Profit-driven Restaurant Manager with over 20 years of restaurant experience as a manager. Proven success leading start-up, and high growth operations. Supervised all hourly staff, and provided work direction, performance reviews, and coaching, mentoring all employees to work as a team all together.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
CHEESECAKE FACTORY
01.1991
Supervised a staff of 12 employees and made sure the job was done correctly
Conducted payroll and made the weekly work schedule
Made sure that all assigned tasked had been performed throughout the day and that the proper Cheesecakes were produced following the correct recipes
Oversaw opening and closing the day at the establishment
Made sure all equipment worked efficiently.
General Manager
Cinco Mexican Cantina
Dunwoody, GA
02.2021 - Current
Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
Implemented effective cost-saving measures to reduce overhead expenses without compromising quality or service.
Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
Provided thoughtful guidance to personnel in navigating and resolving snags in productivity.
Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
Collaborated with the General Manager on marketing initiatives to increase brand awareness and drive sales growth.
Resolved problems promptly to elevate customer approval.
Front of the house manager
Newk’s Eatery
09.2019 - 02.2021
Providing excellent customer service and supervising the entire front crew, cashier’s, food runner, To Go order personnel
Verified that all food ordered, To Go orders and curbside orders were 100% correct
In charge of doing the deposit report for the day, closing the cash register, finalizing all credit card sales, finalize time sheets for my crew, and send off all paperwork electronically to corporate
Maintain the restaurant extremely clean, and make sure that all sanitizers and bathrooms/kitchen are cleaned every 2 hours
Also work in the kitchen mainly making pizzas and salads, verifying that they are 100% fresh, correct temperature and adhere to state health codes
Check that all the food labels are marked accurately
Verify that all the freezer, coolers, food prep area, and dishwasher area are cleaned properly
In charge of completing and ordering the restaurant food order on a weekly basis.
Adapted quickly to last-minute changes in plans or circumstances without compromising on quality or results.
Oversaw budget to manage expenditures and control costs.
Inspected stock to identify shortages, replenish supply and maintain consistent inventory.
Established positive relationships with vendors and service providers, negotiating favorable terms when necessary.
Manager
Patron Bar & Grill
Signal Mountain, TN
06.2018 - 01.2019
Over saw daily operations such as payroll, conducting the daily report, writing the work schedule
Turned around unprofitable sales and food order operations, and increased sales
Managed the food orders to where the Franchise saved over 20% by having accountability on ordering the right number of products
Developed management, leadership, organization skills in a locally family-owned business
Experience with organizing, planning, controlling, and leading teams