About

I possess a wealth of programme development, programme management, process management, coaching experience, lecturing delivery experience, and practical operational events and hospitality experience. I have a proven track record of assisting students to achieve success, based on a variety of academic and personal indicators year on year.

I am accomplished in lecturing, coaching, training and motivating students and team members towards achieving their academic goals by focusing on individual or group students’ needs. I believe that effective leadership and a hands-on approach to management and lecturing result in increased skills and knowledge, and maximize an individual’s long‐term personal potential.  It also gives them the tools to develop their own life skills enabling them to have successful careers.

Teaching responsibilities

My background is based in hotel operations which have had a specialism in food and beverage and people management. This is reflected in my love and passion for the subjects that I teach:

• Hotel Revenue Management
• International Hotel Management
• Managing Cultural Issues
• Introduction to Events Management
• Corporate Events
• Operational Management
• Marketing and Communications
• Management and Leadership
• Managing Customer Experiences
• Provisional Work placement 

My teaching responsibilities span both undergraduate and postgraduate students and include business modules such as HRM, industry-specific theory subjects such as International Hotel Management and I am also involved in practical operational events delivery for real work learning.

Professional interests

Currently, my role at the University is Head of Digital Teaching, Learning and Assessment for CCHT. My job is to look for opportunities to enhance students' digital skills within the curriculum. I have a specific interest in the use of online management simulations and currently teach Marketing and Hotel Revenue Management through the medium of online simulation.

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
• Masters in Hotel Resort and Spa Management
• Bachelor Degree in Teaching Qualification for Higher Education
• HCIMA diploma
• HND Hospitality Management
• HNC Licenced House Operations
• University of Stirling TQFE undergrad student of the year 2008-‐2009
• Glasgow College of Food Technology HCIMA student of the year 2003-2004

Experience in industry

•  14 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Previous employers include Disney, Orient Express and the Whitbred group

International experience

• Six years of lecturing and Programme Leading in the Swiss Hotel Management School