Ron Rutledge
Fillmore,CA
Summary
Experienced restaurant and nightclub manager with a proven track record of success in starting, leading, and rebuilding businesses to profitability. Demonstrated expertise in reorganizing business infrastructure to maximize efficiency. With 20 years of experience in operations management, budget development, staffing, cost control, scheduling, team building, and resource allocation, brings a hardworking and detail-oriented approach to problem-solving. Strong customer service skills and exceptional organizational abilities allow for effective communication with clients and staff while motivating employees to achieve their full potential. Consistently earns the trust of clients, employees, and senior management through coordinating schedules, building teams, managing budgets, and allocating resources. Excels as a stage manager in various live concerts, television productions, auditions, seminars, parties, and events.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
MANAGER
MODERN EATS
02.2013 - Current
- Managed all FOH operations in fast paced restaurant
- Hired, trained, coached, and developed 15 member staff, with the express purpose of integrating talented individuals into a team capable of exceeding all customer expectations with regard to service, food safety, and restaurant cleanliness
- Ensured customers were satisfied with every part of the flooring experience, from initial greeting through order completion
- Other duties include: POS programming, inventory, weekly scheduling, and payroll
- Took unprofitable business model and streamlined operations into a successful running business
- Worked with customers through Yelp, turning bad experiences into 5 star reviews.
- Manager, Server, Barista, Expediter, Food Runner, Plumber, Electrician
CONCERT VENUE MANAGER
THE MAX
07.2006 - 06.2012
- Conceptualized and implemented concert venue startup
- Successfully managed all aspects of running a night-club, including staffing and overseeing of food, beverage and bar staff, sound reinforcement, lighting crew and security
- Stage manager for over 600 shows and events.
Education
High School Diploma -
Arcadia High School
Arcadia, CASkills
- Team Leadership
- Time Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Staff Training and Development
- Budget Control
- Financial Management
- Customer Service
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Problem-solving abilities
Timeline
MANAGER
MODERN EATS
02.2013 - Current
CONCERT VENUE MANAGER
THE MAX
07.2006 - 06.2012
High School Diploma -
Arcadia High School
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