L Gema Morejon White
Manager, Administrator, Chef
West Palm Beach,Florida
Summary
Dedicated Manager seeking a position that will utilize their education, administrative, managerial and outreach development skills; possession of expert customer service skills as well as excellent computer, organizational, and motivational skills. Aiming to leverage years of experience providing positive community contributions to engage and inform community members. Experience in various positions that required all major office applications, and varied administrative tasks, sales and significant business knowledge from inception to delivery of products.
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Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Voter Engagement Coordinator
Broward County Supervisor Of Elections Office
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
09.2019 - Current
- Solely responsible for voter engagement/outreach events of Supervisor of Elections covering all of Broward County.
- Coordinate, maintain calendar, and attend all voter engagement/outreach events.
- Create & implement new processes to achieve better public relations and community perception.
- Initiate, and maintain branding for SOE in social media campaigns and community outreach events.
- Bring about new initiatives to engage and educate Broward County voter population.
- Responsible for inventory, ordering and maintaining event supplies.
- Responsible for accepting, reporting and maintaining 3rd Party Voter Registration Organization records for entire office.
- Developed with Broward County Public School’s Social Studies Curriculum Supervisor bi yearly High School Voter Registration Drive for SOE.
- Manage transporter program for all elections from recruitment to final paycheck on Election Day.
- Create all paperwork material necessary for transporter program, ie, training, employment application, payroll ledger etc.
- Spearhead 'Precinct has Changed’ signage for all elections on Election Day; from retrieving information to distribution.
- Increased school registrations over 18% with improved promotional approaches, outreach strategies and teacher engagement plans.
- Built and maintained relationships with community organizations.
- Teach classes, conduct orientation programs as needed by SOE.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
Administrative Assistant
Broward County SOE Office
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
07.2018 - 09.2019
- Assistant to Director of Voter Education/Outreach department.
- Assist Director in development of all media content for SOE.
- Coordinated and maintained calendar for department daily.
- Exercised high level of customer service when answering two (2) telephone lines from public.
- Assisted Director with all aspects of Special Deputy program
- Assisted Director with all aspects of Special Deputy training; from venue to all materials handed out.
- Assisted all outreach coordinators as needed.
- Completed all tasks given by department in timely manner.
- Maintained and ensured department stays on task according to department’s timeline.
General Manager
Sodexo
Tyson, Corner, VA
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Responsible for all administrative aspects up to and including supervision of day to day operations of client-based café in building population of 250+.
- Executed successful public relation/social media campaign to keep building up on daily menus.
- Responsible for keeping track and budgeting for all items, food and otherwise that come in and out of café.
- In charge of front of house and back of house staff, to include hiring, termination, scheduling, payroll, and most Human Resource challenges.
- In charge of all administrative client services and maintaining healthy working relationship with client.
- Maintain and sustain live ordering and inventory system.
- Responsible for all caterings, from sales to presentation.
- Increased sales in last 3 months out of 5.
- Responsible of all office equipment procurement, maintenance, and sales.
- Responsible for quality and consistency of service for over 150+ customers daily.
General Manager/Ebar
Nordstrom, LLC Metropolitan Washington
Annapolis, MD
04.2016 - 08.2017
- Responsible for all administrative aspects up to and including supervision of day to day operations of fast service specialty coffee restaurant.
- In charge of all administrative services needed to maintain healthy working relationship with repeat customers.
- Responsible for keeping track and budgeting for all items, food and otherwise that come in and out of Ebar on computer system.
- In charge of front of house and back of house staff, to include hiring, termination, scheduling, payroll, and Human Resource challenges.
- Develop and maintain online ordering and inventory system.
- Responsible for all marketing and outreach programs including inceptions of such to accompanying mall.
- Increased sales by 5.6% in 2016 from 2015.
- Responsible for administrative responsibilities of quality and consistency of service for over 350+ customers daily.
Sous-Chef/Nordstrom
Marketplace Café
Nordstrom, Washington, DC
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Responsible for all administrative aspects up to and including supervision of day to day operations of $4 Million+ restaurant.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining online food inventory including par levels.
- Daily administration, and supervision of prep lists, cooked behind line when necessary.
- Responsible for all administrative and supervise all caterings, from sales to presentation.
- Supervise staff of 7 employees.
- Schedule and manage kitchen of 7 employees, to include hiring, termination, scheduling, payroll, and most Human Resource challenges.
- Create on power point application weekly soup and entrée specials.
- Achieved and maintained food cost of approximately 27%.
- Responsible for quality and consistency of food for over 450+ customers daily.
Kitchen Manager/Exec Chef
Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Restaurants
Alexandria, VA
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Responsible for all administrative aspects up to and including supervision of day to day operations of $3 Million + restaurant.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining online food inventory including par levels.
- Daily administration, and supervision of prep lists, cook behind line when necessary.
- Responsible for all administrative aspects and supervise all caterings, from sales to presentation.
- Schedule and manage kitchen of 7 employees, to include hiring, termination, scheduling, payroll, and most Human Resource challenges.
- Create on power point weekly soup and entrée specials.
- Achieved and maintained food cost of approximately 29%.
- Responsible for quality and consistency of food for over 550+ customers daily.
Kitchen Manager/Exec Chef
Finnegan’s Irish Restaurants, Tyson
Herndon, Corner, VA
11.2013 - 08.2014
- Responsible for all administrative aspects up to and including supervision of day to day operations of $1 Million+ restaurant.
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining online food inventory including par levels.
- Daily administration, and supervision of prep lists, cook behind line when necessary.
- Responsible for all administrative and supervise all caterings, from sales to presentation.
- Schedule and manage kitchen of 7 employees, to include hiring, termination, scheduling, payroll, and most Human Resource challenges.
- Create on power point daily soup and entrée specials.
- Responsible for quality and consistency of food for over 150+ customers daily.
- Achieved and maintained food cost of approximately 34 percent.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Advanced Culinary Management (missing Externship)
Stratford University
Falls Church, VA 12.2010 - 12.2012
Skills
Multitasking abilities
undefinedCertification
Expert knowledge of all major office applications including Voter Focus (VR Systems) and their functions. Worked at major corporations in the area, Royal Caribbean Cruise (12+ years), Norwegian Cruise Lines (2+ years), First Service Group (2+ years) before relocating to the Metropolitan Washington DC area. After which I worked for The Cardinal Group, Charles E. Smith Corporation and Mobilian’s Corporation
Timeline
Voter Engagement Coordinator
Broward County Supervisor Of Elections Office
09.2019 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Broward County SOE Office
07.2018 - 09.2019
General Manager
Sodexo
08.2017 - 01.2018
General Manager/Ebar
Nordstrom, LLC Metropolitan Washington
04.2016 - 08.2017
Sous-Chef/Nordstrom
Marketplace Café
04.2015 - 04.2016
Kitchen Manager/Exec Chef
Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Restaurants
08.2014 - 04.2015
Kitchen Manager/Exec Chef
Finnegan’s Irish Restaurants, Tyson
11.2013 - 08.2014
Some College (No Degree) - Advanced Culinary Management (missing Externship)
Stratford University
12.2010 - 12.2012
Expert knowledge of all major office applications including Voter Focus (VR Systems) and their functions. Worked at major corporations in the area, Royal Caribbean Cruise (12+ years), Norwegian Cruise Lines (2+ years), First Service Group (2+ years) before relocating to the Metropolitan Washington DC area. After which I worked for The Cardinal Group, Charles E. Smith Corporation and Mobilian’s Corporation
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