M r Kevin Groves
Bo'ness
West Lothian
EH51 0EQ
Telephone: 015**-******
Mobile: 075********
Email: *****.********@**********.***
Personal P rofile
A degree educated hospitality manager with over 23 years experience in the
restaurant/bar/hotel t rade, currently working part time at my local golf club and helping
i n the voluntary sector. Excellent customer care knowledge with an ability to work under
p ressure, capable of managing staff (25+) for inside and outside functions.
Strengths
Increased barrelage by 320%.Have the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a
team. Conscientious and hard working, but with an overall attention to detail is a
p riority. Have a personal license and an intermediate food hygiene certificate. Achieved
recognition in CAMRA’s ‘Good beer Guide’ 2010 & 2012. Knowledge of EPOS, Microsoft
& Sage.
E mployment
Oct 1999 – May 2012
Riverview 16 church wynd Bo’ness
General Manager
Customer relations- courteous and polite dealt with all their enquiries.
S tock - ordering of wet and dry, control, wastage.
Functions- prepared all weddings, bir thdays or funerals. Took care of all licenses or
requirements (either inside or outside catering).
Staffing - all t raining, hi ring, fi r ing, disciplinary, rotas, wages.
Computer - design of menus, price lists, downloading of quizzes, programming of tills,
p reparation of accounts.
M aintenance- all unskilled maintenance or providing skilled technicians.
Management - daily/monthly cash reconciliations, mark ups/margins, preparation of end
of year figures to be signed off by accountants. Weekly hours for staff to provide
accountants with information to run payroll. Payment of all suppliers. Weekly banking.
P reparation of cook-safe, health &safety policy. Ensuring that all licences were relevant
and up to date.
Shut the bar and restaurant between January & June 2001 for a major refurbishment,
oversaw the investment of £100,000+. Extended the bar area and built an outside beer
garden. Changed the décor in the bar and restaurant.
2008 renegotiated the loan with the bank to realise some more working capital.
Education and Qualifications
Sep 1993 – Jun 1997
Napier University of Edinburgh,
E dinburgh
Bsc Hons 2.1 Estate Management
Sep 1989 – Jun 1993
Napier University of Edinburgh,
E dinburgh
Did not complete studies. Bsc Science & Management Studies
Aug 1983 – Jun 1989
Linlithgow Academy, Linlithgow
Six Year Study Mathematics Paper IV.
H igher Grades:- Accounting, Biology, Chemist ry, English, Mathematics & Physics.
O rdinary Grades:- Accounting, Ari thmetic, Chemistry, Economics, English, French,
Geography, Mathematics & Physics
Achievements
Jan 2012
Camra's Good Beer Guide, (Riverview,
Bo'ness)
National recognition for our quality of real ales
A ug 2009
Personal Licence Holder, (Falkirk)
Achieved qualification of personal licence holder
References
Paul Cuthell
F uneral Director
Thomas Cuthell & Sons
Br idgeness Road
Bo'ness
West Lothian
Phone: 015**-******
Email:
J eff Stewart
Assistant Rector
Bo'ness Academy
40 Grange Terrace
Bo'ness
West Lothian
Phone: 015**-******
Email: