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MATTHEW SHERMAN

Johnstown

Summary

Hospitality-focused General Manager with 15+ years of restaurant experience in delivering positive customer experiences to promote guest loyalty and drive profitability. Expertise in business operations, staff management, purchasing and receiving, and scheduling. I am looking for an opportunity to apply my passion for hospitality and customer service with Kaiser Aluminum.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Toni’s Trattoria
03.2023 - Current
  • Oversaw the opening of Toni's as a new concept under NARdiner LLC.
  • Led the development of Toni's concept, business plan, SOP's, aesthetics, floorplan, food and beverage menu, and staffing.
  • Developed, implemented, and managed business practices to achieve a year-end 28% food cost.
  • Drove business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Reviews monthly P&L and identifies opportunities for growth and sales
  • Effectively managed food and beverage purchasing, receiving, and inventory levels
  • Developed relationships with food purveyors, businesses, and farmers to ensure food quality and pricing control

General Manager

The Galena Diner
05.2019 - Current
  • Oversaw a team of 60 employees from hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating performance and retaining
  • Ensure food and beverage costs, labor costs, purchasing, and all other controllable costs are in line with company budget
  • Developed, implemented, and managed business practices that increased annual revenue by $1.5 million
  • Managed food and beverage Inventory, purchasing, and receiving
  • Conducted health, safety, and sanitation process evaluations to identify and remedy any violations immediately.
  • Menu development and execution, identification of growing culinary trends, and enforce all food safety and sanitation meets public health inspection requirements

Kitchen Manager

The Pub at Polaris
08.2012 - 10.2016
  • Managed kitchen staff by recruiting, selecting, hiring, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, supervising, evaluating, and enforcing discipline when necessary
  • Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, food storage, use of kitchen equipment and utensils, sanitation, and safety issues
  • Reduced food costs by controlling purchase dollars, regularly conducting inventory counts, setting standards for portion size and minimizing waste
  • Ran lowest food cost percentage among Pub restaurants in the Tavern Restaurant Group for 2014-2016

Education

Associate Degree in Occupational Studies - Culinary Arts

The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
04.2019

Skills

  • Deadline oriented
  • Purchasing and planning
  • Inventory control
  • Staff training/development
  • Time and resource optimization
  • Cost analysis and savings
  • Vendor partnerships
  • ServSafe Certified
  • Schedule management

Skills And Accomplishments

  • ServSafe Certified, National Restaurant Association, 2025
  • Recipient of the Katherine Angell Academic Achievement Award for graduating #1 in the class of 2019
  • Kitchen Manager for The Pub at Polaris, awarded best 'Neighborhood Bar' in 614 Magazine for 2016

Timeline

General Manager

Toni’s Trattoria
03.2023 - Current

General Manager

The Galena Diner
05.2019 - Current

Kitchen Manager

The Pub at Polaris
08.2012 - 10.2016

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

The Culinary Institute of America

Associate Degree in Occupational Studies - Culinary Arts

The Culinary Institute of America

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