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JULIE L BERRIER

North Las Vegas,NV

Summary

Menu Developing - 10+ years Union Contract / Negotiations - 4 years Budgeting & Cost Controls - 10+ years Payroll, P&L, GL Management - 10+ years Designed training manuals - 10+ years Policies and Procedures Development - 10+ years Profit & Growth Strategies - 10+ years

Work History

Food and Beverage Director

  • With a proven track record managing casual themed full service restaurants, high volume Resort buffets, fine dining upscale restaurants, Catering/Banquet event centers, entertainment concert venues, sports bars, casino gaming bars, room service, Resort pools, VIP lounges and Starbucks outlets
  • A proud member of the opening management team for two Las Vegas casinos; Red Rock Resort Casino and Spa and Aliante Station Casino
  • Focused on staying calm under stressful situations while excelling at being flexible, versatile and poised
  • Adapt in all aspects of managing food and beverage service to maximize profit and minimize costs
  • Committed to developing excellent team building skills along with building guest service relations
  • Experience in creating policies and procedures to ensure consistency among departments
  • Developing menus for different venues to drive more money to the bottom line and committed to ensuring optimal productivity along with high levels of customer service.

Director of Food and Beverage

MGM Grand Hotel Casino
Las Vegas, NV
07.2021 - Current
  • Reorganize and restructure beverage department to realign with company goals and budget
  • Increased bottom line revenue by 54%
  • Oversaw Nightlife activation manager for MGM, NYNY & Excalibur to drive overall Vive, vendor participation and increase revenue
  • Retraining staff to focus on enhancing guest service and driving increase check average.

Consultant and acting Food & Beverage Director

Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, TX
  • Autograph Collection Hotel
  • Implemented guidelines and strategies to enhance team performance, improve processes and increase efficiency in all hospitality venues
  • Hired and train management team on sales tracking, costs and budget administration to keep operations in line with financial targets
  • Assist and coach in all aspects of hospitality to grow business and customer loyalty.

President

Hospitality Consulting
03.2021 - 07.2021

Director of Food and Beverage

Rivers Casino & Resort
Schenectady, NY
08.2019 - 01.2021
  • Developed and implemented strategies to enhance team performance, improve processes and increase efficiency for all F&B outlets to include but not limited to Banquets, and food truck
  • Managed food service sales, costs and budget administration to keep operations in line with financial targets
  • Hitting record sales in both Jan and Feb 2020
  • Targeted to hit record numbers in March 2020 until forced closure due to Covid
  • Modified opening guidelines, menus, SOPs and training manuals to correspond with new regulations.
  • Motivated staff performance and service standards to deliver consistent and positive customer experiences.

Director of Food and Beverage

Station Casinos
North Las Vegas, NV
12.2016 - 08.2019
  • Department at both Texas Station Casino and Gambling Hall along with Fiesta Rancho
  • Over saw multi-outlets, training and developing both teams
  • Increased revenue and decreased cost for both properties
  • Opened a new BBQ venue, developed a menu and beverage program
  • Designed training manuals and SOPs
  • Maintained high standards for safety and sanitation
  • Worked with Marketing to improve presentation and sales approach to increase revenue.

General Manager of Beverage and Cocktail

Silverton Casino and Lodge
Las Vegas, NV
03.2013 - 12.2016
  • Oversaw all Beverage outlets, pool operations, and Starbucks
  • Worked side by side with the F&B Director with all F&B outlet needs
  • Trained all new FOH managers for both food and beverage venues
  • Increased revenue along with decreasing cost in each outlet
  • Assisted in opening and managing Noodle bar
  • Developed training manuals and SOPs
  • Maintained high standards of safety and sanitation.

General Manager

Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
03.2010 - 03.2013
  • Oversaw all Beverage outlets, F&B operations for the pool and four coffee venues that included two Starbucks
  • Worked side by side with Human Resources on Union negotiations
  • Increased revenue 20% and lowered beverage cost by 6%
  • Depleted unnecessary stock on both bars and in the warehouse
  • Developed training manuals and SOPs
  • Maintained high standards for safety and sanitation.

Director of Beverage

Aliante Station Casino
North Las Vegas, NV
07.2008 - 12.2009
  • Hired, developed and trained beverage department for opening of the casinos
  • Designed, developed and chose all beverage / pool policies and procedures, SOPs, menus and training manuals, etc
  • Ran all FOH F&B departments for the last 6 months.

Education

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Thomas Nelson Community College Business
06.1991

High - undefined

Kecoughtan High School
06.1989

Timeline

Director of Food and Beverage

MGM Grand Hotel Casino
07.2021 - Current

President

Hospitality Consulting
03.2021 - 07.2021

Director of Food and Beverage

Rivers Casino & Resort
08.2019 - 01.2021

Director of Food and Beverage

Station Casinos
12.2016 - 08.2019

General Manager of Beverage and Cocktail

Silverton Casino and Lodge
03.2013 - 12.2016

General Manager

Excalibur Hotel and Casino
03.2010 - 03.2013

Director of Beverage

Aliante Station Casino
07.2008 - 12.2009

Food and Beverage Director

Consultant and acting Food & Beverage Director

Hotel Drover

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Thomas Nelson Community College Business

High - undefined

Kecoughtan High School

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

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