John Lorenz II
Saint Paul,Minnesota
Summary
Entrepreneurial Owner with experience and solid history of business success. Built operations from ground up with strategic and scalable approaches. Well-oriented to quickly identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporation Owner
Gem Interactive - in Europe Digital Signage
Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota
07.1996 - Current
- Worked with self to create new leadership development program.
- Provided insight regarding job duties to optimize productivity.
Record Company Owner
Crystal Vision Records
Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN
07.1996 - Current
- Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve bottom-line profitability.
- Devised business and marketing plans and prepared monthly financial reports.
Janitorial Worker
Marden
Saint Paul, MN
06.1996 - 09.1996
- Gathered and emptied trash cans and disposed of bags.
- Sanitized and deep cleaned bathroom floors and surfaces.
- Stored, used and disposed of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
- Maintained, sanitized and vacuumed dining area and washed kitchen floors prior to closing.
- Followed strict schedules, cleaning according to facility usage and room availability.
- Vacuumed floors and dusted furniture to maintain organized, professional appearance.
- Wiped down various surfaces with approved cleaning products to prevent growth of bacteria and viruses.
- Wet and spot mopped to clean floors and other surfaces in public corridors.
- Checked and stocked inventory throughout facility to meet expected demands.
- Moved equipment and furniture to thoroughly clean space.
- Maintained building interiors with routine deep cleaning of high-traffic areas.
- Maintained accountability for building keys, master keys and access cards.
- Operated industrial cleaning equipment to quickly complete custodial tasks.
- Stripped, sealed, finished and polished floors to maintain longevity and health.
Restaurant Busser
Chili's Restaurant
Maplewood, MN
01.1995 - 09.1996
- Cleared, cleaned and sanitized booth and chair cushions and tables.
- Cleared tables to maintain high turnover rate and minimize wait times.
- Maintained table setting by removing courses as completed and replenishing utensils.
- Swept, mopped and removed debris from dining room floors.
- Supported wait staff by setting up and replenishing condiment stands, trash containers liners and bus stations.
- Served water, coffee and soft drinks and offered refills to promote excellent customer service.
- Transported filled bus tubs to kitchen dishwashing area.
- Restocked condiments and drink station supplies to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Organized bus cart and returned to side station after each use.
- Went above and beyond expectations by helping with various tasks to support teammates and provide customer service.
- Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
- Carried food, dishes, trays or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
- Wiped down and cleaned chairs, booths and highchairs.
- Greeted customers to seat patrons at tables according to availability and customer preferences.
- Maintained stock and cleanliness of stations for meal periods with silverware, linens and condiments.
- Observed tables to tend to guest needs and identify customer service opportunities.
- Helped employees complete required activities during peak periods.
- Reset tables by wiping down surfaces, replacing condiments and arranging silverware and other items for expected guests.
- Maintained highest standards of cleanliness while efficiently meeting dining room needs in fast-paced environment.
- Collected trash from receptacles and returned trays to kitchen for cleaning and reuse.
- Answered questions from guests and retrieved desired items to maximize satisfaction.
- Collected dishes and utensils at moment's notice, maintaining customer satisfaction and dining room cleanliness.
- Maintained adequate levels of linens, trays and silverware items for customers and performed washing and sanitation duties as needed.
- Established methods for prompt dish collection and upkeep of healthy dining room.
- Worked with front-of-house management to promote consistent workflows, keeping restaurant running smoothly during busy periods.
Janitorial Worker
Marsden State High School
Saint Paul, MN
05.1995 - 06.1996
- Gathered and emptied trash cans and disposed of bags.
- Sanitized and deep cleaned bathroom floors and surfaces.
- Stored, used and disposed of cleaning chemicals and supplies.
- Dusted and wiped furniture and fixtures.
- Monitored cleaning supply levels and requested reordering when inventory ran low.
- Maintained, sanitized and vacuumed dining area and washed kitchen floors prior to closing.
- Followed strict schedules, cleaning according to facility usage and room availability.
- Vacuumed floors and dusted furniture to maintain organized, professional appearance.
- Wiped down various surfaces with approved cleaning products to prevent growth of bacteria and viruses.
- Wet and spot mopped to clean floors and other surfaces in public corridors.
- Checked and stocked inventory throughout facility to meet expected demands.
- Moved equipment and furniture to thoroughly clean space.
- Maintained building interiors with routine deep cleaning of high-traffic areas.
- Maintained accountability for building keys, master keys and access cards.
- Operated industrial cleaning equipment to quickly complete custodial tasks.
- Stripped, sealed, finished and polished floors to maintain longevity and health.
Carpet Cleaning Technician
Sears Carpet Cleaners
Minneapolis, MN
05.1994 - 01.1995
- Maintained cleaning machines and tools and verified excellent condition before using at customer site.
- Confirmed customer satisfaction with cleaning and overall service before leaving home or business.
- Moved furniture to allow thorough cleaning of designated carpet surfaces and returned to position, using protective padding if needed.
- Equipped truck with applicable tools, equipment and cleaning materials before arriving at client site and verified full return to truck after cleaning.
- Performed carpet and upholstery cleaning using chemicals and shampoo periodically, building expertise to compare alternative cleaning processes.
- Inspected carpets and upholstery before beginning and pinpointed specific cleaning needs and processes to apply.
- Used special treatments to remove stains without damaging surfaces.
- Maintained safe working environment at all times to avoid injury to workers, owners, children or pets.
- Assessed previously stained areas for complete removal and sprayed room freshener to complete cleaning process.
- Kept business entrances clean, tidy and professional in appearance.
- Followed company uniform, performance and security policies with every job.
- Checked inventory for required supplies and made lists for needed cleaning products.
- Handled, mixed and stored chemical cleaners in compliance with safety requirements and standard operating procedures.
- Monitored supply levels and requested new items to maintain completing daily cleaning tasks.
- Used digital timekeeping system to document hours worked each day.
Secretary's Guard
American Security Council
Saint Paul, MN
12.1994 - 12.1994
- Followed established security and safety procedures and posted orders to include enforcement of company rules, policies and regulations.
- Secured personnel and premises by inspecting buildings and patrolling property.
- Addressed problems quickly and reported clear information while working under minimal supervision.
- Responded to medical emergencies before paramedic and law enforcement arrival.
- Guarded restricted areas to prevent unauthorized entry.
- Monitored premises and recorded activity in daily officer reports.
Restaurant Busser & More
Olive Garden Restaurant
Maplewood, MN
06.1992 - 12.1994
- Cleared, cleaned and sanitized booth and chair cushions and tables.
- Cleared tables to maintain high turnover rate and minimize wait times.
- Maintained table setting by removing courses as completed and replenishing utensils.
- Swept, mopped and removed debris from dining room floors.
- Cleared, cleaned and sanitized booth and chair cushions and tables.
- Supported wait staff by setting up and replenishing condiment stands, trash containers liners and bus stations.
- Served water, coffee and soft drinks and offered refills to promote excellent customer service.
- Transported filled bus tubs to kitchen dishwashing area.
- Restocked condiments and drink station supplies to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Organized bus cart and returned to side station after each use.
- Washed dishes and disposed of trash in designated receptacles.
- Went above and beyond expectations by helping with various tasks to support teammates and provide customer service.
- Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
- Carried food, dishes, trays or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
- Wiped down and cleaned chairs, booths and highchairs.
- Greeted customers to seat patrons at tables according to availability and customer preferences.
- Maintained stock and cleanliness of stations for meal periods with silverware, linens and condiments.
- Observed tables to tend to guest needs and identify customer service opportunities.
- Helped employees complete required activities during peak periods.
- Reset tables by wiping down surfaces, replacing condiments and arranging silverware and other items for expected guests.
- Maintained highest standards of cleanliness while efficiently meeting dining room needs in fast-paced environment.
- Collected trash from receptacles and returned trays to kitchen for cleaning and reuse.
- Answered questions from guests and retrieved desired items to maximize satisfaction.
- Collected dishes and utensils at moment's notice, maintaining customer satisfaction and dining room cleanliness.
- Maintained adequate levels of linens, trays and silverware items for customers and performed washing and sanitation duties as needed.
- Established methods for prompt dish collection and upkeep of healthy dining room.
- Worked with front-of-house management to promote consistent workflows, keeping restaurant running smoothly during busy periods.
Floor Associate & Casher
Mills Fleet Farm
Oakdale, MN
02.1992 - 06.1992
- Engaged positively with each customer, providing professional and polite support for sales and service needs.
- Welcomed customers, offered to help locate items and suggested merchandise without being intrusive or pushy.
- Kept calm and applied strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts.
- Counted cash, made change and stored coupons to keep organized and balanced cash register drawer.
- Arranged merchandise for display to highlight new styles, attract customers and enhance sales.
- Maintained current store, product and promotional knowledge to drive consistent sales.
- Calculated pricing, applied discounts and collected payments to process transactions.
- Processed payments and maintained accurate drawers to meet financial targets.
Restaurant Busser - Prep Cook
Ciatie's
Maplewood, MN
06.1991 - 06.1992
Restaurant Busser & Pre Cook
Ciatie's
Maplewood, MN
06.1991 - 06.1992
- Cleared, cleaned and sanitized booth and chair cushions and tables.
- Cleared tables to maintain high turnover rate and minimize wait times.
- Maintained table setting by removing courses as completed and replenishing utensils.
- Swept, mopped and removed debris from dining room floors.
- Supported wait staff by setting up and replenishing condiment stands, trash containers liners and bus stations.
- Served water, coffee and soft drinks and offered refills to promote excellent customer service.
- Transported filled bus tubs to kitchen dishwashing area.
- Restocked condiments and drink station supplies to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Organized bus cart and returned to side station after each use.
- Went above and beyond expectations by helping with various tasks to support teammates and provide customer service.
- Greeted customers to seat patrons at tables according to availability and customer preferences.
- Carried food, dishes, trays or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
- Wiped down and cleaned chairs, booths and highchairs.
- Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
- Observed tables to tend to guest needs and identify customer service opportunities.
- Helped employees complete required activities during peak periods.
- Maintained stock and cleanliness of stations for meal periods with silverware, linens and condiments.
- Reset tables by wiping down surfaces, replacing condiments and arranging silverware and other items for expected guests.
- Maintained highest standards of cleanliness while efficiently meeting dining room needs in fast-paced environment.
- Collected trash from receptacles and returned trays to kitchen for cleaning and reuse.
- Answered questions from guests and retrieved desired items to maximize satisfaction.
- Collected dishes and utensils at moment's notice, maintaining customer satisfaction and dining room cleanliness.
- Maintained adequate levels of linens, trays and silverware items for customers and performed washing and sanitation duties as needed.
- Established methods for prompt dish collection and upkeep of healthy dining room.
- Worked with front-of-house management to promote consistent workflows, keeping restaurant running smoothly during busy periods.
Restaurant Busser & Pre Cook
Ciatie's
Maplewood, MN
06.1991 - 06.1992
- Cleared, cleaned and sanitized booth and chair cushions and tables.
- Cleared tables to maintain high turnover rate and minimize wait times.
- Maintained table setting by removing courses as completed and replenishing utensils.
- Swept, mopped and removed debris from dining room floors.
- Supported wait staff by setting up and replenishing condiment stands, trash containers liners and bus stations.
- Served water, coffee and soft drinks and offered refills to promote excellent customer service.
- Transported filled bus tubs to kitchen dishwashing area.
- Restocked condiments and drink station supplies to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Organized bus cart and returned to side station after each use.
- Went above and beyond expectations by helping with various tasks to support teammates and provide customer service.
- Greeted customers to seat patrons at tables according to availability and customer preferences.
- Carried food, dishes, trays or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
- Wiped down and cleaned chairs, booths and highchairs.
- Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
- Observed tables to tend to guest needs and identify customer service opportunities.
- Helped employees complete required activities during peak periods.
- Maintained stock and cleanliness of stations for meal periods with silverware, linens and condiments.
- Reset tables by wiping down surfaces, replacing condiments and arranging silverware and other items for expected guests.
- Maintained highest standards of cleanliness while efficiently meeting dining room needs in fast-paced environment.
- Collected trash from receptacles and returned trays to kitchen for cleaning and reuse.
- Answered questions from guests and retrieved desired items to maximize satisfaction.
- Collected dishes and utensils at moment's notice, maintaining customer satisfaction and dining room cleanliness.
- Maintained adequate levels of linens, trays and silverware items for customers and performed washing and sanitation duties as needed.
- Established methods for prompt dish collection and upkeep of healthy dining room.
- Worked with front-of-house management to promote consistent workflows, keeping restaurant running smoothly during busy periods.
Food Stocker
Rainbow Foods
Maplewood, MN
12.1991 - 02.1992
- Maintained neat, safe and orderly workspace to prevent accidents and injuries.
- Followed proper stock rotation procedures to minimize obsolescence and remove out of date items from sales floor.
- Lifted materials of varied weights on regular basis.
- Faced products on shelves and displays to meet company policies.
- Palletized merchandise for easy movement to sales floor locations.
- Stocked shelves with new merchandise and checked for outdated or damaged items.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and organized for optimal productivity and worker safety.
- Used forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks and overhead cranes to move items throughout facility.
- Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
- Maintained clear aisles during restocking to avoid hazards and promote guest convenience.
- Helped customers locate desired items and assisted with carrying heavy loads.
- Stacked, organized and palletized packages for efficient storage and movement.
- Assembled boxes and stacked into columns for easy use by fellow packing and shipping team members.
- Examined and inspected stock items for damage and reported findings to supervisors.
- Operated forklifts and pallet jacks in accordance with established safety requirements.
- Labeled assigned packages and inspected for defects or inaccuracies.
- Rotated advertising signs and merchandise displays to engage customers.
- Used hand trucks, pallet jacks and forklifts safely and efficiently.
Cook Supervisor
Hot Dogs and More
Maplewood, MN
06.1988 - 08.1988
- Supervised kitchen food preparation in demanding, high-volume environments.
- Performed as head chef to maintain team productivity and restaurant quality.
- Plated food according to restaurant artistic guidelines to promote attractive presentation.
- Assessed inventory levels and placed orders to replenish goods before supplies depleted.
- Helped staff adhere to tough restaurant requirements through practical discipline and motivation.
- Maximized customer satisfaction and team operations by executing command-based structure and staff performance oversight.
- Liaised closely with kitchen and front-of-house personnel.
- Conducted frequent line checks to keep food at proper temperatures in holding zones.
- Built strong vendor relationships to bring in top ingredients at optimal prices.
- Streamlined kitchen processes to shorten wait times and serve additional guests.
- Oversaw food preparation, production and presentation according to quality standards.
- Coached kitchen team members and motivated performance in order to achieve demanding objectives in high-volume kitchen settings.
Education
Apollo - Travel And Tourism &
Viasinc
2070N Broadway Walnut Cr CA 9459708-2021
HTML Cerified - Hyper-Text Markup Lauguage
Century College
White Bear Lake, MN01-2000
Class C Special Boilers Licence - Class C Special Boilers Licence
Saint Paul Technical
Saint Paul, MN06-1993
American Government & Business - American Government & Beginning Business
Century College
White Bear Lake, MN08-1992
High School Diploma -
North Saint Paul High School
North Saint Paul, Minnesota06-1991
MECP Certificate - Car Audio Basic Installation
Mobile Electronic Certification Profesional
1919 S. Eads. St, Arlington, VA 22202Some College (No Degree) - Travel And Tourism
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PASkills
- Website Design
- Youtube
- Record Company
- Carpenter
- Inline Skating
- Skateboarding
- Mountain Biking
- Fishing
- Cooking
- Film
- SCC Public Access - Suburban Community Channels
- SCC - Vollentering - Women's Volleball Game
- North Saint High School - Football game
- Filmed Live the Teddy Bear Band - for the Kids and Family on live tv
- 2 Skateboarding Video's
- Filmed a 55 Gallon Fish Tank
- New Roofing or new roof on a friends house
- Painting
- Music Producer
- Techno Artist
- Guitar Player - Bass and 6 String
Certification
- HTML Certified
- MECP Studed
- Apollo Certified
- Travel and Tourism
- BSA Boy Scout of America & 85 National Jamboree
- Music Producer
- Electric 6 String & Bass Guitar
- Youtube
- Internet Musician
- Car Repair - Prep repair - Auto Body
- Car Audio
- Home Theator
- Fishing
- Musician
- Techno Artist
- Sport Films
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited
Car Repair
- Oil changes
- Auto Body
- Tire Rotation
- Altenator
- Starter
- Battery
- Battery Cables
- Wind Shield Wipers
- Window
- Engine removal for rebuilding transmission
- Radiator
- Oil Pump
- Spark Plugs
- New Carborator - Edobrock
- Bra
- Hatchback pump
- cap and rotor
- engine plug
- Thermastat
- exhaust & header gaskets & Muffers
- flush and fill
- headlights
- Foglights
- and more
Education and Training
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Timeline
Corporation Owner
Gem Interactive - in Europe Digital Signage
07.1996 - Current
Record Company Owner
Crystal Vision Records
07.1996 - Current
Janitorial Worker
Marden
06.1996 - 09.1996
Janitorial Worker
Marsden State High School
05.1995 - 06.1996
Restaurant Busser
Chili's Restaurant
01.1995 - 09.1996
Secretary's Guard
American Security Council
12.1994 - 12.1994
Carpet Cleaning Technician
Sears Carpet Cleaners
05.1994 - 01.1995
Restaurant Busser & More
Olive Garden Restaurant
06.1992 - 12.1994
Floor Associate & Casher
Mills Fleet Farm
02.1992 - 06.1992
Food Stocker
Rainbow Foods
12.1991 - 02.1992
Restaurant Busser - Prep Cook
Ciatie's
06.1991 - 06.1992
Restaurant Busser & Pre Cook
Ciatie's
06.1991 - 06.1992
Restaurant Busser & Pre Cook
Ciatie's
06.1991 - 06.1992
Cook Supervisor
Hot Dogs and More
06.1988 - 08.1988
Apollo - Travel And Tourism &
Viasinc
HTML Cerified - Hyper-Text Markup Lauguage
Century College
Class C Special Boilers Licence - Class C Special Boilers Licence
Saint Paul Technical
American Government & Business - American Government & Beginning Business
Century College
High School Diploma -
North Saint Paul High School
MECP Certificate - Car Audio Basic Installation
Mobile Electronic Certification Profesional
Some College (No Degree) - Travel And Tourism
Penn Foster Career School