Brandon Hayes
Cañon City,CO
Summary
Married, fitness enthusiast, wood-worker hobbyist, crafty DIY-er, people pleaser, and occasionally funny.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
09.2023 - Current
- Implemented and coordinated routine training programs for all front-of-house staff.
- Designed multiple commercial kitchens using lean manufacturing principles.
- Designed multiple full-service train car bars using lean manufacturing principles in SketchUp.
Accounting Generalist
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Evaluated and improved financial records and accounting processes to allow management to accurately make important business decisions.
- Performed routine account reconciliations, menu costing, check runs for vendors, and recorded daily transactions from multiple revenue streams.
Focal Point Furnishings, LLC
Self-Employed
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Built a house in Westcliffe from the foundation to the trim-work, and almost everything in-between.
- Constructed multiple lofted steel cabins at the Desert Reef Hot Springs.
- Converted storage containers into dwelling units.
Project Manager/Production Engineer
Lynden Door
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Used my knowledge of the manufacturing process to conceptualize work stations, propose them to management teams, draft/engineer (using SolidWorks) the entirety of the project, fabricate and install multiple work stations for the production team.
- Coordinated group discussions between the engineering and production teams to recognize production bottlenecks and discuss solutions.
Lean Initiative Manager
Lynden Door
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Implemented lean manufacturing practices amongst 7 departments and increased production and quality standards.
- Attended multiple lean manufacturing seminars ran by Toyota.
- Managed production and quality standards across the company totaling over 900 production employees on multiple shifts.
Production Supervisor/Production
Lynden Door
09.2016 - 10.2018
- Supervised a team of 26 members to assemble commercial stile-and-rail style interior doors.
- Increased the department's production by 30% and reduced the defect rate by 300%.
- Developed a department dynamic to ensure all incoming materials were to quality specifications, and that all outgoing product was to the following department's standard.
- Started in the production team as a new member and was promoted to station lead, then floor lead, and then supervisor.
- Set and still hold production records in my department.
Front of House Employee
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
12.2008 - 08.2016
- Earned the title of Lead Bartender/Server for the last 6 months of my employment.
- Mastered the art of fine dining in our First Class service.
- Started in the concession car and worked through every FOH position into a lead role responsible for training new staff and maintaining service standards.
Education
Health And Exercise Science - No Degree
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, COHigh School Diploma
Canon City High School
Canon City, CO2013
Skills
- Effective Communicator
- Great People Skills
- Infectious Positive Attitude
- Creative and Innovative
- Very High Attention to Detail
- Fast Learner
- Professional Demeanor
- Problem-Solver
- Dependable
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in SolidWorks
- Proficient in Sketchup
Timeline
General Manager
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
09.2023 - Current
Accounting Generalist
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
09.2022 - 09.2023
Focal Point Furnishings, LLC
Self-Employed
11.2021 - 09.2022
Project Manager/Production Engineer
Lynden Door
09.2019 - 10.2021
Lean Initiative Manager
Lynden Door
10.2018 - 09.2019
Production Supervisor/Production
Lynden Door
09.2016 - 10.2018
Front of House Employee
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
12.2008 - 08.2016
Health And Exercise Science - No Degree
Colorado State University
High School Diploma
Canon City High School
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