1. Personal Profile
Name: Kevin Harkin
DOB: 6th January 1979
Tel: 07437189282
Email: kev3487@icloud.com
Address: 66 Edgehill Street, Reading RG1 2PX
Work History
TGI Friday's UK September 2010-present
General Manager Reading February 2016 – Present
Supporting development of efficiencies within the restaurant as it
currently faces sales challenges and operational disruption.
General Manager New Store Opening Reading Oracle August
2015 – January 2016
Recruitment training and development of the team across all
departments, implementation of all risk assessments and safety
policies in store and training in job role and brand standards.
General Manager Milton Keynes Stadium February 2015 – June
2015
Interim position supporting the newly opened restaurant to
operational efficiency and service excellence post the immediate
departure of their own General Manager.

2. General Manager Covent Garden November 2014 – February
2015
Interim position supporting the newly opened restaurant to
operational efficiency and service excellence post the immediate
departure of their own General Manager.
General Manager Wembley Stadium May 2013 – November
2014
Restaurant Manager New Store Opening Wembley May 2012 –
May 2013
Restaurant Manager Westfield Stratford City January 2012 –
May 2012
Supporting the opening of the Olympic site in order to ensure the
team efficiencies where maximised ahead of the games.
Assistant Restaurant Manager Covent Garden September 2010-
January 2012
Over View:
Having joined the hospitality industry in 2010 I have quickly
developed through the company. I have assisted in 4 new store
openings. I have progressed to the position of General Manager
leading teams in size and excess of 100 family members.
As part of my development within my own job role I also hold the
region in the absence of my Director of Operations and actively
support the other General Managers who face challenges.
I have also stepped in to assist 3 restaurants in the past year with
challenges in their operation.
I ran and opened our new restaurant at the Oracle shopping
Centre delivering all KPI's within 4 weeks of opening.

3. I am currently supporting another restaurant since the departure of
their General Manager whilst overseeing my own restaurant until
someone is appointed to the role and the operation stabilises.
Aviation Industry across a number of Airlines between 1998 –
2010.
Viking Airlines/Sunwing Airlines – March 2009-September
2010 Cabin Safety Manager/Base Co-Ordinator
Bodrum/Aviation OccupationalHealth and Safety Manager
Sunwing Airlines.
Operating on board fleet of Boeing 737-800 Canadaian registered
aircraft leased from Sunwing Airlines on behalf of Viking VIP
Airlines. Operating to all Canadian legislative standard operating
proceduresand overseeing the safety comfort and well being of
passengers on mid haul destinations from Bodrum airport.
Responsible for cabin crew operations at the base in Bodrum for
two aircraft and a team of 22 cabin crew and 6 Cabin Safety
Managers.
I also held the role of Aviaiton Occupational Health and Safety
Manager for Sunwing airlines reporting and identifying any
safety related trends, issues or potential hazards garnered from
flight safety reports submitted by cabin crew and Cabin Safety
Managers. Responsible for training and certification of all new
Cabin Safety Managers including check flights and interim audits.
Easyjet Airline – Cabin Manager/Company Ambassador –March
2002-March 2009
Operating across a fleet of Boeing 737 and Airbus
A319/320/321 Aircraft as Cabin Manager.
Responsible for pre flight briefing of cabin crew to ensure
knowledge meets required safety standards.

4. On time departure and pre- flight checks of aircraft.
Overseeing safety and well being of passengers during flights and
delivery of service to company standards.
Responsible for all in flight reporting.
During my time at Easyjet I was also involved in base openings at
Paris and Berlin including the training and development of all
new local crew over a 2 year period.
I was also a company Ambassador during the GB Airways
acquisition operating with the GB Airways crew under the BA
Flag to facilitate the smooth transition of standard operating
proceduresand passenger service during the take over period.
Air 200 Ltd January 1998-March 2002 Cabin Crew
Operating on board fleet of Boeing 757/767 as well as Airbus
A320/321 Aircraft.
Delivery of onboard service, safety and well being of passengers
during medium and long haul flights from Dublin airport.