Experience

Eagle Golf

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food & Beverage Manager--TeraVista Golf Course

  • Aug 2011 - Present



Self Employed

• Homemaker and Volunteer

  • 2009 - Present



Holiday Inn - Brownsville

• Food & Beverage Director

  • May 2008 - Jan 2009

  Managed full service restaurant, night club, and 11,000 sq. ft. conference and banquet center, in this 145 room hotel. Reduced food cost from 60% to 35% through menu re-design, improved purchasing procedures, inventory control, and crrew training. Left to move family to Austin area.



Best Western - Palmaire Hotel

• Assistant General Manager and Food & Beverage Director

  • Feb 2007 - May 2008

  Oversaw the operation of full-service restaurant, room service, bar, and 9,000 sq. ft. of meeting/banquet space. Inherited food cost over 50%, and the kitchen in disarray. After re-organizing thre kitchen, vendor research, new inventory control procedures, and staff training, reduced food cost to 33%. Increased revenue 30% by refocusing the marketing strategy.



Village Inn Restaurants

• Manager

  • Jul 2006 - Feb 2007

  Member of the opening management staff of this restaurant. Managed 145 seat, full-service, family restaurant. Directed hiring and training of new employees in the front of the house and kitchen areas, managed labor, oversaw inventory control, and ensured guest satisfaction.



Holiday Isle Resort and Marina

• Resident Manager/ Assistant Food & Beverage Director

  • Feb 1989 - May 2000

  Managed all evening/night operations for 200 room beach resort, 11 F & B outlets, and 100 slip marina. Participated as part of design team for successful, new beach-front food & beverage outlet. For 3 years this property was the #1 resort in the world, based on revenue per room/night.



Dolphin Resort and Marina

• General Manager

  • Apr 1996 - Sep 1997

  Directed operation of full-service beach resort and marina, including rooms, fuel docks, fishing and scuba diving charter services. Supervised renovation ov the bungalows, rebuilding of the rental and fishing fleets, the upgrade of the marina and fuel docks, as well as maintaining the shore station for the 5-star Little Palm Island Resort.