Job Search Status
Open to workDesired start date: 2 weeks notice
Open To Work
Derek Ogden
Menifee,CA
Work Preference
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
RED ROBIN
01.2024 - Current
- Manage front of house and back of house operations during store hours.
- Train employees to ensure company standards are held to the highest standard.
- Talk to guests
- Taking initiative assisting my supervisor with their tasks permanently by answering all company calls, pre-assess all damage prior for each job, and dispatching the workers by their specific specialties (allowing me to understand the strengths in each employee, and assigning members where they would most excel).
- Understand and limiting overall costs including project materials, products, and labor: ensuring the most profit for the company.
- Attentively understand the most common problems in our client base and keep the most basic tools and parts in our inventory for quick assessment completion.
- Demonstrate an elite professionalism with customers and employees providing leadership while guiding the team with precision and care when the Supervisor was needed elsewhere.
- Schedule bookings in accordance with material shipments customer priorities, and confirmed bookings.
- Handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and correctly, satisfying both the company and clientele.
Dishwasher
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Mulit-tasking and working swiftly to keep the kitchen moving rapidly.
- Helping my team members who were struggling to clear their stations while balancing my personal area.
- Demonstrating a valuable work ethic attending work as often as possible whenever my help was necessary.
- Taking initiative to learn other positions to collect as many hours as possible, yearning to be useful continuously.
Prep Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Eager to run and manage the struggling station.
- Demonstrated quick motivation to correctly learn the job’s requirements.
- Attentively listening to orders thus completing the objectives chronologically throughout.
- Created an efficient kitchen due to an organized station.
App Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Volunteered to help fill in the line on a busy night.
- Quickly understand expected responsibilities.
- Showed motivation for knowledge and experience in the kitchen.
- Always completed more than what was expected.
- Eager to train and occupy any area in the Kitchen.
- Understand to work as a team player.
Pasta/ Broil Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Management approached asking if I would mind filling in for pasta/broil. Both confident and eager, no hesitation was felt as management believed I was more than capable.
- Took the initiative to learn and look up the recipes by pushing myself to remember as much as I can in limited timing.
- Showing comfort while completing orders correctly and quickly even with the pressure of multiple screens. Taking pride in the team.
- Demonstrating teamwork by communicating with the entire kitchen, to finish all orders together, assisting other stations in need of help allowed the knowledge to spread around the kitchen. allowing more knowledge around other stations. by prepping and cleaning for the next shift, I also communicate with my team members to execute the same levels I do.
- Gain familiarity and comfortability with the menu and kitchen success and struggles.
- Offered to help with inventory, allowing the knowledge of ordering all necessary items for a safe, clean and delicious menu.
Quality Assurance Craftsman and Inspector
U.S. MILITARY
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Conducted more than 200 Quality Assurance tests while serving on board the USS Louisiana. (Ship systems included, Hydraulics, Salvage Air, Main Ballast tank Emergency Blow Valves and hull valves, Trash Disposal Unit hull valve, and Logistics Escape Tubes.)
- Assess the damage and repair in a swift manor, correctly.
- Train the crew with correct protocols and proper safety guidelines.
- Completed all high-level testing. Becoming the first person to check all repairs after completed and checking all machines before official operation.
- Chief of the watch reading systems and control e4’s special request from Captain.
Shop Manager
U.S. MILITARY
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Responsible for maintaining and ensure timely production and supervision of 10 or more employees.
- Coordinated between all parties involved in planned production. Ensured scheduling was accurate and remained ahead of schedule.
- Overlooked the completion of project procedures to ensure all steps were safe and in accordance with current procedure policies.
- Conducted repairs to all mast and antennas and performing operational tests after installation.
- Assisted Naval Engineers with the installation of H.U.D improvements to the periscopes on 688 class submarines and air dehydrators.
U.S. MILITARY
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Personally dedicated to completing requirements rapidly, teaching the abilities of fast learning with correct and precise detail.
- Following attention to microscopic detail and corresponding with correct protocol.
- Understanding orders and executing professional guidelines with the highest standards of perfection.
- Within one year, properly understood all protocols and memorized all procedures.
- Humbly take responsibility for my actions and provide the sole truth.
- Provide a complete positive outlook for personal responsibilities.
Education
High School Diploma -
Nuview Bridge Academy
Nuevo07-2005
Skills
- Executive Team Leadership
- Strong Verbal Communication
- Trend Analysis
- Project Management
- Personnel Management
- Troubleshooting
- Inventory orders
- Exceptional Knowledge in Kitchen criteria
- Employee Regulations
- Safety Standards
- Time Management
- Client/Vendor relations
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
Timeline
Manager
RED ROBIN
01.2024 - Current
Dishwasher
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
Prep Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
App Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
Pasta/ Broil Cook
B.J’S RESTUAURNT AND BREWERY
01.2018 - 01.2022
Quality Assurance Craftsman and Inspector
U.S. MILITARY
01.2012 - 01.2014
Shop Manager
U.S. MILITARY
01.2011 - 01.2014
U.S. MILITARY
01.2006 - 01.2011
High School Diploma -
Nuview Bridge Academy
AWARDS
Employee of the month Red Robin (2024). Nominated For Employee of the Year (2019), Navy Good Conduct Medal (2007), Navy Achievement Medal; Meritorious Unit Commendation (2009)
SUMMARY
Overall, I have continuously shown how I exonerate leadership, and grow in pressured challenges. Since becoming a part of the culinary world, I have proven to swiftly dominate any obstacles being highly self-motivated and detail oriented. After completing my first couple of months at BJ’s, I immediately knew I would want to become a Manager in the restaurant and food service industry. I believe I can provide a fresh, new, and relatable perspective into the company. Ensuring company Standards are held to the highest level of professionalism.