Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Friends, employees and customers enjoy talking to me
Languages
Timeline
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Huiying Chen(Grace)

Bellevue,WA

Summary

Veteran Restaurant Owner with hands-on experience in all areas of restaurant operations. Excellent communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills. Proven history of raising profits through maximized productivity and customer satisfaction.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Restaurant Owner

Yang Yi LLC
08.2022 - Current
  • Managed payroll, daily deposits, and cost controls.
  • Set employee schedules, delegated work, and monitored food quality and service performance.
  • Planned and executed strategies to increase customer loyalty and retention.
  • Monitored and adjusted pricing, discounts and promotions to maximize profitability.
  • Verified prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
  • Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
  • Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
  • Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
  • Managed staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
  • Handled escalated customer concerns with speed and knowledgeable support to achieve optimal satisfaction and maintain long-term loyalty.
  • Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
  • Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
  • Led restructuring of restaurant menu and interior design, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and profits.
  • Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive business plan to maximise restaurant success.

Restaurant Manager

Triumph Valley I LLC
Renton, WA
08.2020 - 04.2022

Be the Manager to run the new Dim Sum restaurant.

  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Restaurant Owner

Tiger Garden
05.2019 - 05.2020

This is my first Hongkong style dim sum restaurant. During running this restaurant, I learned how to order supplying and how to increase and keep customers. We learned about different part /kinds of beef or pork, and we learned what might be the best way to cook in Chinese style. Business stopped because epidemic.

Restaurant Server

Several Restaurants
08.2012 - 04.2019

I have worked for several restaurants in California and Washington from 2012 to 2019. I am always one of the best servers in the restaurant because I work quickly and have better customer service. Some of the customers even remember me in the new place after few years.

Education

No Degree -

Peizheng High School
Guangzhou, China
06.2008

Skills

  • Employee Performance Evaluations
  • Budget Monitoring
  • Sales Oversight
  • Customer Engagement
  • Can speak Cantonese and Mandarin
  • Well known customers needed
  • Acquaint with the market conditions

Friends, employees and customers enjoy talking to me

Discussing our product with customers will let them comprehend the meal easily, they will feel more comfortable when they spend time in our restaurant. We can get the feedback from the customers at once and remedy quickly.

Employees will ask me some suggestions on their working position to improve their skills on customer service.

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Restaurant Owner

Yang Yi LLC
08.2022 - Current

Restaurant Manager

Triumph Valley I LLC
08.2020 - 04.2022

Restaurant Owner

Tiger Garden
05.2019 - 05.2020

Restaurant Server

Several Restaurants
08.2012 - 04.2019

No Degree -

Peizheng High School
Huiying Chen(Grace)