Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Conclusion
Certification
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Daemon Parker

Golden,CO

Summary

Innovative restaurant manager with several years of food preparation and service experience. Motivates team members to meet challenging customer demands in fast-paced environments. Never sacrifices quality, safety or cost control measures vital to sustainable business operations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

General Manager

Fiddlesticks Bar & Grill
Lakewood, CO
06.2020 - Current
  • Oversee all areas of operations, including hiring, firing, training, scheduling, ordering, menu creation for cocktails and food menus, menu costing, working with distributors for best pricing, setting up promos with reps, and creating systems to implement and launch new menus and practices.
  • Creating, designing, printing, publishing and cutting all new menus, digital prints, specials menus, table menus, social media posts.
  • I am capable of running every position in the restaurant and do so on the majority of shifts - serving, bartending, cooking, expo, food running, bussing, dishwashing, maintenance and repair, cleaning, hosting, and security.
  • Balancing all the drawers and banks at the end of the night.
  • Come up with new specials and promotions to drive business in and stay competitive.
  • Created schedules and monitored payroll to remain within budget.
  • Supervised employees through planning, assignments and direction.
  • Administered employee discipline through verbal and written warnings.
  • Developed and implemented operational strategies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and maximize customer satisfaction.
  • Established and maintained effective communication with staff members to ensure efficient operations.
  • Managed all aspects of daily business operations including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service and sales.
  • Monitored financial performance and identified areas for improvement in cost savings and revenue generation.
  • Maintained relationships with vendors to obtain the best pricing on supplies and materials.
  • Oversaw product development initiatives from concept through completion stages.
  • Ensured compliance with local health department regulations regarding food safety standards.
  • Analyzed existing processes for effectiveness and developed new systems as needed to enhance overall productivity levels.
  • Conducted regular meetings with senior management team to review progress against established objectives.

Manager

Irish Snug
Denver, CO
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Managed the restaurant floor
  • Expoing food
  • Touching tables and addressing any concerns or complaints
  • Running food and drinks
  • Was in charge of event planning and was the main contact for big parties. Creating event menus with costing and design. Scheduling events in spaces that fit the spaces needs. Taking deposits and setting minimum spends for groups. Scheduling staff for events.
  • Closing operations nightly including balancing multiple drawers and banks, paying out servers and bartenders. Locking all doors and insuring all customers have left the building.

Manager

Pressed Juice Daily
Denver, CO
09.2019 - 02.2020
  • Opened daily, checking in deliveries, washing produce for juicing, and setting up the register.
  • Batched produce and juiced product in an industrial cold-press.
  • Bottled and labeled over 300 juices by myself daily.
  • Cleaned the cold press machine, cleaned and sterilized all equipment, and the room.
  • Shipped out juices to 2 other locations daily before the end of my shift.
  • Ordered produce for next delivery.
  • Helped customers build cleanses and guided them in finding products best for their needs.

Certified Trainer

Chipotle
Broomfield, CO
10.2018 - 10.2019

Manager

Slattery's Irish Pub
Greenwood, CO
01.2019 - 07.2019
  • All Irish Pubs were part of the same company and I moved between all of them.

Assistant Manager

Blaze Pizza
Broomfield, CO
10.2018 - 01.2019

Assistant Manager

Sur La Table
Thousand Oaks, CA
06.2018 - 09.2018

General Manager

Kreation Organic
Westlake Village, CA
08.2016 - 09.2018
  • In charge of daily ordering of product.
  • Checking in daily orders for accuracy and correcting any billing inconsistencies.
  • Hiring staff, training, scheduling, discipline, and firing.
  • Making juices, smoothies, espresso drinks, and other food items.
  • Working 1 on 1 with high-end customers to build custom cleanses that fit the customers' needs and goals. Putting together a pick-up schedule for each client and ensuring we had proper product for each day's pick-up, ready to go for them.
  • Creating and finding solutions for people's dietary restrictions to give them products and meals they desire.
  • Informing and educating clients on the health benefits of ingredients.
  • Balancing all money and distributing tips to employees.
  • Scheduling maintenance for equipment.
  • Setting up samples outside the store and engaging with customers to bring them into the store to try more products.
  • Managed all aspects of daily business operations including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service and sales.

Manager

Maggie Smith's Irish Pub
Centennial, CO
07.2019
  • Irish Snug 9/19

Education

High School Diploma -

Moorpark Community High School
01.2011

Skills

  • Customer Engagement
  • TIPS certified
  • Full service restaurant background
  • Labor and food cost control
  • Conflict resolution techniques
  • Team Management
  • Shift Management
  • Supervisory skills
  • Promotions planning
  • Complaint resolution
  • Adaptable
  • Stable work history
  • Staff Management
  • Schedule Coordination
  • Menu development
  • Restaurant operations management
  • Organization and prioritization
  • Employee Retention
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Data Entry
  • Design build
  • Decision-Making
  • Planning
  • Organization
  • Supervision and leadership
  • Dependable and Responsible

Conclusion

I am loyal. I am dedicated. I am looking for a career that will challenge me, that will push me out of my comfort zone continuously. I am looking to learn, to grow. Give me a chance and I will give you the hardest working employee you have ever had.

Certification

  • Food Safety Manager Certification – ServSafe or National Restaurant Association.

Timeline

General Manager

Fiddlesticks Bar & Grill
06.2020 - Current

Manager

Pressed Juice Daily
09.2019 - 02.2020

Manager

Maggie Smith's Irish Pub
07.2019

Manager

Irish Snug
01.2019 - 03.2020

Manager

Slattery's Irish Pub
01.2019 - 07.2019

Certified Trainer

Chipotle
10.2018 - 10.2019

Assistant Manager

Blaze Pizza
10.2018 - 01.2019

Assistant Manager

Sur La Table
06.2018 - 09.2018

General Manager

Kreation Organic
08.2016 - 09.2018

High School Diploma -

Moorpark Community High School

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