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Dave Calkins

Store Manager at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Jacksons Drawing Supplies</span>
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Hospitality management expert with experience in restaurant and hotel operations.
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Location
Greater Perth Area, AU
Skills
  • Hospitality
  • Process Scheduler
  • Customer Service
  • Hospitality Management
  • Hotels
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Dave Calkins is a seasoned hospitality professional with extensive experience in managing restaurants, hotels, and catering operations. He has a strong background in customer service, team management, and process scheduling. With a degree in Business Administration and Management, he has held various leadership positions in the hospitality industry, including Store Manager at Jacksons Drawing Supplies and General Manager at Lonestar Steakhouse. He is also a Certified Food Executive (CFE) and has received various certifications in food safety and management.

Experience

  • Jacksons Drawing Supplies
    • Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    • Store Manager
      • May 2019 - Present
      • Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  • Action Industrial Catering (AIC)
    • Perth, Australia
    • Operations Manager
      • Feb 2006 - Jan 2019
      • Perth, Australia

      * Responsible to Directors for contract development; 3 ops support personnel, 23 project managers and 300 catering staff in the daily operations of multiple contracts.* Clients include Fortescue Metals Group, BHP, Rio Tinto, Decmil, Western Areas, Independence Group, Atlinta Gas, Ramelius.* Key a...

  • Spinifex Support Services (Action Industrial Ca...
    • Cosmos Nickle Mine - Jubilee
    • Project Manager
      • Sep 2004 - Feb 2006
      • Cosmos Nickle Mine - Jubilee

      * Brought in to manage key client agreement and put systems into place to achieve better accountability and profitability to contract. * Developed excellent working relationships with all senior management, proactively listening to concerns and addressing feedback resulting in increased resident ...

  • Lonestar Steakhouse
    • Innaloo, WA
    • General Manager
      • Oct 1999 - Jan 2004
      • Innaloo, WA

      * Responsible for operation of 230 seat licensed theme restaurant and bar generating monthly sales of $120k, 3 assistant managers, 52 employees.* Consistently generated a 5-8% increase in net profit above corporate goals annually.* FY02/03 - Accelerated sales growth by 45% increasing net profit i...

  • Minesite Catering (Now Sodexo)
    • Osborne Park, WA
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 1996 - Mar 1998
      • Osborne Park, WA

      * Managed all daily contract obligations for our clients in the Pilbara and Gold Fields; Lynas Find, Daveyhurst, Peak Hill, Wiluna Gold (Xstrata). * Oversee service agreements to include catering, cleaning, maintenance, tavern &amp; recreational facilities. * Budgets, P&amp;L, Administration, Men...

  • US Navy
    • Exmouth - WA AUST, Seattle - USA, Guam - Micron...
    • Catering &amp; Facilities Manager, Supply &amp; Logistics Coordinator, Cook &...
      • Aug 1983 - May 1996
      • Exmouth - WA AUST, Seattle - USA, Guam - Micron...

      Career Highlights: * Management and administration of officer and enlisted billeting complexes housing 1000+personnel. * Management of dining &amp; catering facility feeding 2500+ meals daily; enlisted &amp; reservist, visiting ships personnel &amp; civilian patrons. * Supply &amp; Logistics Coor...

  • Bechtel International
    • Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
    • Cook / Steward
      • 1978 - 1979
      • Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

      Test Rigs catering for 40 -50 personnel

Education

  • 1994 - 1995
    University of Maryland
  • Naval Training Center, USA
  • Naval Training Center, USA
  • 1995 -
    International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA)
  • 1984 - 1987
    United States Navy
  • Montgomery Senior High School
  • Personal Development

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