Andrew Shepherd

High level formal qualifications in Hospitality Management, Commercial Cookery and Patisserie and Vocational Education and Training. Diverse skills gained from an active career across restaurants, teaching institutions, and FMCG product development. Keen learner with the ability to design systems and processes to ensure the highest quality and consistency . Capable leading and coaching teams. Confident and experienced at speaking publicly and on camera. Able to design and deliver compelling presentations to stakeholders at all levels. Dedicated food service professional well-versed in food and beverage operations and guest services. Experienced in managing large-scale events or intimate gourmet dining and afternoon tea services. Successful at building relationships with customers to increase loyalty and repeat business.

Working with Heston Blumenthal on a range of products for Coles




Working with Curtis Stone on many occasions including events and product launches




Working with a number of other well known Chefs including many Australian MasterChef winners




Training and competing in teams that won gold and Gold with Honours at Salon Culinare, World Skills

Olympics, and many other national competition




Winning Best Restaurant in a Training Institution whilst Culinary Coordinator

• Micheal Weldon, Coles Ambassador & MasterChef, +61 405 189 615, Micheal.weldon@coles.com.au
• Steven Marshall, Senior Product Developer, +61 417 448 280, Steven.marshall@coles.com.au
• Hamish Rodwell, Account Executive at DR Oetker Queen Australia, +61 407 773 428, hamishrod@gmail.com

St Johns 1st Aid

Current TAE certificate

HACCP qualification