Driven leader with strong problem-solving, excellent communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills. Fast leaner with detail oriented and accurate personality.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Natsu Sushi Bar & Ocean Grill
04.2017 - 09.2023
Built good relationship with customers and remembered their preference.
Handled customers' complaints.
Maintained positive relationships with local community.
Recruited, hired, and trained talented staff to fill vacancies.
Set employee schedules, delegated work, and monitored food quality and service performance.
Supervised daily activities of restaurant and 10 employees.
Maintain accurate records of all vendors, employees and financial files
Managed payroll, daily deposits, and cost controls.
Kept facility compliant with health codes, sanitation requirements and license regulations.
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Haru Sushi Bar& Grill
06.2011 - 02.2016
Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
Addressed and resolved customer service issues to establish trust and increase satisfaction.
Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction.
Hired, trained and terminated employees.
Prepared weekly schedules and assigned tasks to staff to maintain organized shift and smooth operations.
Reduced employee turnover through relationship building.
Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning
Admissions Officer
Florida Air Academy
09.2009 - 05.2011
Assisted to recruit international students from China, Korea and Japan.
Communicated with parents and addressed their concerns to school. Also, explained school's policies and expectation to parents and students so they could get adjust quicker and smoother.
Improved Asian students' re-enrollment to 95%. It was 50% before I started to work there and the school year I worked there, it rose to 95%.
Marketing Intern
Panasonic Electronics
05.2009 - 08.2009
Participated in customers surveys and assisted to plan new products(household lamps).
Worked with factory engineers to develop new products and make adjustments.
Sat with marketing team members to learn new tasks and determine best tactics for solving challenges.
Collaborated with team members to help expand marketing channels.
Assisted with development of event strategies and tactical plans to promote accomplishment of marketing goals.
Office Assistant Intern
Korean Development Bank
03.2006 - 09.2006
Searched for and interpreted financial statistics data used in the writing of 'Beijing Report'.
Arranged Director's schedule and meeting with other foreign banks.
Answered incoming phone calls and transferred to staff members or provided requested information.
Developed correspondence letters, memos, and emails.
Researched subjects at behest of staff to develop information and collate data.
Education
Master of Arts - Education Administration
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
07.2009
Exchange student - Japanese
Oberlin University
Tokyo, Japan
08.2008
B.S in Business Administration -
Beijing Normal University
07.2006
Skills
Customer Engagement
Complaint Investigation
Small Business Operations
Business Marketing
Financial Planning
Vendor Relations
Staff Management
Labor Cost Controls
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Korean
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Japanese
Professional Working
Timeline
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Natsu Sushi Bar & Ocean Grill
04.2017 - 09.2023
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Haru Sushi Bar& Grill
06.2011 - 02.2016
Admissions Officer
Florida Air Academy
09.2009 - 05.2011
Marketing Intern
Panasonic Electronics
05.2009 - 08.2009
Office Assistant Intern
Korean Development Bank
03.2006 - 09.2006
Master of Arts - Education Administration
Beijing Normal University
Exchange student - Japanese
Oberlin University
B.S in Business Administration -
Beijing Normal University
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