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Kevin Devine

Bellevue,NE

Summary

I am looking for a position with a great company. I have extensive experience at all levels of Restaurant Management from hourly to Ownership. I am a constant student and always looking to grow. I am familiar with your restaurants and would love the opportunity to work with you. I am very flexible, extremely hardworking, and willing to start at any level. More than 20 Years of Restaurant Management experience. I excel in physically demanding environments. Highly adaptable, Proven Success, Built multiple businesses. Cash, Inventory and people management experience. Creative problem solver, Ability to identify problems and solutions. Looking for the right company and environment to grow with

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Director

Chick-fil-A
05.2020 - Current
  • Set organizational goals and objectives to guide and direct company focus and achieve mission fulfillment.
  • Increased sales from $4 to $8 million.
  • Reduced turnover by 40%.
  • Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability.
  • Built and maintained strong company teams by hiring and training qualified staff to create positive and productive work environments.
  • Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
  • Managed financial, operational and human resources to optimize business performance.
  • Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.
  • Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.

Sales

Village Point Toyota
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • Consistently delivered exceptional service and results through relationship sales.
  • Resolved customer complaints by investigating problems and developing solutions.
  • Drove team revenue totals by bringing in top sales numbers.
  • Located and obtained merchandise based on customer needs and desires.

Sales

Renewal By Anderson
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Presented premium product to clients with in home sales process for custom offering.
  • Followed customer through process to ensure exceptional product installation and delivery.
  • Achieved exceptional results.

Sales

Edwards Auto Group
05.2017 - 05.2018
  • Developed sales skills to achieve consistently high results.


Sales

Rocky's Autos
01.2017 - 05.2017
  • Brought new customers through the process to identify their needs and match with on hand inventory.
  • Worked with the customer to achieve a price that was mutually acceptable to both business and customer.
  • Drove team revenue totals by bringing in top sales numbers.


Owner

Burrito Express-O
08.2015 - 12.2017
  • Created drive thru concept
  • Created all recipes
  • Ordered all product
  • Oversaw all production
  • Grew sales over 800%

Franchise Owner

MetroPCS
03.2014 - 09.2015
  • Drove all aspects of business.
  • Hired and trained all staff
  • Ordered all inventory

Franchise Owner

Kneaders Bakery
09.2009 - 11.2013
  • Managed labor, inventory and overhead costs effectively to maintain business profitability.
  • Coordinated business paperwork such as contracts, employee files and tax submissions with good organizational skills.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with customers via in-store connections and strong social media presence.
  • Increased business with improved marketing and customer service strategies, resulting in $[Amount] in revenue in [Year].
  • Oversaw payroll, business planning and marketing for franchise operations.

E-Business Operations Manager

IBM
09.1998 - 09.2009
  • Managed a 24x7 technical support team of 40 people.
  • Monitored, recovered web environments for over 100 commercial customers.
  • Interfaced with both internal and external technical support to recover outages.

Corporate Dining Manager

Compass Group
09.1997 - 09.1998
  • Created daily menus.
  • Ordered all product.
  • Hired all staff.
  • Oversaw all daily production.

Franchise Owner

Lunchbox
01.1997 - 08.1997
  • Operator of corporate dining facility
  • Created daily menus
  • Responsible for all staffing
  • Ordered all product

Manager

EZ's Pizza
02.1992 - 01.1997
  • Standardized all corporate processes and recipes for multi unit restaurant concept.
  • Created and implemented training plan for new product roll outs.
  • Researched and created recipes for new products.
  • Operated high volume restaurant.

Assistant Manager

McDonalds
09.1985 - 01.1990
  • Learned all aspects of daily operation of large restaurant
  • Worked for both a franchisee and the Corporation
  • Moved through 3 management positions in the restaurant

Education

Associate of Science - Culinary Arts

Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY
01.1992

Skills

  • People Management
  • Sales
  • Sales Growth
  • Cost Control
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Development

Timeline

Executive Director

Chick-fil-A
05.2020 - Current

Sales

Village Point Toyota
05.2019 - 05.2020

Sales

Renewal By Anderson
05.2018 - 05.2019

Sales

Edwards Auto Group
05.2017 - 05.2018

Sales

Rocky's Autos
01.2017 - 05.2017

Owner

Burrito Express-O
08.2015 - 12.2017

Franchise Owner

MetroPCS
03.2014 - 09.2015

Franchise Owner

Kneaders Bakery
09.2009 - 11.2013

E-Business Operations Manager

IBM
09.1998 - 09.2009

Corporate Dining Manager

Compass Group
09.1997 - 09.1998

Franchise Owner

Lunchbox
01.1997 - 08.1997

Manager

EZ's Pizza
02.1992 - 01.1997

Assistant Manager

McDonalds
09.1985 - 01.1990

Associate of Science - Culinary Arts

Culinary Institute of America
Kevin Devine