Ashley Lamer
Hawthorne,FL
Summary
To obtain a position to further enhance my skills and knowledge, to seek opportunities for professional advancement, to learn new objectives and become an effective leader.
Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operating Partner/General Manager
Panera Bread
12.2018 - 11.2025
- Top 100 GM in the company 5 years running.
- Led a team of many employees in daily operations, ensuring efficient and smooth workflow
- Managed budget and expenses, consistently meeting or exceeding financial targets
- Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities for business expansion
- Implemented quality control measures to maintain high standards of product/service delivery
- Led successful change management initiatives during company-wide transitions
- Mentored junior team members, fostering their professional growth within the organization
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill vacancies.
- Managed effective customer service and quality assurance programs to protect business reputation.
- Set and implemented promotional strategies to drive business growth.
General Manager
Wendys
10.2016 - 11.2018
- Comply with food safety procedures
- Work with management team to meet sales goals
- Manage food and labor costs
- Execute Wendy's company policies
- Monitor food inventory levels
- Manage and maintain safe working conditions
- Scheduling
- Interview and recommend crew members for selection in hiring
- Provide proper training of crew members
- Maintain fast, accurate service and provide top-notch customer service to every guest that comes into our fast food restaurant.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
Sleep Lab Technician
Azalea sleep labs
12.2015 - 03.2017
- Responsibilities
- A sleep technician, also known as a polysomnographic technician, performs tests and collects data on patients with sleep disorders. Sleep technicians are responsible for giving patients explanations of the impending sleep tests and procedures, preparing equipment for the procedures, recording activities and analyzing results - all while working under the advisement of the clinical director and/or sleep technologist.
- Gathered, charted, and analyzed patient history data and discussed key points with clinicians.
- Performed diagnostic tests and reported results to healthcare providers.
Buyer/Purchasing
Brandywine Hospital
03.2014 - 01.2015
- Manager: Marion Bressler Phone: (610) 383-8259
- Prepares orders by processing requests and supply orders; pulling materials; packing boxes; placing orders in delivery area.
- Completes deliveries by driving truck or van to and from hospital.
- Maintains inventory controls by collecting stock location orders and printing requests.
- Maintains quality service by following organization standards.
- Maintains safe and clean work environment by keeping shelves, pallet area, and workstations neat; maintaining clean shipping supply area; complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Completes reports by entering required information.
- Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Places and completes orders, calling, faxing, or wirelessly transmitting orders to vendors
- Works directly with directors and supervisors of each department of the hospital to maintain orders for patient safety
- Works on discrepancy list, to help accounting maintain proper billing
- Provides item numbers to each department as new products are introduced
- Attends meeting to help orient new/regular members to the system as the system is continuously changed due to changing of structure
- AS400, EDI, Catalyst
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
- Oversaw purchasing process from initiating requests to finalizing contracts to deliver smooth transaction.
- Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies.
Crew Member
McDonalds
06.2008 - 08.2011
- Manager: Brenda Braybrook Phone: (616) 887-8565
- Ensure Fast Accurate Service
- Assist Guests with Special Needs
- Hospitality (Greeting Customers, Handling Customers Complaints, Smiling etc.)
- Cleaning all Areas of Restaurant (Floors, Trash, Restrooms, Tables, etc.)
- Take, Assemble & Present Food Orders
- Operate Cash Register
- Cook & prepare Food
- Assist New Team Mates
- Receive & Stock Produce
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA12-2025
Skills
- Store management
- Team development
- Financial management
- Change management
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Innovation management
- Efficiency optimization
- Training and coaching
- Revenue growth
- Compliance
Certification
CPR training.
Additional Information
- Skills
- Ability to lead a team
- Ability to motivate and be motivated
- Ability to multi task
- Ability to prioritize and manage in a timely manner
- Customer service, friendly, out going
- Organized and Structured
- Committed and able to perform tasks that are presented to me
- Computer/typing skills
Timeline
Operating Partner/General Manager
Panera Bread
12.2018 - 11.2025
General Manager
Wendys
10.2016 - 11.2018
Sleep Lab Technician
Azalea sleep labs
12.2015 - 03.2017
Buyer/Purchasing
Brandywine Hospital
03.2014 - 01.2015
Crew Member
McDonalds
06.2008 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College