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Michel Ney

Van Alstyne

Summary

Accomplished leader with extensive experience in restaurant management, notably at Bonefish Grill. Expert in inventory management and staff training, driving a 7% reduction in food costs. Proven ability to enhance team collaboration and optimize operations, ensuring compliance and profitability. Skilled in strategic planning and fostering a positive work environment.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Princeton
01.2024 - Current
  • Ensured compliance with local health department regulations regarding food safety standards.
  • Created a positive work environment by developing team building activities that encouraged collaboration among departments.
  • Managed all aspects of daily business operations including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, inventory control, customer service and sales.
  • Assisted in the recruitment process by interviewing potential candidates for open positions.
  • Created schedules and monitored payroll to remain within budget.
  • Managed inventory levels and conducted corrective action planning to minimize long-term costs.

Food and Beverage Manager, Bar & Book

Lone Star Park
Grand Prairie
06.2020 - 12.2023
  • Currently manage 40 bar and restaurant employees
  • Responsible for communication with vendor partners
  • Planning and executing of special events
  • Monthly inventory, payroll, scheduling and ordering

General Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Southlake / Grand Prairie
10.2017 - 02.2020
  • Fast casual
  • Sales in the 2-2.5M range
  • Oversaw all aspects of operations
  • Ordering, larger grocer, food safety and sanitation, HR, inventory
  • Reduced overall costs by 5%, increased profitability by over 5%

Front of House Manager

Razzoo’s Cajun Café
Garland / Plano
02.2013 - 02.2017
  • Full service Cajun Café, primarily a scratch kitchen
  • Sales in the 3.5-4M
  • In charge of staff retention
  • Quality of execution
  • All relatable aspects of operations
  • Micros driven inventory, scheduling, and retail

Training Manager

Riley Drive Entertainment
West Des Moines
07.2012 - 01.2013
  • New store openings, over saw the opening of 3 new concepts
  • Redo of 2 existing kitchens
  • R and D for the entire concepts, rolled out new menu, quarterly, sourced, costed and wrote all new recipes
  • Sourced, hired and trained over 150 staff, and 2 KMs for new locations
  • Wrote the entire training program for company and all concepts
  • Oversaw recipe integrity and consistency of operations

Managing Partner

Bonefish Grill
West Des Moines
03.2004 - 07.2012
  • Managing partner for corporate stores, averaging 3.5-5M
  • Annual sales, overall
  • Full scratch kitchens
  • Average covers on a weekend night 1100
  • Overall reduction in food cost of 7%, beating the company average
  • Actively turned around a struggling store to plus 7% in budgeted profitability
  • Improved turnover rate from 235% to 76% over my career


Skills

  • Inventory management and monitoring
  • Problem solving and performance improvement
  • Food preparation oversight
  • Back of house operations
  • Complaint investigation
  • Portion control and money handling
  • Staff management and training
  • Strategic planning and policy development
  • Schedule optimization and hiring

Timeline

General Manager

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
01.2024 - Current

Food and Beverage Manager, Bar & Book

Lone Star Park
06.2020 - 12.2023

General Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
10.2017 - 02.2020

Front of House Manager

Razzoo’s Cajun Café
02.2013 - 02.2017

Training Manager

Riley Drive Entertainment
07.2012 - 01.2013

Managing Partner

Bonefish Grill
03.2004 - 07.2012

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