Selva Kumar
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic hospitality professional with extensive experience at the Army Institute of Hotel Management, excelling in employee training and event management. Proven track record in enhancing guest experiences and developing innovative training programs. Skilled in food and beverage service and adept at utilizing AI tools to drive operational excellence.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
01.2004 - Current
- Conduct Training programme for various outsourcing facility agencies since 2004.
Assistant Professor & IQAC In-Charge
Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology
Bangalore
01.2011 - 01.2020
- Manage restaurant staff, kitchen staff, and student team of over 250 to provide stellar dining experiences to high-profile patrons.
- Oversee administrative tasks, including bookkeeping, training, equipment and food ordering, maintenance, and other needs as they arise.
- Responsible for the Admission, appraisals, student performance management review, engagement, leave management, student induction, and the other various policies and procedures.
- Deliver hospitality related skills programs, soft skills training & on job training to maintain and achieve the organizational designated goals.
- Responsible for coordinating training for Basic food hygiene, HACCP , Health & Safety, First Aid and Basic Firefighting statutory training with the external trainers.
- Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs, using knowledge of the Effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshop.
- Maintain communication with management staff of institute and directors.
- Coordinator for Five National Level Hospitality Skill Competition
- Organized three national levels Faculty Development programme (FDP) .
- Conducting internal audit for all the departments to guide the team to adhere strictly to the UGC, AICTE, standards.
Dean & Hospitality Trainer
Munnar Catering College & Resorts
Kerala
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Prepared employee work schedules for staff and students of 600.
- Assisted in hiring and training of servers for all event levels from casual to formal.
- Performed administrative functions in conjunction with banquet manager.
- Organizing and conducting workshops and accompany students on educational trips
- Assisted in the development of new courses for evening classes
- Responsible for conducting the Induction and Orientation program for the new joiners.
- Evaluate training / instructional materials, teaching aids and devices in order to fulfill the requirements.
- To liaise with hotels / restaurants / Agency concerned and arrange the students recruitment / induction programs, selection of the Management and Industrial trainees
Head of Department – Hotel & Catering Management
Mohamed Sathak College
Chennai
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Served as Internal Quality Cell Member.
- Served as member board of studies member university of madras
- Driving Student Engagement program about 1500 students in the college.
- Maintains College Disciplinary Procedures, conducts disciplinary meetings and completes the necessary documentation as necessary
Senior Lecturer & F&B Trainer
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Delivered lectures and practical classes on F&B service, facility planning, and event setup.
Captain
THE RESIDENCY Hotel
01.1999 - 01.2000
- As a captain in THE RESIDENCY Hotel 1999-2000
HOT (Hotel Operational Trainee)
SAVERA Hotel
01.1997 - 01.1999
- As a HOT (Hotel Operational Trainee) in SAVERA Hotel 1997-1999
Education
PhD - Tourism
Bharathidasan University
06.2025
M.Sc - Hotel Management
Annamalai University
01.2007
M.phil - Tourism management
Madurai Kamraj University
01.2003
M.T.M - Tourism management
Madurai Kamraj University
01.2000
B.Sc - Hotel and catering management
Madras University (Vels college)
01.1997
Skills
- Hospitality Trainer
- Employee training
- Classroom presentations
- Interdisciplinary knowledge
- Assessment creation
- Online learning tools
- Food and beverage service
- Computer literacy
- Event management
- Staff Training / Development
- Menu Design and Development
- Proficient in AI Tools
- Guest Experience Enhancement
Certification
- Diploma in Computer Application (DCA)
- AI Tools Mastery Program! Be10x Prompt Engineering
References
S., THANGARAJU, Professor & Head Indian Culture and Tourism, +91-9442194766, Kumbakonam Mens Govt college, Kumbakonam, POST APPLIED FOR - Hospitality Trainer
Training
- First Aid &Life Saving Course - ARMY Southern Command Medical Branch - Dec-2015
- Emerging Culinary Adventure - South Indian culinary Association - June 2005
- Short term course Quality In Higher Education - Academic staff college Bharthiyar university - MAR 2013
- Short term Course Counseling Skills For Faculties - Academic staff college Madras University - DEC 2013
- National workshop on “Assessing Quality In Higher Education - Internal Quality Cell Central University Of Tamilnadu - Sep -2019
- Managing Virtual Classrooms and Open Educational Resources - Centre for Academic Leadership and Education Management (CALEM), Panjab University, Chandigarh PMMMNMTT, MHRD - May 2020
- Reconfiguring the mind: post COVID Consciousness - Internal Quality Cell Jyothi Nivas College Bangalore - June 2020
- Two-week online course on Arts and Skills for Effective Teaching (ASET) - Teaching Learning Center Saveetha Engineering College Chennai - May 2020
- AICTE sponsored FDP Emotional Intelligence - Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Allahabad - September 2020
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the information furnished by me in this application and the documents I have submitted in support of my application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place: Chennai (SELVA KUMAR)
Languages
Tamil, English, Malayalam
Affiliations
Member HERA, SICA, WACS.
Accomplishments
· Guided students to win two gold and one silver medal in the Table Setting competition at the Sixth Edition of the International Culinary Challenge and Exhibition 2023, organized by the South India Chef’s Association (SICA), held on the 15th, 16th, and 17th at Chennai Trade Centre.
Guided students to win first and second prizes in the Paper Presentation "Milleric Chefs for Change" Competition, organized by the South India Chef’s Association (SICA) at Grand by GRT on 18th October 2023.
Timeline
Assistant Professor & IQAC In-Charge
Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology
01.2011 - 01.2020
Dean & Hospitality Trainer
Munnar Catering College & Resorts
01.2008 - 01.2011
Head of Department – Hotel & Catering Management
Mohamed Sathak College
01.2006 - 01.2008
01.2004 - Current
Senior Lecturer & F&B Trainer
01.2000 - 01.2005
Captain
THE RESIDENCY Hotel
01.1999 - 01.2000
HOT (Hotel Operational Trainee)
SAVERA Hotel
01.1997 - 01.1999
PhD - Tourism
Bharathidasan University
M.Sc - Hotel Management
Annamalai University
M.phil - Tourism management
Madurai Kamraj University
M.T.M - Tourism management
Madurai Kamraj University
B.Sc - Hotel and catering management
Madras University (Vels college)
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