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Melissa Moss

Greenbrier,Tennessee

Summary

Industry professional with decades of guest focused restaurant experience, nearly 4 years spent as General Manager of a unique, upscale, high volume restaurant during one of the most challenging times the industry ever faced. I am emotionally even-keeled and can manage any situation and/or staff behavior calmly and professionally. I do what needs to be done, and align my staff in our common goals. I'm highly organized and my greatest passion is problem solving. No matter what job position I find myself in, my goal is always to work in a spectacular restaurant and I come to work each day with that goal in mind.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

The Chef and I
11.2020 - Current
  • Leading the staff in excellent guest service, satisfying guest issues and special requests, and upholding systems to ensure guest satisfaction.


  • All scheduling, hiring, onboarding, and overseeing of training of employees.


  • Payroll, labor compliance, and employee disciplinary actions.


  • Profit and loss evaluation, cost monitoring, pricing, ordering, and cash and payment tracking.


  • Creation of cocktail menus, wine list, and customized wine pairings with daily/weekly/periodic coursed meals.


  • Managed our interface on Touch Bistro, Toast, Open Table, Resy, and Tripleseat.


  • Responsible for all maintenance, and oversight of all sanitary, hygiene and food handling systems and practices.


  • Implemented systems for maximizing staff efficiency and morale during labor shortage


  • Utilized strategic hiring and staffing methods, ongoing training, and emotional intelligence/interpersonal skills to drastically lower employee turnover and maintain very low employee turnover rate





Server

The Chef and I
01.2018 - 11.2020

Provide excellent experience for all guests of the restaurant, while always supporting my team in doing the same. Getting to know everything about the restaurant in order to provide optimal guest satisfaction.

Server

Pancake Pantry
06.2012 - 01.2017

Providing flawless customer service in an extremely high volume environment. My section would be between 6 and 8 tables, and would be completely full for most of the shift, and my goal was to make every guest feel thoroughly taken care of without sacrificing speed. Major focus on efficiency and the fundamentals of connecting with guests.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
12.2012

Skills

  • Staff hiring, training and retention
  • Operational efficiency
  • Quality control
  • Organization, sanitation and cleanliness
  • Customer service
  • Cooking and baking
  • Profit and loss
  • Cost management
  • Excellent math and computer skills
  • Highly organized and reliable
  • Ability to always remain calm in high stress environment

Timeline

General Manager

The Chef and I
11.2020 - Current

Server

The Chef and I
01.2018 - 11.2020

Server

Pancake Pantry
06.2012 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

Western Kentucky University
Melissa Moss