Christopher Martone
Sloatsburg,New York
Summary
Professional leader with comprehensive experience in driving operational excellence and strategic growth. Proven track record of fostering team collaboration and achieving impactful results in dynamic environments. Skilled in navigating complex challenges, optimizing processes, and cultivating positive workplace cultures. Known for adaptability, effective communication, and strong decision-making abilities.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales and Service Co-ordinator
CAVA Catering
New York, NY
01.2021 - Current
- For the past five years as a side passion I have been selling, coordinating, and managing events for Cava Catering part time, specifically weddings ranging from (90 - 250) guests in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Rockland and Orange county event spaces.
- Coordinating with Chef Cava, Governed front-of-house operations as Service Captain for 50+ high-valuation weddings, neutralizing operational friction during high-pressure event windows.
General Manager
Coopers Tavern
Sloatsburg, NY
05.2025 - 02.2026
- Worked with ownership to set financial goals ensuring the company stays within budget while renovating and getting ready to open.
- Key responsibilities ; property oversight, strategic planning with decision making authority in operational planning and execution, staffing, restaurant operations, policies and procedures, marketing and communications, social media, sales planning, corporate partnerships, community relations, and guest experience.
- Wrote the corporate handbook and hired 68 people in a two week period.
- Successfully launched the restaurant, bar, event space, and membership club
- Ownership informed me it was one of the smoothest openings experienced by ownership in their over 60 year career opening 16 restaurants.
National Sales Manager
Lighthouse Publications Inc
Pine Brook, NJ
01.2014 - 01.2024
- Sold trading card, coin and stamp supplies, to all major US distributors, big box stores, The United States Mint, The United States Postal Service, The United Nations, private mints, international mints, and all authentication and grading companies totaling $3 million annually.
- Presented at the United Nations in New York at the 2016 UPU (United Postal Union) meeting to postal leaders from over one hundred countries at the Philatelic forum covering innovation and cooperation between postal operators, printers, and all market players.
- Catalyzed (V) a 200% surge in U.S. sales revenue through aggressive market penetration and the engineering of new regional growth strategies (T), securing a dominant national presence (I)
- Exhibited and sold collectible accessories at over sixty major trade shows throughout the country selling retail at the show to thousands of customers.
General Manager
Hoboken Gourmet Company
Hoboken, NJ
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Pioneered the creation and implementation of a transformative service culture, empowering a team of forty employees to sustain successful revenue and profit growth amidst evolving market dynamics and changing customer preferences and needs.
- Developed a lucrative catering revenue stream by securing contracts with prestigious clients such as UBS Warburg, Deutsche Bank, and JP Morgan Chase, establishing the company's reputation for excellence and reliability.
- Hired and mentored a dynamic team of catering sales professionals, providing guidance, support, and direction to ensure alignment with company objectives and the achievement of sales targets.
Account Executive
Document Technologies Inc.
New York, NY
01.2000 - 01.2009
- Successfully sold litigation support and E-Discovery services to the Top 25 Law firms in the country.
- Promoted to managing a team of eight sales executives and a production team of over twenty five project and case managers.
- Consulted attorneys and paralegals on best practices for document management bringing in sales revenues of 17 million annually.
- Closed a $5 million dollar Facilities management contract with Wilson Elser for a three year term to manage their in house document production facility.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration & Marketing
College of Saint Rose
Albany, NYSkills
- Effective leader
- Relationship building
- Team leadership
- Staff management
- Team player
- Operations management
- Problem resolution
- Leadership and team building
Timeline
General Manager
Coopers Tavern
05.2025 - 02.2026
Sales and Service Co-ordinator
CAVA Catering
01.2021 - Current
National Sales Manager
Lighthouse Publications Inc
01.2014 - 01.2024
General Manager
Hoboken Gourmet Company
01.2009 - 01.2014
Account Executive
Document Technologies Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2009
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration & Marketing
College of Saint Rose