a niche style of modern British cuisine in a relaxed, 400 year old 24 bedroom hotel, we also offered outside catering options for up to 200 people. I was tasked with launching the restaurant within the hotel and developing the business in terms of menu and staff development from a 'kitchen-out' perspective and in doing so taking it from a 9 month 'pop-up' on an evening-only service basis to that of a going concern, working closely with the owners of the hotel who were based abroad.
Surrey HospitalityGroup General Manager
Feb. 2007 - Mar. 2013SurreySurrey Hospitality operated a variety of restaurants, bars and a sushi-to-go unit on short-term sub leases. Focused on quality, locally sourced ingredients with a top level of service to match there was a maximum of 3 sites in operation at one time, at which I was very food focused, overseeing the kitchen teams, developing menus and best practices to ensure the businesses ran effectively while simultaneously overseeing business and operational development side. I was also a partner in a small group of Surrey gastro-pubs offering fresh locally sourced food with a variety of ales (CAMRA members.) A mainly operation role as the more back of house, kitchen focused of the two main operational partners working in the business on a day to day basis.
Surrey HospitalityGroup Head Chef & Partner
Feb. 2007 - Mar. 2013SurreySurrey Hospitality operated a variety of restaurants, bars and a sushi-to-go unit on short-term sub leases. Focused on quality, locally sourced ingredients with a top level of service to match there was a maximum of 3 sites in operation at one time, at which I was very food focused, overseeing the kitchen teams, developing menus and best practices to ensure the businesses ran effectively while simultaneously overseeing business and operational development side. I was also a partner in a small group of Surrey gastro-pubs offering fresh locally sourced food with a variety of ales (CAMRA members.) A mainly operation role as the more back of house, kitchen focused of the two main operational partners working in the business on a day to day basis.
Pews Wine BarGeneral Manager
Jul. 2005 - May. 2007GuildfordA small bar and food outlet in central Guildford. Initially based running the food side of the business on a daily basis at start up, this role moved and developed to that of a senior operational partner.
Pews Wine BarPartner and Chef
Jul. 2005 - May. 2007GuildfordA small bar and food outlet in central Guildford. Initially based running the food side of the business on a daily basis at start up, this role moved and developed to that of a senior operational partner.
TUI GroupOperations Manager - multi-contract
Apr. 2003 - Apr. 2015Kingston upon Thames, United KingdomWorking for the TUI Travel plc group of companies (Specialist and Activity sector) overseeing events for up to 6000 participants with up to 150 staff members at any one time. I worked ad-hoc for this company seasonally since it launched in 2003 before being sold to TUI, undertaking various multi-length contracts in different positions covering the operational management, planning and team training within multi-European destinations
PizzaExpressDeputy Manager / Openings Trainer
Jan. 2001 - Jul. 2005Surrey & South EastStarted as a restaurant supervisor, I completed management training (whilst writing my degree dissertation) and progressed to become a Deputy Manager. Further courses taken in training techniques after which I left site management to undertake staff training at new restaurant openings/ existing sites across the South East of England
Building Block Performance
Malverleys Farm & Dining
Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Ottolenghi Group
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