Ernesto Garcia
Bellevue,NE
Summary
Restaurant Leader with over 5 years of experience in marketing, social media, and branding across the Raising Canes Local area in Omaha, NE. Spearheaded a 20% increase in revenue over 2 years. I have onboarded and trained several new employees who have gone on to excel their training in management positions. Seeking employment opportunities allowing me to implement innovative strategies and increase revenue and brand growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Leader
Raising Canes Chicken Fingers
Omaha
01.2019 - Current
- Provides all financial and non-financial performances of the restaurant
- Build sales and increase Customer counts inside the restaurant
- Develop and execute strategy in all areas of financial performance
- Schedule crew to maximize labor and scheduling managers to optimize crew performance
- Conduct one-on-one meetings with each member of the Management team each period
- Own final hiring decisions to maintain established pars for managers
- Responsible for cohesion and alignment of the management team
- Since moving to the 50th and L locations, I have increased sales from 75K a week to over 95K
- With this, I have been able to secure partnerships with local areas of schools and businesses
- This includes but is not limited to fundraisers, on-site events, teacher appreciation, and school-wide sports events
- Third-Party Management Serve Safe Practices Bilingual skills in Spanish and English
Assistant General Manager
Firehouse Subs
Papillion
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Cash handling, team building exercises, maintenance of equipment, helped with scheduling and training opportunities.
Education
Bryan High School
05.1999
Skills
- Operational Efficiency
- Sanitation Standards
- Scheduling expertise
- Social Media
- Employee Retention
- Labor Management
- Sales Growth
- Recruitment
- Restaurant operations management
- Operations Management
- Schedule Coordination
- Customer Engagement
- Staff Management
- Resource Allocation
- Supervisory skills
- Customer service best practices
- Shift Management
- Proven sales record
- Employee recruitment expertise
- Performance Improvement
- Team Management
- Staff Scheduling
- Labor and food cost control
- Customer-Oriented
- Adaptable
- Stable work history
- Food Service Background
- Organization and prioritization
Skills Interests
Serve Safe, Volunteer for The Salvation Army EDS Team, Winter Night Watch, and Kids Cruisin’ Kitchen. Bilingual skills, excellent customer service skills, and conflict resolution skills.
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Restaurant Leader
Raising Canes Chicken Fingers
01.2019 - Current
Assistant General Manager
Firehouse Subs
01.2016 - 01.2018
Bryan High School
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