1. Private Family (Holiday Contract) 2015/01/12 — 2015/31/12
Green Planet Productions 2015/01/08 — 2015/30/11
St Regis Luxury 5 Star Hotel Doha Qatar 2014/12/03 — 2015/04/07
Ernest Wilhelm Nolte
E-mail § ernest.nolte@gmail.com
Phone § +27791839348
Address § 10 Rembrandt Crescent Panorama Cape Town 7506, REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Butler/Household Manager
I was working for a High-end Profile Family from Geneva Switzerland as a butler and household manager in Cape
Town SouthAfrica My duties included the following :
Preparing and serving of breakfast on a daily basis
Doing shopping for the household on a daily basis
Taking charge of all the household responsibilities including:
Laundry,ironing,valet ,dry cleaning and cleaning of the whole house.
Supervising the housekeepers and staff
Maintain a highform of service in the house
Serving snacks and drinks to the family and friends
Dealing withcontractors and running errands
Maintain the swimming pool
To supervise and communicate withstaff on a professional level
Doing stock take on a daily basis including fridges,bar fridge,wine cellar,kitchen and food stock
To make sure everything is up to standard and in place
Working for this family was a wonderful and exciting experience, and a opportunity to learn and add more
valuable information and new skills to my profile and life.
Production Assistant (Corporate Butler)
I was working as a Production Assistant (Corporate butler) for 3 months at Green planet productions while looking
for a permanent position. My duties included the folowing:
Driving the production staff around
Managing and supervising the production staff
Buying Products and doing shopping for the company
Dealing withcontractors and running errands
Serving food and beverages at dinner parties and corporate functions
Working for Green Planet Productions was a useful experience and a chance to show my butler skills in the
corporate world.
Butler/Housekeeping Supervisor/Lobby Pianist
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2. Private Family (Holiday Contract) 2013/02/05 — 2013/02/26
I started working at the St Regis Hotel as a Housekeeping Supervisor and got a promotion after two months to a
floor butler and then to a lobby butler . I am a trained Professional pianist and were appointed to be pianist in the
main lobby,this gave me a wonderful chance to show my butler as well as my musician skills. My duties included :
Greeting the Guest on arrival
Serving Welcome drinks and Snacks to the Guest on arrival
Escorting the Guest to the elevator
Escorting the guest to their rooms
Giving the guest private tours of the hotel,spa,restaurants,bars and night clubs
Making bookings for the guest at the spa
Making bookings for the guest at the Restaurants
Arranging and booking of transport and Limousine Services
Room orientation
Arranging special events suchas Dinner Parties/Honey Moon Setup/Birthday Parties
Delivering of special treats like Fruit Baskets/Chocolate Platters
Collecting and Delivering of Laundry and valet Service
Collecting and Delivering of Dry Cleaning
Playing Piano for the guest at private Dinner and Birthday Parties
Playing Piano at Corporate Parties and functions
Ordering of Private Dining (In Room Service)
Preparing and delivering of morning coffees
Escorting the guest to the Night Club
Escorting VIP Guest to Special functions and dinner Parties
Escorting VIP Guest to their Transport
Delivering of VIP Treats and Platters
Polishing of guest shoes
Doing turndown service for VIP and corporate guest
Escorting guest to the restaurants
Playing piano on a daily basis in the main lobby
While working at St Regis Hotel i had the wonderful privileged of working for some very important and famous
people including: SouthAfrican Golfer Charl Schwartzel, Nelson Mandela second Wife Craca Machel, Famous
American Country Group The Bellamy Brothers,Actress and singer Kylie Minogue and the Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Working at St Regis doha a Starwood luxury Property gave me the chance to develop new skills and to meet
wonderful and famous people and improve my service and skills.
Butler/Chaffeur /Nanny
Working for the Kennedy family whichis part of the Royal Kennedy,s was a privilege and a dream come true My
duties included:
Driving the family around
Serving breakfast,lunchand dinner
Doing shopping on a daily basis for the household
Bathing,dressing and putting the children to bed
Serving beverages to the family and guest
Doing turn down service at night for the family
Working closely withthe chef to prepare and serve breakfast,lunchand dinner
Supervise and manage the housekeepers and staff.
Supervise the children when the parents are away
Serving of morning coffee
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3. Private Family(Holiday Contract) 2012/12/18 — 2013/01/10
Various South African Restaurants 2001 — 2012
International Butler certification 2012 — 2012
Butler/Barman/Pianist/Waiter
Working for the Krok family from the UK was a wonderful and exciting experience. My duties included the
following:
Serving breakfast,lunchand dinner
Serving snacks and beverages at dinner parties
Preparing and serving cocktails
Preparing and serving hot and cold beverages
Entertaining by playing the piano at special occasions
Doing shopping on a daily basis for the household
Doing turn down service for the family
Supervise the housekeepers and staff
Serving of morning coffee
Preparing the table for breakfast ,lunchand dinner
Restaurant Manager/Kitchen Manager/Floor Manager/Waiter
Between 2001 and 2012 i was working for Various SouthAfrican Restaurants and Franchises as Floor
Manager/Kitchen Manager/Restaurant Manager and Waiter whichincludes brands like Wimpy/Maxis/Romans
Pizza/Bugatti,s Taste Cafe.
I have excellent experience in the restaurant industry and can manage a restaurant in a professional way.I have
very good experience in food and beverage service.
QUALIFICATIONS
Butler Training (8 week course) SouthAfrican Butler Academy(SABA is a globally recognized training
academy,offering training in international ''Seven Star'' Service 2012
Subjects:The Modern Butler;Managing a 21st Century Home;Food&Beverage;Household
Management&Housekeeping;Etiquette&Protocol;Concierge&Valet Services;Childcare&AuPairing;Pet Animal
Care;Hotel&Corporate Butlering;Chaffeur&Travel;Employment&Interviews,HACCP,Napkin folding ,Flower
arrangement,Table Service,Silver Service,Villa Training,Hotel Butler Service,Mixology,Barista Training
First Aid Level 1 at NOSHC . Cert No 15210 2015
Next Generation Service Culture Training-Starwood Hotels (St Regis Doha Qatar) 2014
Essentials of Food Safety- Starwood Hotels (St Regis Doha Qatar) 2014
Fully Trained Pianist,played at many corporate functions(Companies)
Sound Engineer Course 2003
EDUCATION
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4. Matriculated 1995 — 1999
First Aid Level 1 Basic Life Support First
Aid
2015 — 2015
SOUND ENGINEER COURSE 2003 — 2003
The Essentials of Food Safety (Level 1) 27 /03/2014 — 29/03/2014
Next Generation Service Culture Learning
Pathway
11/06/2014 — 11/11/2014
SABA (South African Butler Academy)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS&ATTIBUTES:
Fully trained Pianist
Strong Management Skills
Strong Guest Service Skills
Child and pet Friendly
Abillity to Multitask;Eye for Detail
Sliver Service;Housekeeping
Fine Dining
Cigar Presentation
Calinary Terminology
Barista Training
Event Management
Household Systems
Food Paring-Wines
Advanced Computer Skills Micros,Opera,Microsoft
First Aid
Security
Sound Engineering Course
Wonderboom Secondary School
Subjects: History,Biology,English,Afrikaans,hotel management .music
NOSHC (National Occupational Safety&Healt Consultancy)
SOUND ENGINEER COURSE
Clifton (EAME) Limited Starwood Hotels and Resorts
St Regis Hotel (Starwood Hotels and Resorts
INTERESTS
I am a polite well educated,self motivated,hardworking,energetic person witha strong but gentle personality, i am
a adventurous person and love to go out in nature and explore and travel to different places I am a peoples person
and enjoy spending time withfriends and family I am a fully trained pianist and musician and plays the violin,guitar
and love to sing I enjoy working withdifferent kinds of people and love children . I love food and enjoy cooking
different styles and flavours . My favourite is Italian,Greek and boere kos . I live a healthy life style and do not
smoke.
Presenting qualification as a professional Butler/Household Manager and Pianist; As a experience and
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5. professional butler and entertainer for exclusive,high-end profile guest i am familiar withthe demands of clientele
who expect the utmost from a luxury experience and believe that professionalism and attention to detail is most
important. I aim in everything I do to provide seven star service and above. I believe that success comes withhard
work and determination .I hope to gain more experience in the future and to reachmy dream.
My motto in life is: ''IF YOU CAN DREAM IT; YOU CAN DO IT''
REFERENCES
Director of Guest Service St Regis Hotel Mail:Naoufel.Trabelsi@stregis.com
Mr Naoufel Trabelsi
Phone:+97444460000
Mobile:+97433863488
Private Household (UK)
Mr David Krok (Owner) Mail:ddklon@btinternet.com
Phone:+447817238379
Mobile:+27835639414
Guest St Regis Hotel Qatar Mail:adriandimatteo@gmail.com
Mr Adrian Di Matteo (USA) Phone:+1(646 961 8618)
Private Household ( UK) Mail;roger.kennedy@qkcorp.com
Mr Roger Kennedy (Owner) Phone:+442036683003
VIP Guest St Regis Hotel Qatar Mail:cadams@councelglobal.com
Ms Charlette Adams (USA) Phone:+1(337)315-2557
Private Guest St Regis Hotel Qatar Mail:dwaldron@tampabay.rr.com
Ms Dianne Waldron (USA) Phone:+0013526505912
Mobile:+0013526507083
PERSONAL&ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ID NUMBER:8007245148082NATIONALITY: SOUTH AFRICAN
AGE:35
GENDER:MALE
MARITAL STATUS:SINGLE
HOME LANGUAGE:AFRIKAANS
OTHER LANGUAGE:ENGLISH
CRIMINAL OFFENSES:NONE
HEALTH:EXCELLENT
SKYPE ADDRESS:ERNEST NOLTE
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6. DRIVING LICENSE:YES CODE B 6020000070SD
INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENSE:2234661
BIRTH DATE: 24 JULY 1980
PASSPORT: SOUTH AFRICAN
PASSPORT NUMBER AO2428322
NONE SMOKER
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