Dedicated, hardworking restaurant management professional with extensive daily planning and operations experience. Skilled in Menu Planning, Cooking, staff training, and development.
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Thomas Vellaringattu
Portland,OR
Summary
Overview
32
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Spice N Flavor Inc.
Restaurant General Manager
06.2016 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Carefully interviewed, selected, trained, and supervised staff.
- Set clear expectations and created positive working environment for employees.
- Oversaw balancing of cash registers, reconciled transactions, and deposited establishment's earnings to bank.
- Effectively managed payroll and timekeeping, and paperwork for new hires and terminations.
Worldviewer.com
Startup Founder
08.2005 - 05.2016
Job overview
- Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
- Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Secured sufficient funds to cover business obligations by tracking expenses and budgeting accurately.
Worldviewer.com Inc.
Startup Founder
08.1996 - 07.2005
Job overview
- Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
- Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Secured sufficient funds to cover business obligations by tracking expenses and budgeting accurately.
Smith Barney
Senior Programmer Analyst
06.1990 - 06.1996
Job overview
- Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
- Worked closely with clients to establish specifications and system designs.
- Updated documentation with project deviations to capture changes.
- Designed intuitive graphical user interfaces to improve user experience.
- Analyzed all existing software for errors and rectified problems.
Education
Grumman Data SystemsWoodbury, NY
Diploma in Computer Programming from Computer Programming, Specific Applications
11.1987
University Overview
Institute of Hotel Management And Catering Tech.Chennai, India
Trade Diploma in Cooking from Cooking
03.1975
University Overview
St George's CollegeAruvithura, Kerala, India
Associate of Science from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, English
06.1973
University Overview
Skills
- Menu Planning and Cooking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Reading Comprehension
- Shipment Preparation
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Developed the packaging design for 10 different spice blend packets and won the Best Packaging Award from the Indian Institute of Packaging.
Organized various Meetup groups and conducted several seminars including hiking groups
Organized various banquets while running my restaurant in San Jose and helped a Food Delivery Startup 'Shef.com' in the San Francisco Bay Area
Well versed in travel industry and have done travel planning for self and several other people.
Certification
- Certified Food Handler, Oregon State
Cooking, Product Development
Cooking, Product Development
Planned the creation of a full-service restaurant and catering company in San Jose, did the menu planning and all the cooking while running the restaurant.
Helped a well-funded food delivery startup 'Shef.com' serving home-based chefs in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Limited Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Restaurant General Manager
Spice N Flavor Inc.
06.2016 - 12.2021
Startup Founder
Worldviewer.com
08.2005 - 05.2016
Startup Founder
Worldviewer.com Inc.
08.1996 - 07.2005
Senior Programmer Analyst
Smith Barney
06.1990 - 06.1996
Grumman Data Systems
Diploma in Computer Programming from Computer Programming, Specific Applications
Institute of Hotel Management And Catering Tech.
Trade Diploma in Cooking from Cooking
St George's College
Associate of Science from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, English
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