Hi, I’m
Richard Bartoni
San Ramon,CA
Summary
Knowledgeable Food&Beverage Director with over 10 years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Sodexo/GEC @ ST MARY’S COLLEGE
Area General Manager
09.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Regional support at corporate locations, KLA,PAY PAL, Snowflake and LinkedIn Financials Budget Planning&Forcasting, New Menu rollouts,Guest Chef takeover pop ups Labor Controlling , No Temp WORKERS, Employee Reviews, Employee Write ups, NO MBV Client Meetings, KPI meetings, Annual expectation meetings Food Cost controller .Coach in the moment trainer Support of area corporate locations in region
Legends @ Live NationMountain View, CA
General Manager
04.2022 - 10.2022
Job overview
- Manage all food and beverage on a 19 million budget, 15 Direct reports, 125 part time employees Budget building and P&L Management and COGS AND Labor control Ordering of all alcohol and wine and RTD Drinks, menu planning and training, SOP TRAINING
- Delivered exceptional client experiences through hands-on leadership of associates and managers.
- Managed inventory levels and conducted corrective action planning to minimize long-term costs.
- Guided management and supervisory staff to promote smooth operations.
- Recruited, trained and empowered employees to achieve key performance indicators.
- Created schedules and monitored payroll to remain within budget.
- Tracked monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning.
Arcis Golf at Ruby HillSan Jose, CA
Director of Food and Beverage
01.2019 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Annual Sales Volume: $15.0MM ($10MM Catering / $5MM) Responsible for 6 food outlets, including casual to fine dining
- Managing fine dining, casual sports club, Wedding Team, 2 micro kitchens and 100+ employees
- Saved $100k per yr., replacing linens with reusable high-quality tabletops and rolled out to all 30 Company sites
- Awarded “F&B Manager of the Year” out of 70 locations
- Developed Company “By the Glass” wine program increasing sales and reducing costs, rolled out to all 70 sites.
Bay Club at Boulder RidgeSan Jose, CA
Director of Food and Beverage
01.2016 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Annual Sales Volume: $6.5MM Managed P&L, forecast, budgeting and purchasing for all wine and spirits
- Implemented transition to new owners - Developed new SOPs and implemented systems and training
- Handled all inventory and vendor relations, putting special emphasis on using locally sourced produce and socially raised seafood and proteins
- Created new menus, efficiently ordered inventory and reduced waste to increase overall revenue.
Il Fornaio Restaurant GroupPalo Alto, CA
General Manager / Wine Director / Events Manager
01.2013 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Annual Sales Volume: $6MM Hired in as Manager, promoted to Assistant General Manager after 4 mos., promoted to General Manager
- Awarded “Assistant General Manager of the Year” Implemented BinWise system reducing monthly inventory from 6 hours to 1 hour
- Hired, developed and scheduled all Front of House employees including servers, bussers and catering servers
- Responsible for training all staff members on wine and food knowledge.
Nordstrom Restaurant GroupPleasanton, CA
Head Chef
01.2010 - 01.2013
Job overview
- Annual Sales Volume: $7.7MM Hired in as Sous Chef, promoted to Head Chef after 3 months promoted to Trainer / Back of House Manager Trained all sous chefs to become managing chefs in multi-unit, multi-concepts within the company
- Planned daily specials as well as controlling all costs including labor and Food cost Opening new locations and new branding in the region
Bartoni’s Trattoria and CateringTracy, CA
Owner
01.1998 - 01.2010
Job overview
- Employed and managed vendors by negotiating deliverables, cost and expected quality.
- Led startup and creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
- Hosted special events to boost brand awareness and increase community engagement.
Education
Napa Valley Wine Academy, Napa, CA
WSET II Sommelier from Wine And Spirits
03.2014
Leaderwolfe Culinary Academy
AA
University Overview
Manager Serv Safe
Skills
- Vendor Relations
- Operations Management
- Staff Management
- Revenue Generation
- Inventory Management
- KPI Tracking
- Employee Development
- Business Forecasting
- Relationship Building
- Management Team Building
- Customer Relations
- Budget Development
- Customer Service
Accomplishments
- Food&Beverage Director of the year
- Saved thousands on table linens to Spandex & Aluminum table covers
- Wine by the glass program corporate wide
- Wine inventory system
Certification
- Manager Serve Safe Certificate
- Sexual Harassment Training
- OSHA Training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Area General Manager
Sodexo/GEC @ ST MARY’S COLLEGE
09.2022 - Current
General Manager
Legends @ Live Nation
04.2022 - 10.2022
Director of Food and Beverage
Arcis Golf at Ruby Hill
01.2019 - 04.2022
Director of Food and Beverage
Bay Club at Boulder Ridge
01.2016 - 01.2019
General Manager / Wine Director / Events Manager
Il Fornaio Restaurant Group
01.2013 - 01.2016
Head Chef
Nordstrom Restaurant Group
01.2010 - 01.2013
Owner
Bartoni’s Trattoria and Catering
01.1998 - 01.2010
Napa Valley Wine Academy
WSET II Sommelier from Wine And Spirits
Leaderwolfe Culinary Academy
AA
- Manager Serve Safe Certificate
- Sexual Harassment Training
- OSHA Training
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