Julio Cervantes
Dayton,OH
Summary
Entrepreneurial Managing Partner with 6 years of experience in the restaurant industry. Adept at setting and meeting big-picture financial goals through day-to-day streamlining. Motivated leader with proven success managing cross functional teams. Effective leader and team motivator with a commitment to excellence.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Partner
Red Robin
Dayton, OH
12.2021 - Current
- Financial Management: Improved P&L YTD generating 1.4 million in controllable profit. Decreased COGS utilizing SMAR Goals.
- Leadership: Hired and successfully managed over 250 team members. Developed 14 managers into higher roles by mentoring them and aligning them to the company's mission statement.
- Effective Communication: Communicated with business partners, managers, HR, VP of operations, and team members about upcoming innovating changes to ensure adaptability, and remaining on course towards the brand promise.
- Operating Budgets: Created budgets on excell and allocated on a weekly basis to ensure on course with financial goals. I utilized previous trends, organizational behavior, forecasting, and knowing my market.
- Strategic Management: Created SWOT analysis for the restaurants to identify points of improvements and opportunity. Created a LRM plan that improved sales by 4% YTD.
- Operated and led a restaurant to become a certified training location.
Project Manager
J Premier Construction
Nashville, TN
06.2017 - 07.2021
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
- Facilitated resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary.
- Communicated effectively with stakeholders to ensure project goals are met on time and within budget.
- Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN05-2022
Skills
- Business Development
- Strategic planning skills
- Innovation management
- Business partnership development
- Financial Administration
- Marketing knowledge
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Team leadership strength
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
Accomplishments
- Manager of the year (2022)
- Captain college soccer team
- 4.0 GPA MBA
- 3.75 Bachelor's
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Managing Partner
Red Robin
12.2021 - Current
Project Manager
J Premier Construction
06.2017 - 07.2021
MBA - Business Administration
Cumberland University