Camp Manager

Obtain a position that's offering opportunity for future advancement and immediate challenges. Over 27 years of managerial experience within the camp management, remote sites, hospitality, accommodations, food & beverage, and security environments

MJL Management and Coordination Services
Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
Camp Services Manager
Dec 08- Present
Contracted by Kellogg Brown and Root to coordinate all camp life support and catering services for a 5000 man camp on the Chevron Nigeria Ltd Escravos GTL project in the Delta State region of Nigeria, Africa. Ensure that all Health, Safety, life support, food services and accommodation management requirements are met by the camp contractors and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings. Perform documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner.

MJL Management and Coordination Services
Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
Camp Services Manager
Aug 08- Dec 08
I was subcontracted to over see all field camp assets for 2 semi permanent camps, and one smaller seasonal camp for Laricina Energy Ltd. in Northern Alberta. Made sure all the all daily camp and support cost are accurate and to date, performed documented weekly camp and associated facilities inspections and insure that all deficiencies were corrected in a timely manner. Ensured that all Health and Safety requirements were met by the camp contractors and attend and participate in contractor safety meetings always promoting proactive safety. Audit food quality, accommodation cleanliness and work closely with Laricina Energy Ltd. Field Construction and Drilling Coordinators Re: camp space, issues, etc.

Kellogg Brown and Root
Houston, Texas, USA
Camp Services Manager: (US State Department) Jan 04 - March 07
(Operation RIO/PCO/GRD Oil Program Basra, Iraq):
I was responsible for all the house keeping, accommodation allocation, maintenance, custodial, laundry services and two award winning dinning facilities on a 750 bed KBR expatriate residential compound. Focus of this role was offering western hospitality services to KBR and the Iraqi southern project operations area of the US Army Core of Engineers and their subcontractors while they are rebuilding Iraq's oil fields. I supervised a staff of 109 TCNs and 22 Iraqi employees on a daily basis.

Kellogg Brown and Root
Houston, Texas, USA
Camp Services Manager: (Exxon Mobil) Mar 02 - Nov 03
(Kome’s Expatriate residential compound Chad Africa)

Training and Education:

Masters certificate in food services management: (Cornell University School of Hotel Administration);
Canadian Corps of Commissionaire’s security guard course;
Hotel & Restaurant Management Diploma;
CFSAL Hospitality Services & Management certificates QL 3-QL 6A;
Human Resources Management certificates;
WHMIS, Safety Management and CRFSA Food Safety Management certificates;
Computer skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access.

Masters certificate in food services management: (Cornell University School of Hotel Administration);

Maintain records, receipts, and distribution of cash accountability and cost control for petty cash and annual budget and kept accurate updated records for audit purposes;
Improving the efficient operations of inventory control;
Always demonstrated a pleasant, professional appearance and attitude while providing excellent customer service and personnel satisfaction;
Maintained written evaluation reports and provided verbal counsel for an improved working relationship between peers;
Keen administrator resulting in improved efficiency and effective establishment employees.
Excellent customer satisfaction resulting in an improved profit generating operation;

Fluently Bilingual (French and English)

Elected Member: Institute of Hospitality (HCIMA);