TOLGA PALDAR
Restaurant Manager & Camp Boss
Erzincan
Summary
My positive attitude and honest approach to work have helped me grow into many roles. I’m passionate about every part of the hospitality industry, and I’m always happy to contribute wherever I can.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Camp Boss
Fatih Drill Ship - Blacksea (Offshore)
10.2023 - 04.2025
- Placing orders for the rig's weekly food and beverage consumption.
- Reporting and addressing issues in the rig's living quarters, such as toilets, rooms, the messroom, or the galley.
- Managing and leading a team of 20 dedicated professionals ensuring smooth and satisfactory operations.
- Arranging the weekly crew change plan in coordination with logistics and radio operators.
- Reporting and following up on the rig's technical issues, such as AC failures or malfunctions in galley equipment.
- Maintaining the service standards and hygiene rules.
- Directing new crew members in obtaining health cards and arranging their travel tickets and hotel bookings prior to arrival.
- Providing the General Manager with regular updates on crew performance via daily and monthly reports, including POB reports and attendance tracking.
- Planning a well-balanced and nutritious weekly food menu and ensuring it is properly followed.
- Conducting daily inspections of cabin cleanliness, galley hygiene, stores, walk-in chillers and freezers, and ensuring completion of daily cleaning forms for toilets and corridors.
- Discussing Food & Beverage and accommodation operations with the OIM (Captain) on a daily basis, and conducting monthly reviews with department heads.
- Responding to and resolving issues addressed to the catering department in the daily HSE report.
- Organizing internal weekly safety meetings every Monday to review and address the points raised by the rig crew.
- Ensuring that operations run at the requested levels and maintaining consistently high food quality.
- Organizing weekly drills for fire safety or rig abandonment.
Restaurant Manager
Mado - The Avenues
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Reporting direct to the operation manager and responsible for entire restaurant operations.
- Focusing on customer experience.
- Managing and leading a team of 40+ dedicated professionals ensuring smooth and cost-effective operations.
- Monitoring revenue and costs.
- Responsible for maintaining the service standards set by the company and its franchise model within the department.
- Set monthly targets for team to achieve budgets while closely working with my respective line managers.
- Planning various promotions and formulating marketing strategies for the outlets including seasonal promotions.
- Working in close coordination with the cost controller and purchasing to control both fixed and variable costs.
- Conducting / Presiding monthly food and beverage profit & loss meetings with the superiors and the team separately.
- Encouraging upselling by giving periodic training to staff.
- Ensuring the service quality under the sequences of service standards.
- Creating schedules for both BOH and FOH staff.
- Following market updates and reporting to operation manager.
Restaurant Manager
Hatay Sofrasi Turkish Restaurant
08.2014 - 09.2021
- Reporting to the operation manager and responsible for entire restaurant operations.
- Responsible for planning and execution of Promotions to boost sales.
- Managing and leading a team of 54 dedicated professionals ensuring smooth and cost-effective operations.
- Monitoring Revenue and Cost generated by the Auto sequences.
- Responsible for maintaining the service standards set by the company and its franchise model within the department.
- Set monthly targets for team to achieve budgets while closely working with my respective managers.
- Planning various promotions and formulating marketing strategies for the outlets including seasonal promotions.
- Working in close coordination with the cost controller and purchasing to control both fixed and variable costs.
- Conducting / Presiding monthly food and beverage profit & loss meetings with the superiors and the team separately.
- Encouraging upselling by giving periodic training to staff.
- Ensuring the service quality under the sequences of service standards.
- Creating schedules for both BOH and FOH staff.
- Following market updates and reporting to operation manager.
Lifeguard
Aramark Sol Duct Hot Spring
05.2013 - 11.2013
- Ensuring the guest are following hot spring pools rules.
- Watching pools and making sure everyone is ok.
- Assisting elders and children to swim carefully.
- Checking temperature of the spring pools periodically.
- Ensuring the safety rules and precautions.
- Informing guest, the possible health benefits of spring waters.
- I have also worked as cook as part time job.
- Cooking Turkish meals for the staff.
- Helping chef in charge.
- Improving kitchen design.
- Recommending menu items for the restaurant inside the resort for guests.
Supervisor
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Preparing operation schedules
- Ensuring the staff presentation themselves to the work.
- Encouraging upselling by giving periodic upselling strategies
- Involving purchasing to change environmental changes time to time.
- Creating alternative both FOH & BOH to ensure cost controlling
- Following checklists and side jobs that has been assigned for the FOH staff
- Ensuring the availability of SOH for the next day.
- Reporting to restaurant manager on daily basis
- Suggesting and sharing some ideas to improve the sales and guest satisfaction.
- Motivating staff by arranging staff days one in 2 weeks.
- Listening and recording carefully guest complaints and taking appropriate action on the spot.
- Encouraging guest to recommend us back in their hotel.
Restaurant Waiter
Mandarin Chinese Restaurant
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Serving to guest and ensuring the quality of service.
- Organizing post meal entertainments for the full satisfaction of our fine dining restaurant belongs to hotel.
- Informing next day offers or convincing them to get reservation for next day.
- Upselling the missing parts of the orders that customer has been forgotten or missed.
Restaurant Waiter
Club Voyage 5* Hotel Sorgun
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Serving to guest and ensuring the quality of service.
- Organizing post meal entertainments for the full satisfaction of our fine dining restaurant belongs to hotel.
- Informing next day offers or convincing them to get reservation for next day.
- Upselling the missing parts of the orders that customer has been forgotten or missed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Teacher
Mustafa Kemal University
Hatay - Turkey 04.2010 - 01.2014
Skills
- Experienced in advanced MS Office functionalities
- Skilled in using industry-specific software tools
- Nutritional menu design
- Maintenance management
- Cost control and allocation
- Effective team collaboration
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Customer engagement
Availability
Ready to join
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/17/87
- Nationality: Turkish
- Passport Number: U38078082 - Expiration: 22 May, 2035
- Seaman's Book Number: S00427226 - Expiration: 07 Jun, 2029
- Medical Examination Certificate For Seafarers Expiration: 11 Mar, 2027
- Driving License: B, B1, D1, F, M - Expiration: 16 Dec, 2034
Certification
HUET - Helicopter Underwater Escape Training - UPITO, UTINOVA Istanbul - Turkey
References
Murat TUNCER - Operation Manager - Sutis Kuwait
+90 536 797 12 31
Metin KAYA - General Manager - Yon Catering
+90 532 050 77 06
Ismet AYAZOGLU - Ceo (Owner) - Dortel Catering
+90 532 206 03 61
Ercan ORUC - Area Manager - Emirgan Sutis
+90 536 273 23 46
Goksel DILMAC - Camp Manager - Fatih Drillship
+90 532 498 54 61 (WatsApp only)
Paul TURNBULL - OIM (Captain) - Fatih Drillship
oim@dsfatih.com
Timeline
Food Safety and Hygiene Course - Food Standards Agency - UK (Online)
07-2024
HACCP Food Safety Certificate - Online
06-2024
STCW - Armada Seaman Training Center - Istanbul, Turkey
03-2024
HUET - Helicopter Underwater Escape Training - UPITO, UTINOVA Istanbul - Turkey
10-2023
Camp Boss
Fatih Drill Ship - Blacksea (Offshore)
10.2023 - 04.2025
Restaurant Manager
Mado - The Avenues
10.2021 - 07.2022
CPR & FIRST AID - Gulf CPR Training Institute - Kuwait
01-2019
Fire Prevention & Evacuation - KMTS - Kuwait
01-2019
Restaurant Manager
Hatay Sofrasi Turkish Restaurant
08.2014 - 09.2021
Hospitality Training - Trainer - WA/US
07-2013
Lifeguard Certificate - American Red Cross Certification - Istanbul University - Turkey
06-2013
Lifeguard
Aramark Sol Duct Hot Spring
05.2013 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Arts - English Teacher
Mustafa Kemal University
04.2010 - 01.2014
Supervisor
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant
01.2008 - 01.2010
Restaurant Waiter
Mandarin Chinese Restaurant
01.2005 - 01.2008
Restaurant Waiter
Club Voyage 5* Hotel Sorgun
01.2004 - 01.2005