Nico Schefer

Experience

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  Swiss Holiday Park

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2009

  Apprenticeship Chef

  Fundamentals learned:✓ Preparation methods.✓ Warehousing basics.✓ Standard processes.✓ Work under pressure.

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  Hotel Elite

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Chef de Partie

  ✓ Ensured food quality & taste of the highest standard.✓ Managed inventory of stock & ordered raw materials.✓ Controlled budgets & minimized wastage.✓ Maintained health & hygiene in the kitchen.

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  Restaurant Insel Schwanau

  May 2010 - Jul 2010

  Chef de Partie (summer season)

  ✓ Studied each recipe & gather all necessary ingredients.✓ Prepared & cooked food in a timely manner.✓ Informed waitstaff about daily specials.✓ Ensured appealing plate presentation.✓ Monitored food stock & placed orders.✓ Checked freshness of food & discard out-of-date items.

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  Schweizer Armee

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  Head Chef, (Wachtmeister) | Instructor Head Chefs, (Zeitmilitär)

  ✓ Commanded up to 25 kitchen staff.✓ Trained Head Chefs.✓ Organized & coordinated the preparation of rations for up to 450 soldiers.✓ Managed production for quality & safety.✓ Responsible for cost control.

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  Stockli Ski USA, Inc.

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2013

  Outlet-Manager (winter season)

  ✓ Monitored the daily operations of outlet for efficient operations.✓ Planed & assign daily workloads to outlet associates.✓ Organized special events & entertainments to attract more customers.✓ Addressed customer queries courteously & ensure customer satisfaction.

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  Hapimag

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

  Chef de Partie (summer season)

  ✓ Developed understanding of all kitchen stations including grill, sauté, garde manger, & prep.✓ Responsible for maintaining the day to day operations at the beach restaurant.✓ Troubleshoot issues such as menu changes within the meal service time.✓ Enforced strict HAACP, OSHA, and ServSafe standards. ✓ Oversaw meal preparations & presentation.✓ Ensured correct stock rotation & minimization of wastage.

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  Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Chef de Partie (winter season)

  ✓ Prepared & produced gourmet cuisine for up to 350 guests.✓ Pushed employees on food presentation.✓ Assisted in the training of apprentice chefs.

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  Hotel Seedamm Plaza

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  Internship Food & Beverage

  Waiter / Bartender / F&B Manager✓ Assisted customers with order decisions.✓ Final inspection of the food before serving to ensure quality.✓ Prepared tables, linens, chairs, and serving stations for full service banquet events.✓ Worked in coordination with other departments to ensure that customers get highest quality, service and satisfaction.✓ Provided assistance with monthly inventory control and product orders.

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  Schiff - Hotel, Restaurant, Bar

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  Restaurant & Hotel Operations Manager

  ✓ Observe all departments incl. hotel✓ Ensured quality standards to be met.✓ Improved efficiency in the restaurant & banquet department.✓ Responsible for purchasing, warehousing & inventory of the whole company.

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  Balance Familie AG

  Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  Head of Gastronomy

  ✓ Substitution to the head of the company.✓ Oversaw all operations.✓ Responsible for processes & quality.✓ Handled employee management.✓ Programmed & updated the POS & Staff planning system.

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  Entrepreneur Club Winterthur

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2021

  Head of Operations
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  Mirus Software AG

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

  𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐆✓ Acquiring new customers, leading sales & supporting customer set up. ✓ Consulting restaurant, hotels & chains on redesigning & optimizing their processes & digital system landscape.✓ Increasing the operating result by finding potential to digitise & automate workflows in over 400 restaurants.✓ Developing of strategic partnerships.✓ Supporting key customer & key partner, maintaining personal relationships.✓ Representing the company to the public, participating in panel discussions & pitch contests on behalf of the company.✓ Organizing financing rounds & maintaining relationships with investors.✓ Member of the board of directors.✓ Initiated the exit. Show less ✓ Strategic & operational corporate development including turnaround management, product pivot & rebranding.✓ Developing digital products that help restaurant managers & their supervisors increase restaurant efficiency & productivity.✓ Inventing the SuccessShark, which led to customers like the Europ-Park in Rust, Bindella, Hilton Hotels & more.✓ Introduction of agile methods and design thinking principles.✓ Guiding software development from prototyping to implementation using design thinking principles.✓ Organizing & moderating workshops for idea creation, product development, quality assurance and pricing.✓ Potential & process analysis through active collaboration in customer companies.✓ Creating UX and UI design proposals in Figma.✓ Coordinating & managing the design and development departments. Show less

  • Co-CEO | Co-Founder | BoD

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Head of Business Development & Innovation Manager | Co-Founder & Inventer of the SuccessShark | BoD

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Business Development Manager

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
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  HFZ Alumni

  Feb 2020 - now

  President

  We are the alumni network with over 750 members trained at HFZ (Hotelfachschule Zürich | Hotel Management School Zurich)We firmly believe in connecting people & that together professional life is much easier. In cooperation with the Hotel Management School Zurich we also accompany students until graduation & beyond.

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  GastroSzene

  Jan 2022 - now

  President | Co-Founder | BoD

  GastroSzene brings the professions of the hospitality industry directly into the high schools of Switzerland. In doing so, we pick up the young people where they actively decide on their future profession, thus lastingly reducing the shortage of skilled workers in our beautiful industry.

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  RunMyResto

  Jan 2024 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  ✓ Leading the spinoff.✓ Analyze & identify markets, potential target groups & trends.✓ Developing strategies to open up new business opportunities, establish strategic partnerships & expand existing business.✓ Building up a results-driven team.✓ Acquiring new customers, leading sales & supporting customer set up. ✓ Supporting key customer & key partner, maintaining personal relationships.✓ Representing the company to the public, participating in panel discussions & pitch contests on behalf of the company.✓ Developing digital products that help restaurant managers & their supervisors increase restaurant efficiency & productivity.✓ Annual business growth target 2.5x. Show less