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Originally from Montana USA, Lyle Barker worked in the family Baking business and developed a passion for cooking with particular expertise in desserts and baking. His formal qualifications came from his apprenticeship with Don Doig, a disciple of Julia Childs.

Moving to Australia in 1988 Lyle worked in numerous restaurants in Byron Bay. He has successfully achieved a Diploma of Marketing from APM Training Institute in Sydney NSW before moving to Perth.

Lyle comes to us with an expansive background including being a Head Chef, Food and Beverage Manager, Purchasing Officer, Senior Sales Executive as well as Marketing Manager for a Software Development Company.

One of Lyle’s major areas of expertise is in menu and food costing and he has been instrumental in reducing food costs to record levels in establishments such as the Inglewood Hotel and Aaron’s Hotel in Perth, Western Australia.

Lyle is a past Chef Presenter for the Cooking segment on Tele Latina Access 31 TV. He offers a great deal to our training team including Gluten Free Menu design and procedures.

Lyle is passionate about the “Greening of Restaurants” and is our in-house specialist on environmental procedures.

Tim is an experienced hotel professional with over 30 years of industry experience, including more than 13 as a General Manager.
He graduated from the University of Wales, University College Cardiff, with an honours degree in Hotel, Catering & Institutional Management.

His early career was based mostly in large hotels in London with positions in a number of major hotel chains including Trust House Forte, Thistle, & Metropole Hotels.In 1991 he emigrated to Australia & was part of the pre-opening team for the now Holiday Inn Darling Harbour Sydney, and further progressed to GM positions in Brisbane & Perth.His extensive experience & philosophies as a GM will ensure that the best possible match is found delivering satisfaction to both client & candidate alike.