Marcelo Lopes marceloinbrazil@hotmail.com

Chef by Vocation and Training. Twenty years of extensive experience within London Hospitality Industry. Exercise all the duties required of a Restaurant and Catering Chef. Great communication skills, team worker and often called a motivator. Experienced in Customer Services and Public Relations. Looking for a position that allows me showing Initiative, Planning, Leadership and Creativity. !Travelled extensively and am Highly-Educated. Many Extra-Curricular skills. !Passion for Culture, Communication and Languages. Fluent at English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, and am currently learning Arabic. ! December 2013-August 2014 VOZARS-GLUTEN-FREE RESTAURANT- LONDON HEAD-CHEF/PARTNER Involved in setting up a Gluten-Free Restaurant. January 2011/ 2012 SABBATICAL. BRAZIL. LOOKING AFTER MY FAMILY AFAIRS. !October 2008-January 2011 BUBBLE-FOOD-LONDON Head-Chef Menu designing and the running of several cafés around

London. Staff training and delivery of everyday running of these places.

Special Events, Liaising with the customers. Organising and delivering events, such as Banquets, Fine

Dining, Functions, Conferences and Receptions. I left Bubble when I returned to Brazil. !

October 2002- 2008 THE HPI RESEARCH GROUP -LONDON ADMIN SUPPORT Free-lance translation work for their International Projects. Progressed into organising meetings to gather data for

research. Welcomed clients from all over Europe and offered them

some catering services within the facilities where conducted our qualitative research.

Considerable Administrative and Translation work. !April 2002 - October 2002 FAVELA CHIC-PARIS Chef/Catering Consultant(While doing my studies in France) Re-designed menus, staff training,cooking. Organising and

preparing private functions. Managing the day-to-day running of the restaurant. !!

April 2001 - January 2002 C.N.A. (NORTH AMERICAN CENTER) - LANGUAGE SCHOOL ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE TEACHER-SAO PAULO

BRAZIL

I worked at this institute as part of an exchange university project. I taught to beginners, elementary and advanced levels. !

I was offered a permanent position at this job after undertaking six classes, where 100% of the students re-enrolled at the end of each term, but had to refuse as I was returning to Europe. !!

March 1997-1998 ANDREW EDMUNDS RESTAURANT/ MILDRED’S VEGAN&VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT-LONDON PART-TIME SOUS-CHEF !March 1997 - April 2001 FREEDOM BAR/RESTAURANT-LONDON HEAD CHEF Fulfilling all roles as required of a Chef. Working with outside

catering services, and catering for several large-scale parties and events. !

At this time I had to return to Brazil, regarding procedures in my application to immigrate to the UK, and was finally granted a permanent leave to remain in the UK, in November 2002 !!

April 1995 - March 1997 THE ARTS THEATRE- CATERING EVENTS ORGANISER At this company I was truly introduced to the Hospitality

Industry. We provided our services to many leading companies

including Virgin group, Odeon cinemas, 20 Century Fox, Columbia Pic’s, British Airways. !

Working as a team was critical at ‘The Arts Theatre’. Together, we were dedicated in providing superior customer services by relying on each other to assist in areas of each other's unique knowledge in unusually busy times. Stress was significantly reduced through the knowledge there were several others around to help. We worked each other’s points, being highly professional and friendly, and became a united force for the customers. !!

July 1991 - March 1995 VILLAGE WEST-ONE, VILLAGE SOHO, KUDOS, THE BOX, and FREEDOM BAR- LONDON

(English-language student)BAR TENDER/MANAGER Bar tender, quickly progressed into bar management

onwards to general management with duties as expected from such position. !!!!!!!!!

!!!!EDUCATION AND TRAINING !!!January 1986 - December 1989 ELLITE COLLEGE. SÃO PAULO-BRAZIL High School “A” leves September 1998 - April 2001 CITY UNIVERSITY- LONDON-UK

BSC Degree in Sociology. !July 2002 - October 2002 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE – PARIS-FRANCE French Language. !July 2008- December 2008 SAINT MARTINS COLLEGE OF

ARTS AND DESIGN- LONDON-UK

Fine Arts Portfolio February 2012 CENTRO CULTURAL ARABE-

SIRIO NO BRASIL-SÃO PAULO Arab language. !!!PERSONAL INTERESTS (amateur or bobbie) !World Traveler Musician/Composer Free-lance Writer. Ceramic/Potter Interpreter/ Translator Painter/Still Drawing Interior Design/Restauration !!!!REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST