Gary G. Wood II

• Distributor of over 400 fresh produce items servicing restaurants, hotels, hospitals, senior living communities, and private clubs.

• Lead territory growth strategy by expanding existing hospitality accounts and introducing seasonal and specialty products to increase revenue.

• Develop long-term partnerships with chefs, purchasing managers, and hospitality leadership teams to strengthen customer retention and product penetration.

• Collaborate with buyers and procurement teams to source specialty items and ensure inventory availability aligned with client needs.

• Analyze sales performance data to identify growth opportunities and implement strategies to improve territory performance.

• Manage credit requests and billing coordination to maintain strong financial relationships with clients.

Caron Ocean Drive provides robust clinical treatment for affluent individuals and their families by addressing the underlying causes of addiction to facilitate deep-seated healing. Ocean Drive's highly personalized reparative psychotherapeutic program enables patients to fully attend to their unique issues with others who share similar life experiences.

• Managed culinary operations, serving clients with specialized dietary needs.

• Planned seasonal menus and oversaw purchasing, inventory, and kitchen operations.

• Delivered highly personalized client service while maintaining operational efficiency and organization.

• Developed strong communication and relationship management skills with high-profile clientele.

National specialty food distributor offering imported and domestic cheeses, charcuterie, pastries, and specialty foods.

• Managed 95+ hospitality accounts including major properties such as Conrad Ft. Lauderdale, Ritz-Carlton Ft. Lauderdale, Hilton Ft. Lauderdale, Marriott Harbor Beach, and leading private country clubs.

• Consistently exceeded sales targets for five consecutive years, achieving 107%–114% of quota performance.

• Drove territory expansion by opening 30+ new accounts, significantly increasing regional market share.

• Conducted strategic account audits to identify growth opportunities and improve gross profit performance.

• Partnered with chefs and purchasing teams to introduce new brands and specialty products across accounts.

National broadline distributor offering more than 125,000 foodservice products.

• • Managed and expanded a territory of restaurants and private clubs while driving revenue growth.
• • Opened 15 new accounts while maintaining 20 active accounts.
• • Achieved strong early performance including:
• • 97.69% sales growth
• • 86.66% gross profit dollar growth
• • 133.75% case volume growth
• • Conducted monthly account performance reviews to identify opportunities for revenue and margin improvement.

Ernie's Italian Chophouse was an Italian white tablecloths steak house that served prime meats, fresh seafood, and handmade desserts. Responsibilities including; managing kitchen staff, cooking, expediting, food cost analysis, inventory analysis, and equipment maintenance

• Controlling fine dining food costs at or below 26.5% compared to the industry standard of 34%
• Maintaining gourmet dining labor costs at or below 26% compared to industry standard of 30%
• Expert troubleshooter can snuff out small fires while they are still in the smoke only stages
• Multi-tasking & productivity expert with a keen eye for maximizing profit opportunities
• Featured in Sun-Sentinel (4 Stars), Miami Herald (3 Stars) along with 2 TV appearances

US Foods is a national broad line distribution company that sells food related products including everything from seafood, meat, dairy, frozen food, dry groceries, and pastries. Successfully completed a 10-month training program in identifying profitable business opportunities and maintaining existing accounts.

• Responsibilities for: Monthly audits of all customer accounts, Assist general managers in the control of food cost, menu planning and product knowledge transfer.
• Opened and developed 15 profitable accounts in a short time.
• Increased year to date sales growth by 106% at a gross profit margin of 14.5%
• Exceeded the company's expectations achieving a ranked position as one of the top ten account openers.