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Peter Zabak

Houston,TX

Summary

I consider myself a hard working individual with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 20+ years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.

Self-motivated professional successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, reducing costs and transforming customer service standards. Experienced in leading and supervising operational and sales teams.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Operator

Zabak’s Mediterranean Cafe
Houston, Texas
03.2007 - 05.2022
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
  • Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.

• Managed social media accounts

  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
  • Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
  • Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
  • Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
  • Maintained up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
  • Reduced personnel turnover and promoted employee development by recruiting team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.

Owner/Operator

Mama’s Po-Boy’s
Houston, Texas
07.2002 - 10.2006
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
  • Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
  • Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
  • Improved records management systems for leases and contracts to boost renewals timeliness.
  • Directed successful operational turnaround, eliminating over $Amount in debt within Timeframe.

Manager

Pappas
Houston, TX
05.2000 - 10.2001
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
  • Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
  • Improved operational planning and business frameworks to enhance resource utilization and reduce waste.

Education

Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science - Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management

University of Houston
Houston, TX
06.2000

Skills

  • Annual Planning
  • Executive Leadership
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Employee Motivation and Performance

Timeline

Owner/Operator

Zabak’s Mediterranean Cafe
03.2007 - 05.2022

Owner/Operator

Mama’s Po-Boy’s
07.2002 - 10.2006

Manager

Pappas
05.2000 - 10.2001

Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science - Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management

University of Houston
Peter Zabak