Timothy Cox
Moore
Summary
A dynamic leader with a proven track record at Velvet Taco, I excel in driving operational excellence and business growth, leveraging skills in budget analysis and team building. Expert in enhancing sales and profitability, I adeptly mentor teams to surpass objectives, demonstrating exceptional leadership and financial administration acumen.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager
Velvet Taco
02.2023 - Current
- Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
Kitchen Manager
Cheddars Stratch Kitchen
07.2021 - 05.2023
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
Kitchen Manager
Chuy's Tex-Mex Restaurant
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Purchased food and cultivated strong vendor relationships.
- Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods.
- Enhanced financial controls to minimize theft and loss risks, continuously maintaining accurate accounts and cash drawers.
- Developed unique events and special promotions to drive sales.
- Verified prepared food met standards for quality and quantity before serving to customers.
- Coordinated with catering staff to deliver food services for special events and functions.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Handled escalated customer concerns with speed and knowledgeable support to achieve optimal satisfaction and maintain long-term loyalty.
- Motivated staff to perform at peak efficiency and quality.
- Implemented effective inventory control systems to reduce food spoilage and waste.
- Managed staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
Kitchen Manager
Bjs Restaurants and Brewhouse
05.2018 - 10.2020
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with suppliers to acquire high-quality ingredients and products with reasonable prices.
- Implemented and maintained food safety and sanitation standards to establish safe handling and preparation of food.
- Reviewed and analyzed kitchen performance to verify gaps and observe continuous improvement.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Maximized quality assurance by completing frequent line checks.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
- Maintained kitchen cleanliness and sanitation through correct procedures and scheduled cleaning of surfaces and equipment.
- Managed staff schedules and maintained adequate coverage for all shifts.
- Implemented effective inventory control systems to reduce food spoilage and waste.
Assistant Executive Chef
The Cheesecake Factory
05.2015 - 05.2018
- Delivered excellent food quality and maximized customer satisfaction by preparing meals according to customer requests.
- Developed menus, controlled food costs and oversaw quality, sanitation, and safety processes.
- Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Oversaw business operations, inventory control, and customer service for restaurant.
- Generated employee schedules and work assignments and determined appropriate compensation rates.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Requisitioned food, selected and developed recipes and standardized production recipes for consistent quality.
- Coordinated employee schedules and developed staff teams to boost productivity.
- Set up and broke down kitchen for service.
- Monitored food production to verify quality and consistency.
- Oversaw scheduling, inventory management, and supply ordering to maintain fully stocked kitchen.
Assistant General Manager
IHOP
02.2012 - 03.2015
- Managed team schedule with eye for coverage needs and individual strengths.
- Handled cash accurately and prepared deposits.
- Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
- Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
- Motivated, trained, and disciplined employees to maximize performance.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
- Resolved problems promptly to elevate customer approval.
- Enforced quality assurance protocols to deliver ideal customer experiences.
- Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.
- Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
- Developed and implemented policies and procedures to improve customer service and satisfaction.
- Analyzed customer feedback data to identify areas of improvement and develop solutions.
- Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch attention of store customers.
Infantryman
US Army
09.2008 - 09.2014
- Led fire team during infantry dismounted battle drills and situational training exercises.
- Patrolled designated coverage areas and evaluated terrain for defensive use.
- Trained in use of tear gas, passive ordnance, and explosives.
- Constructed and camouflaged infantry positions and equipment to prevent detection.
- Trained over multinational partners, contractors and foreign nationals to develop warfighting and defense capabilities.
- Maintained secure communication systems to relay information to and from command teams.
Education
Associate Degree in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Platt Collage
Oklahoma City, OK05-2016
Skills
- Sales
- Branding
- Advertising and marketing
- Budget analysis
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Safety protocol
- Verbal and written communication
- Community outreach
- Service quality improvement
- Leadership and team building
- Budget forecasts
- Recruitment
- Cost reductions
- Networking
- Team building
- Employee development
- Financial administration
Certification
Serv safe
Food Handlers
Alcohol certification
Timeline
General Manager
Velvet Taco
02.2023 - Current
Kitchen Manager
Cheddars Stratch Kitchen
07.2021 - 05.2023
Kitchen Manager
Chuy's Tex-Mex Restaurant
10.2020 - 07.2021
Kitchen Manager
Bjs Restaurants and Brewhouse
05.2018 - 10.2020
Assistant Executive Chef
The Cheesecake Factory
05.2015 - 05.2018
Assistant General Manager
IHOP
02.2012 - 03.2015
Infantryman
US Army
09.2008 - 09.2014
Serv safe
Food Handlers
Alcohol certification
Associate Degree in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Platt Collage
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