DAVID LIM
Food and Beverage Director
Washington DC,DC
Summary
Customer-oriented food and beverage professional with several years of experience focused on increasing revenues and expanding margin. Adaptive and deadline-oriented consistently executes and completes multiple projects in high-stress environments. Meticulous leader and strategic planner with comprehensive managerial acumen, offering vision and motivational acumen. Dedicated, hardworking hotelier with extensive daily planning and operations experience. Skilled in staff training and development.
Background includes improving performance, reducing costs and eliminating waste to maximize profitability of food and beverage operations. Strategic planner with superior communication and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Food and Beverage
The Darcy Hotel
05.2023 - Current
- Planned operations to effectively cover needs while controlling costs and maximizing service.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
- Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction.
- Maintained sound financial footing by overseeing department profit, loss and budgeting.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
Taskforce Director of Food and Beverage
Northwood Hospitality
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Organized budgets, oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans.
- Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction.
- Maintained sound financial footing by overseeing department profit, loss and budgeting.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Worked with qualified chef to diversify menu with new offerings.
- Planned operations to effectively cover needs while controlling costs and maximizing service.
- Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
- Continuously evaluated business operations to effectively align workflows for optimal area coverage and customer satisfaction.
Director of Beverage
Conrad Hotel
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction
- Trained new staff members on company policies and procedures
- Assist on developing beverage programs for hotels and resorts
- Authored detailed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
- Developed strategic component development plans to support future projects
- Pre opening team in Conrad Nashville
- First luxury hotel in Nashville.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development
- Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
General Manager of Outlets / Consultant
Zeppelin & Moonshot Coffee
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Daily Restaurant operation, payroll, scheduling, inventory, menu planning
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations
- Organized budgets, oversaw P&Ls and achieved margin targets consistently to stay on track with growth plans
- Reduced costs, managed delivery schedules and performed risk analysis to improve overall profitability
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
Senior Food and Beverage Manager
Noelle
04.2019 - 03.2021
- Curate wine program and spirit menu
- Curate full cocktail menus for all outlets
- Oversee 4 Food and beverage outlets
- Planning,costing,P&L,forecasting
- Trained food and beverage service personnel, confirming staff to provide recommendations and answer questions
- Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service
- Verified staff compliance with accepted food and drink safety regulations, suggesting remedial training where necessary
- Developed relationships with suppliers and vendors leading to special volume pricing discounts and availability
- Managed bar and wait staff and directed hiring program
- Maintained highest standards for beverage quality and service
- Adhered to corporate efficiency and profitability goals for beverage purchasing and distribution, producing.
- Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service.
- Maintained highest standards for beverage quality and service.
Food and Beverage Outlets Manager
AC Hotel By Marriott, Food, Beverage
03.2018 - 04.2019
- I oversee 3 outlets pool bar, AC Lounge and RTB
- Curate full cocktail menus for all outlets
- Curate wine program and spirit menu
- My main responsibilities were ordering, menu programming and making sure all the outlets were running properly
- Inventory, Forecasting and P&L experience
- Trained food and beverage service personnel, confirming staff to provide recommendations and answer questions
- Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service
- Responded to customer complaints, addressing concerns and distress with amicable interactions
- Managed bar and wait staff and directed hiring program.
- Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service.
- Maintained highest standards for beverage quality and service.
Food & Beverage Manager
Vision Hospitality
01.2017 - 03.2018
- UP a rooftop lounge by fairfield inn, In charge of the operation of the lounge from payroll scheduling, inventory, menu planning and staff hiring and training
- Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service
- Trained food and beverage service personnel, confirming staff to provide recommendations and answer questions
- Verified staff compliance with accepted food and drink safety regulations, suggesting remedial training where necessary
- Coordinated daily and nightly shift safety and sanitation procedures for bar areas and entire restaurant
- Improved average wine and alcohol spend per guest through curation, service training and hands-on hospitality
- Oversaw selection, ordering and inventory controls of wine, beer and alcohol program.
Education
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Universidad Anahuac
Mexico City07.2013
Skills
- Adobe Systems Adobe
- Creative Cloud
- Focus and Follow-Through
- ADP
- Microsoft Office
- Program Optimization
- Birch street
- Fintech
- Micros
- Agilisys
- Aloha
- Business Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Business Operations
- Trilingual
Timeline
Director of Food and Beverage
The Darcy Hotel
05.2023 - Current
Taskforce Director of Food and Beverage
Northwood Hospitality
12.2022 - 05.2023
Director of Beverage
Conrad Hotel
01.2022 - 12.2022
General Manager of Outlets / Consultant
Zeppelin & Moonshot Coffee
01.2021 - 12.2021
Senior Food and Beverage Manager
Noelle
04.2019 - 03.2021
Food and Beverage Outlets Manager
AC Hotel By Marriott, Food, Beverage
03.2018 - 04.2019
Food & Beverage Manager
Vision Hospitality
01.2017 - 03.2018
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Universidad Anahuac
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