Maria Smithwick
Austin,TX
Summary
Dedicated General manager with over 10 years experience providing professional and interpersonal service at various restaurants across Austin Texas. Driven to meet numbers, and be the best in the area. Fixed various stores, helped a company grow weekly sales by 15k which also helped with 50% of labor. I am the person you are looking for.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
DEA Auditor
Amazon
Pflugerville, TX
05.2025 - Current
- Provided support to team members in resolving process-related issues.
- Ensured accuracy of documents by conducting regular audits and standard work check list.
- Performed root cause analyses to determine underlying issues that may be affecting performances metrics.
- Developed strategies for optimizing existing metrics process and systems.
General Manager
Freddys
Buda, Texas
04.2022 - 05.2025
- Managed a $45,000 weekly store. Took over the store after fixing freddys in pflugerville. I took over this store with labor going from 30% daily to 14%. Speed of service went from 15mins ticket times to 5mins.
- My line of duty were Schedule, hire, terminate, weekly inventory counts, truck order, organizing store, train regular employees to supervisors or assistant managers. Make sure store was Inspection ready! Customer service, bank deposits, registers, report hourly and daily numbers, maintain a clean Foh and Boh store for employees and guest.
General Manager
Taco Bell
Austin, Texas
06.2012 - 09.2022
- Hire, schedule, terminate, weekly inventory counts, truck order, promote employees to higher level, train new assistants and general managers, cash handling, organizing different stores, became a floater and retrain General Managers and train all GMs about the CORE inspections.
- Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
Education
GED -
American YouthWorks Charter School
Austin, Texas05-2011
Skills
- Leadership - Experienced
- General Manager - Expert
- Problem Solving - Expert
- Accounting/Payroll - Expert
- Communication - Expert
- Time management- Expert
- Attention to detail- Expert
- Dependable and responsible-Expert
- Bilingual - Skillful
- Multitasking Abilities- Expert
- Critical thinking- Expert
- Computer skills- Expert
Timeline
DEA Auditor
Amazon
05.2025 - Current
General Manager
Freddys
04.2022 - 05.2025
General Manager
Taco Bell
06.2012 - 09.2022
GED -
American YouthWorks Charter School