1. DAVID MILLS
10 Hamilton Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4EH
Telephone: (+44) 7863 329590 Email: mr_mills@hotmail.co.uk
Date of birth: 22nd
November 1985 Nationality: English
LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/pub/david-mills/27/a79/9b/
EDUCATION
Bournemouth University
September 2005 – June 2009
BA (Hons) degree - Hospitality Management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hospitality, Restaurant & Retail Manager
September 2011 – Present
Sodexo, Compass, JCC, Delaware North and others.
Management roles at predominantly sporting venues and at various events, encompassing a wide range of
Hospitality and Retail Management positions.
Racecourses - Ascot, Newbury, Goodwood, Cheltenham, Aintree, Windsor, Epsom Downs, Meydan
(Dubai)
Stadia - Twickenham, Olympic Stadium, Amex Stadium, White Hart Lane, Stamford Bridge, Madjeski
Large annual events/shows – inc Royal Ascot, Grand National, Cheltenham Festival, Open Golf
Championships, Chelsea/Hampton Court Flower Shows, Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival, RWC
2015, Ryder Cup 2014, Olympic Games 2012 etc
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Whitbread Restaurants & Hotels, Christchurch, Dorset
June 2011 – November 2011
Assistant Bar, Restaurant & Hotel Manager
102 bedrooms, 200-seater restaurant, large bar and dispense operation
Predominantly overseeing the wet sales through cellar management, stock control and FoH/brand
standard procedures. Heading the B/L/D services in the Restaurant for up to 380 covers, responsible for a
team of up to 23. Other duties include duty management, front office and sales & marketing.
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2. Rhinefield House Hotel, New Forest, Hampshire ‘Voted No1 Wedding Venue in the UK 2010’
October 2009 – February 2011
Conference and Banqueting Operations Manager
4* hotel, 50 bedrooms, 2 rosette restaurant
11 Function rooms up to 250 covers
Responsibilities include day-to-day running of the C&B department, recruiting, planning, rostering,
Restaurant and DM shifts. I ran over 160 weddings totalling revenue of around £1million, along with an
average M&E feedback of 9/10 from conference organisers.
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De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, Southampton
April 2009 – October 2009
Assistant Conference and Banqueting Manager
4* hotel, 173 bedrooms.
13 Function rooms up to 450 covers
Main responsibilities include running of department in the absence of C&B Manager, management of the
function bar, running of major events, SOP training/monitoring/implementation.
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De Vere Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth
July 2007 – October 2008 (first 8 months as University Placement)
Trainee Manager (F&B)
4* hotel, 140 bedrooms
7 Function rooms – up to 400 covers.
Selected in the top 10 (from 2,500) of UK Hospitality students from that year (‘Young Guns Award’).
Voted ‘employee of the quarter’ by HODs out of over 120 staff, as well as three other nominations.
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Sodexo Prestige, Fitness First Stadium, AFC Bournemouth
September 2006– May 2007 / September 2008 – May 2009
Match Day Bar Tender and Events Assistant
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De Vere University Arms Hotel, Cambridge
Sept 2004 – Sept 2006
Bar Tender / C&B Assistant
References available on request