Childcare related employment:

2009 – 2010 Nanny
The Nanny Role gave me the opportunity to help a young mum looking after her daughter at the time 18 months until she started school last August. I have found that the time spent with her and other kids at play was very entertaining and rewarding.


Other employment:

2003 – 2009 DEEP BLUE BISTRO, COOGEE BEACH
Owner/Operator

Through an extensive refurbishment and modern re-branding coupled with a strategic marketing campaign we attracted the International market and focused on an Outback Degustation theme. The 150-seat fine dining restaurant, which employed over 30 staff, offered a modern Australian, upmarket cuisine with outback fusion flair. Our niche market was the corporate sector and our specialty was focused on special events and weddings. Keeping the vision in the forefront, years of loyal customers, various awards, numerous editorials and television features were a testament to the success of the business, refer to www.deepbluebistro.com.au site still live but no longer operational


1982- 1999 LAMROCK CAFÉ, BONDI BEACH
Owner/Operator

The Lamrock Café quickly became an institution on Bondi Beach for over 17 years. It was the first of its kind in the Eastern Suburbs market place operating in true Brasserie style from 7am to midnight, 7 days a week. We attracted and maintained a host of regulars from travellers, to young urban locals, high profile celebrities, writers and entrepreneurs, Kerrie and Jamie Paker, Gyngel Father and Son, John Singleton, Bryce Courteney to name a few, they joined us in many cases as their daily ritual. The busy café was known to effortlessly service up to 1000 customers on Sundays and continued to provide the suburb a consistent point of attraction until 2000.


1986 – 1989 VITAMIN SEA, BONDI BEACH
Owner/Operator

Vitamin Sea was an innovative acquisition, which began as Lamrock Café’s
Storage unit. Identified as a possible revenue stream, the tiny space was thoughtfully created and fitted out to house a coffee and juice bar. The small operation was designed with minimal overheads and to operate efficiently and effectively facilitating a demanding target market. The juice bar soon became a trendy hot spot and yielded a healthy local clientele and revenue to match for 3 years.


1981- 1982 CAFÉ BLASÉ, MOSMAN
Owner/Operator

Through my ability to transform unwanted spaces into functional spaces, and successful operations, an existing Health food store became a modern French Café that attracted a chic urban crowd and maintained its reputation for being one of the areas best-kept secrets and popular meeting spots that always provided the consistency that the local upper-crowd expected. This investment project sold within a year to fund a following venture.


1979 – 1980 CASSE CROUTE, BONDI BEACH
Owner/Operator/ Chef

This popular sandwich bar in Bondi Beach once was an empty space. With a complete overhaul utilizing prior design knowledge and expertise, the successful express French snack bar was born. Casse Croute made a solid turnover by simply offering fresh juices, salads, baguettes sandwiches, croissants and homemade soups. The concept and wholesome dishes were created with the health conscious and time limited customer in mind. The business was an investment opportunity and as planned, sold one year later to a local buyer. The business was maintained as per original concept and operations procedures, which led to a continued success for many years.


1974 – 1980 CLOCHEMERLE RESTAURANT, POTTS POINT
Owner/Operator/ General Manager

A flourishing operation in the 70’s, Clochemerle was born in a time when French Cuisine was identified as a popular up and coming theme in Sydney and many other operators flooded the market soon after. The business functioned as a busy evening restaurant, which serviced a very high profile clientele such as a young Justin Hemmes, Elton John, Peter Allen, Graham Murphy of the Sydney Dance Co. and many more. By identifying our target audience and providing attentive service and consistency in product we grew the business to become a reputable late night hot spot. The space now houses Lotus Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Certificates and Achievements

Hospitality Diploma in Management, 2011
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, 2009
Certificate of Internship with Lenotre (gastronomic school in Paris)
Executive Leadership Group Certificate with LMA
Extensive industry experience
Graduate of Landmark Forum Education