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Work History
Education
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Darren Chandler

Dallas,GA

Summary

Seeking career opportunities in restaurant management.  Offer 30+ years successful experience in Food and Beverage and Specialty Restaurant Market including culinary, guest service, human resources and training.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Stars And Strikes Family Entertainment Center
Dallas, GA
10.2019 - 02.2024
  • 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.
  • Resolved customer complaints quickly while maintaining high quality standards of service delivery.

General Manager/Culinary Manager

Cafe Intermezzo
Atlanta, GA
10.2017 - 10.2019
  • Met demanding business targets with high efficiency and smooth performance
  • Coordinated monthly budgets, managed profit and loss, and consistently met desired margin targets
  • Worked with management to plan and implement special events to boost customer numbers and profits
  • Secured positive customer experiences while executing effective quality assurance practices

Manager

Paschal's NSD
Atlanta, GA
02.2017 - 06.2017
Responsible for all liquor inventories. Ordering, inventory and reconcile beer, liquor and wine.Record and reconcile all banquet invoices.Overall operations of daily restaurant procedures.​

Manager

Ruby Tuesday
Atlanta, GA
08.1985 - 02.2017

Responsible for weekly inventories with food and liquor

Maintained scheduling for team members

In charge of proper ordering of all food, beverages and controllables

Training staff on 7 restaurant openings

Implemented an inventory tracking system that reduced food cost to under 7%.

Assistant General Manager

Lime Fresh
Atlanta, GA

Lime Fresh Mexican is a company owned by Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

Education

Design

Lively Techical College

Design

Lawerence School of Design

Skills

  • Neat, clean and professional appearance
  • Delivers exceptional customer service
  • Culinary knowledge
  • Excellent multi-tasker
  • ServSafe Manager

Timeline

General Manager

Stars And Strikes Family Entertainment Center
10.2019 - 02.2024

General Manager/Culinary Manager

Cafe Intermezzo
10.2017 - 10.2019

Manager

Paschal's NSD
02.2017 - 06.2017

Manager

Ruby Tuesday
08.1985 - 02.2017

Assistant General Manager

Lime Fresh

Design

Lively Techical College

Design

Lawerence School of Design
Darren Chandler