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Eric Salisbury

Summary

Ambitious Managing Director with excellent people, training and development skills. Highly effective at promoting positive relationships and building capable teams. Track record of improving overall operations, reducing overhead and increasing corporate value. Passionate about the brand.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Franchisee/Operator

Colbie's Southern Kissed Chicken- Kissimmee
Kissimmee, FL
03.2021 - Current
  • Run the day to day supervision of a ground up build.
  • Interact with Architects, Site engineers, builder and local government agencies.
  • Hire and train a new team, managers and employees, to the first unit of our new brand in Florida.
  • Interact with the community leaders and vendors, to highlight the brand.

Consultant

Colby Restaurant Group
Mount Holly, NJ
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Supported clients with business analysis, documentation and data modeling. Specifically with training and building image.
  • Authored detailed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
  • Helped open and train all employees and managers of the first 2 Colbie's locations in Delaware and NJ

Franchisee

SMS Enterprises Inc./BK
Vineland, NJ
07.1991 - 06.2020
  • Became a Burger King Franchisee of 4 locations out of bankruptcy, with 2 partners.
  • Oversaw the day to day operations of these locations.
  • Implemented BKC standards and operating values into these underperforming locations.
  • Developed an aggressive marketing campaign, training regimen and hiring process to jumpstart sales.
  • Had a 30% sales increase year 1 to year 2.
  • Recognized as Franchisee Group of the Year at 1993 Philadelphia Market convention.
  • Became sole Franchisee of 2 of these locations in 1994.
  • Built 3 more locations over the next 5 years.
  • Helped a 10 unit operator out of their bankruptcy issue in 2007.

Director of Operations

IMA-BK Franchisee
Baltimore, MD
04.1988 - 07.1991
  • Took over a 26 restaurant Franchise group.
  • Oversaw day-to-day production activities in accordance with business objectives.
  • Worked collaboratively with functional leaders to implement new procedures and corrective actions to improve quality and sales.
  • Defined, implemented and revised operational and training policies and guidelines.
  • Monitored District Manager productivity to keep operations running smoothly.

Crew Person

Burger King Corporation
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
09.1979 - 04.1988

Began by flame broiling burgers, working fry station and making sandwiches.

Became Production Leader within 1 year. Led all daytime employees in food production, sanitation and customer service.

Was promoted to assistant manger in year 3. Was first assistant for all shifts, in charge of all employees, customer service, cleanliness and bottom line profits.

Was promoted to General Manager in year 5. Was moved from low performing location to low performing location. Increased sales and profits in each location. Manager of the year in 1985 and 1986.

Became youngest person, by age, in BKC history, promoted to Burger Kings Training Department in the Mid-Atlantic region, in 1987.

Taught all employee, management and Franchisee courses up and down the East Coast.


Education

High School Diploma -

Sachem High School North
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
06.1980

Skills

  • I am a teacher at heart I love to make sure that each person learns to be the best they can be, by the learning skills that best suit them
  • Have been in training departments
  • Have built multiple restaurants from the ground up
  • Can read architectural and site plans
  • Have had practical application in designing and implementing operational and training policies
  • Have a successful history in building sales

Timeline

Franchisee/Operator

Colbie's Southern Kissed Chicken- Kissimmee
03.2021 - Current

Consultant

Colby Restaurant Group
10.2020 - 03.2021

Franchisee

SMS Enterprises Inc./BK
07.1991 - 06.2020

Director of Operations

IMA-BK Franchisee
04.1988 - 07.1991

Crew Person

Burger King Corporation
09.1979 - 04.1988

High School Diploma -

Sachem High School North
Eric Salisbury