Michael Macadam

A dynamic, innovative, and team-oriented industry professional with over 30 years of cooking and hospitality experience. Combines energy and vision with proven achievement in customer service, menu design and management. Consistently demonstrates excellence in creativity and front-line execution. Balances excellent communication skills and a highly motivated nature with a commitment to quality workmanship and superior service delivery. Easily masters new concepts and consistently demonstrates initiative in achieving results.

Key Strengths

• Operational Proficiency − Ability to operate in high pressured and hectic environments; strong in setting standards, controlling costs, and solving operational problems. Determined and excellent at motivating peers and subordinates. Skilled in the management of high-volume operations as well as having a diverse range experience in all areas of kitchen and hygiene management.

• Communication and Relationship Building − Promotes two-way communication with clients, peers, and subordinates to gather information, define requirements, and generate solutions. Builds and maintains integrity-based relations based on professionalism, integrity, and value-added service. 

• Team Development, Training and Leadership − Skilled in recruiting, training, and developing staff to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. Utilizes extensive industry experience to produce and deliver programs that empower staff to succeed. Maximizes productivity and efficiency without disrupting daily operations or sacrificing service quality. 

30 plus years working in the hospitality industry, varied work experience from trains, restaurants, hotels as well as driving and operating catering trucks in film and television productions.

Experience with tools and equipment working in the construction industry, and logging.

Emergency first aid, whimis certification, dangerous goods ticket, class 1 CDL with airbrakes.