Jacob Beard
Arlington,TX
Summary
Food service professional and emerging nutrition professional with 8 years of management-level experience, specializing in team leadership, budget accountability and oversight, and operational excellence. Proven track record of cultivating high-performing teams, enhancing customer experience, and driving business growth through strategic training and development initiatives. Pursing a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics through Arkansas State University. Future goals include obtaining a MS, to become a Registered Dietitian.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Meal Service Supervisor
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
04.2025 - Current
- Leads the patient facing nutrition team, not limited to the Meal Host Program and Nutrition Services Call Center. As well as Retail operations.
- Performs Patient Rounding, ensuring patients are heard, receive the highest quality meals and gathers actionable data to improve patient experience.
- Manages personnel: coaches, trains, mentors, counsels, schedules, and evaluates employees and makes recommendations in the hiring and terminating of employees. Assists staff with information management/processing.
- Creates, champions and leads team efforts to improve patient/customer satisfaction.
District Manager
Salad and Go
05.2023 - 04.2025
- Oversee operations of six stores within the district, ensuring compliance with company standards.
- Lead and support a team of store managers and staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to drive operational excellence and achieve business objectives.
- Drive professional development of reports and cultivate a high performing team while marketing a bench of “next-up” talent.
General Manager
Domino’s Pizza
04.2021 - 05.2023
Assistant Manager
Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Stores
03.2015 - 04.2021
Education
Associate of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR05-2027
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Richardson, TX08-2025
General Studies
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX12-2024
Skills
- Proficient with CBORD and NetMenu
- Special diets
- Recipe development
- Food presentation
- Employee engagement
- Leadership
- Guest Recovery
- Staff development
- Budgeting and cost control
- Recruitment
- Trend analysis
Certification
- ServSafe Food Protection Manager, Expires: 2029-09-18
- ServSafe Certified Instructor/ Registered Proctor, Expires: 2028-07-29
- Basic Life Support American Heart Association, Expires: 2027-02-28
Timeline
Patient Meal Service Supervisor
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
04.2025 - Current
District Manager
Salad and Go
05.2023 - 04.2025
General Manager
Domino’s Pizza
04.2021 - 05.2023
Assistant Manager
Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Stores
03.2015 - 04.2021
Associate of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition And Dietetics
Arkansas State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
General Studies
Tarrant County College