Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Aka
References
Extracurricular Activities
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
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Mohammed Asif Abbas

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

I have had over 10 years of front-line/customer care/hospitality experience. I like being part of peoples experience as I like to bring smiles to faces and be able to turn a bad experience into memorable one. I am a great team player as well, together we can make wonderful experience in this ever so demanding world. I am also LGBTQA community

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Food and Beverage Attendant

W Hotel
Melbourne, VIC
07.2022 - Current

Attending to guests, providing excellent communication, ensuring restaurant is always neat and tidy as far as guests can see, attending to dietaries, efficient and fast service, neat grooming, conducting closing down procedures as directed, attending briefings. Liaising with the chefs with important information via service

Assistant Restaurant and Bar Manage

Travelodge Hotel
Wellington, New Zealand
06.2021 - 06.2022

I was involved in rostering staff according to occupancy. Stock take. Stock ordering with approved status via hotel manager. Briefing with chefs and team. Pre service checks of restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ensuring service is flowing smoothly, delays are dealt with promptly, disgruntle guests dealt with professionally and unhappy guests attended too and high level. Closing down procedures. Final checks before sending staff home. Reports. Attending to emails. Setting up Conference rooms, ensuring that all requirements have been attended to and communicating with organiser of last minute changes and advising guests on Emergency procedures and exit areas.

Corporate Consierge

ANZ Bank Auckland
Auckland
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Reception duties, creating 5 star experience for clients, meet and greet, escorting clients to the meeting rooms, pre and post meeting room checks, technical assistance, reservations for different meeting rooms, assisting with complaints, assisting other businesses on site, dealing with disgruntled guests, car-park bookings and assistance, strong customer care focus and impeccable dress codes and standards under client (ANZ) banner.

Head Maitre ' D

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
12.2015 - 03.2019
  • Absolute guests services, guests and staff safety, handling complaints, overseeing service flow, time management, order of service, daily and monthly reports, weekly meetings, upcoming events forecasting, food and safety hygiene, staff presentation and overall public behavior, communication, adjusting roster and staffing to cater for occupancy, workplace safety.

Restaurant Maitre 'd

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
05.2015 - 12.2015
  • Attending to guests services, attending to staff, briefing pre and post service with kitchen, communication with different departments, staff training, staff grooming, incentivizing staff.

Restaurant Supervisor

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
08.2012 - 05.2014
  • Restaurant pre and post service, communicating with in charge matre'd, assisting staff with food and beverage services, assisting staff with closing down procedures and reporting to maitre' d in charge.

Front Office

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
01.2010 - 11.2012
  • Reception duties, arrivals and departures, tour bookings, restaurant bookings, taxi bookings, inquiry, tidiness of reception lobby areas, maintenance issues reports and follow ups, guests correct billings, auditing.

Restaurant Server

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
08.2007 - 09.2010
  • Table service, meet and greet guests and assist to assigned tables, taking food and beverage orders, briefing with kitchen staff, dinner reservations and dietary requirements, suggestive selling and up selling, restaurant opening and closing procedures, stock-takes.

Grounds Staff

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
07.2003 - 08.2007
  • Landscaping, grooming plants, pool cleaning, grooming beach, pulling sun loungers back after being used, cleanliness of entire resort.

Education

Certificate In Food and Beverage Operations -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre
07.2021

Cook Islands Certificate in Introduction To Hospitality Management -

Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute
03.2016

Certificate in Level 1 Food and Beverage Service Principles -

City and Guilds
07.2015

Certificate in Hospitality Operations -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre
10.2005

Certificate In Customer Service Skills -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre
04.2005

Certificate in Introduction to French Language -

Fiji Center
07.1998

Skills

  • Ability to Work in a Team
  • Communication Skills
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Teamwork Skills
  • Customer Service Skills
  • Adaptability

Aka

Bianca

References

  • Stephanie Heydon, Team Leader ANZ Bank, Stephanie.Heydon@anz.com, 0274529995
  • Ani Thompson, Resort Manager, Pacific Resort Rarotonga, ani.thompson@pacificresort.comt, (+682 53731)
  • Veronica Kairua Nicholls, Pacific Resort Rarotonga, vkairua@hotmail.com, (+682 56615)
  • Ta'au Kaleta, Pacific Resort Rarotonga, taaukaleta@gmail.com, (+ 682 20427 ext 1900 or 1901)

Extracurricular Activities

May 2021 - May 2021

Hobbies and Interests

  • Sleeping
  • Walking
  • Running
  • Dancing
  • Swimming
  • Listening to music
  • Movies

Timeline

Food and Beverage Attendant

W Hotel
07.2022 - Current

Assistant Restaurant and Bar Manage

Travelodge Hotel
06.2021 - 06.2022

Corporate Consierge

ANZ Bank Auckland
11.2019 - 05.2021

Head Maitre ' D

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
12.2015 - 03.2019

Restaurant Maitre 'd

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
05.2015 - 12.2015

Restaurant Supervisor

Pacific Resort Rarotonga
08.2012 - 05.2014

Front Office

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
01.2010 - 11.2012

Restaurant Server

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
08.2007 - 09.2010

Grounds Staff

Little Polynesian Resort Rarotonga
07.2003 - 08.2007

Certificate In Food and Beverage Operations -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre

Cook Islands Certificate in Introduction To Hospitality Management -

Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute

Certificate in Level 1 Food and Beverage Service Principles -

City and Guilds

Certificate in Hospitality Operations -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre

Certificate In Customer Service Skills -

Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre

Certificate in Introduction to French Language -

Fiji Center
Mohammed Asif Abbas