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Jessica Holman

Davenport

Summary

Dynamic Food and Beverage Manager with a proven track record at Frontier Hospitality Group, excelling in menu development and cost control. Expert in operations oversight and staff training, fostering high-performing teams. Committed to maintaining sanitation standards while enhancing customer satisfaction through effective service delivery management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Food and Beverage Manager

Frontier Hospitality Group
09.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated daily and nightly shift safety and sanitation procedures for bar areas and entire restaurant.
  • Managed bar and wait staff and directed hiring program.
  • Enacted progressive disciplinary measures for staff, managed work zones, and oversaw opening and closing duties.
  • Responded to customer complaints, addressing concerns, and distress with amicable interactions.
  • Drafted beverage purchasing plan, aligning inventory needs with budgetary constraints by applying historical data.
  • Developed ongoing training initiative to improve beverage knowledge of serving employees.
  • Trained food and beverage service personnel, confirming staff to provide recommendations and answer questions.
  • Conducted hands-on training for equipment, demonstrating proper technique and safety protocols.
  • Oversaw selection, ordering and inventory controls of wine, beer and alcohol program.
  • Verified staff compliance with accepted food and drink safety regulations, suggesting remedial training where necessary.
  • Resolved customer complaints involving food or beverage quality and service.
  • Maintained kitchen cleanliness and sanitation through correct procedures and scheduled cleaning of surfaces and equipment.
  • Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
  • Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
  • Implemented effective inventory control systems to reduce food spoilage and waste.

Kitchen Manager

Steel Plow Burger Company
01.2016 - 08.2023
  • Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
  • Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
  • Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
  • Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
  • Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
  • Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
  • Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
  • Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
  • Calculated prices of ingredients to monitor food costs and control expenses.
  • Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
  • Managed staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.

Kitchen Manager

Riverhouse Bar and Grill
02.2013 - 02.2016

Same as Steel Plow .

But at Riverhouse I started as a cook worked my way up and then was asked to come help open the Steel Plow (same owners )

After 2 years of working in Moline they opened another location in Davenport and I went and opened and worked in that store as well !

Education

High School Diploma -

Davenport North High School
Davenport IA

Skills

  • Table management
  • Wine pairing
  • Menu development
  • ABC standards
  • Service delivery management
  • Ordering supplies
  • Operations oversight
  • Cost control
  • Menu pricing
  • Food presentation
  • Sanitation standards
  • Food and beverage operations
  • Labor management

Timeline

Food and Beverage Manager

Frontier Hospitality Group
09.2023 - Current

Kitchen Manager

Steel Plow Burger Company
01.2016 - 08.2023

Kitchen Manager

Riverhouse Bar and Grill
02.2013 - 02.2016

High School Diploma -

Davenport North High School