Experience

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  Lawry's Restaurants Inc.

  • Beverly Hills, California, United States

  • Restaurant Manager

    • Oct 2022 - May 2024
    • Beverly Hills, California, United States

    Ensure proper daily operation of the restaurant. As Floor Manager, perform table touches and guarantee guests receive an outstanding dining experience. Provide support to servers with guest credit card processing, applying VIP points/ rewards, and running food as needed. Manage host stand employees and oversee receiving and seating. Conduct monthly beverage inventory. Coordinate all beverage purchase orders with various vendors. Review wine inventory to create weekly Wine Specials utilizing products that are being discontinued. Department Head of 3 Teams: Dining Room Helpers, Bar, and Host staff. Coordinate interviewing, hiring, and scheduling of these teams using Hot Schedules. Write and submit staff reviews to upper management. Administer random drug tests and submit results to Accurate. Conduct daily Safety & Sanitation Self Audit to ensure that the restaurant is prepared for Health Department inspection at any given time. Perform all closing duties, including cash counting and bank deposit procedures, as well as all exit / security procedures.

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  Marco's Trattoria Pizzeria Inc.

  • West Hollywood, California

  • General Manager

    • Jun 2000 - Oct 2022
    • West Hollywood, California

    Spearhead daily operations for a family owned Italian restaurant. Oversee employee relations, HR functions, customer service, inventory control, and financial performance to ensure quality service and dining experience.Key Accomplishments:• Minimize costs by researching and negotiating purchase order with various vendors. Coordinate and maintain inventory to ensure all products are available.• Produce management teams and quality staff through training, mentoring, and coaching employees.• Create a constantly changing wine list to elevate the restaurants’ wine service. • Process payroll, performing accounts payable, preparing tax reports, and conducting profit/loss analysis for business owner and accountant.• Reduce marketing costs by negotiating advertising contracts with various media outlets• Generate revenue during times of recession by using Social Media and marketing companies such as Open Table, Rewards Network, Groupon and Yelp to bring new business.• Forge a partnership with City of West Hollywood & West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to drive restaurant catering demands.

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  Production Alliance

  • Denver, Colorado

  • Production Assistant / Site Coordinator

    • Apr 1999 - Jun 2000
    • Denver, Colorado

    Collaborated with Production Managers on various award shows, charity concerts, and tours in the United States. Coordinated technical and logistical aspects of concert halls and stadiums’ readiness across European cities.Key Accomplishments:• Coordinated dressing room set-up and catering arrangements for Puff Daddy’s entourage at Net Aid Concert at Giants Stadium.• Created and coordinated way-finding program within all venues visited by Puff Daddy’s “Forever 2000” European tour resulting in seamless movement and transportation of talent and VIP guests• Received personal accolades from the family of Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopez of music group TLC for stellar personal assistant service during the 2000 Grammy Awards Ceremonies.

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  Universal Music Group f/k/a Polygram Records

  • Budapest, Hungary

  • Jazz Product and Marketing Manager

    • May 1993 - Dec 1998
    • Budapest, Hungary

    Selected jazz CD’s for sale and distribution in Hungary from the PolyGram international jazz catalog. Prepared marketing plans for priority releases. Consistently contacted local retailers and conducted marketing research. Coordinated and administered interviews with PolyGram jazz Artists for the Hungarian media. Coordinated Artists' schedules and activities during their stay in Hungary.

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  Live Nation Entertainment-Central Eastern European Division

  • Budapest, Hungary

  • Production Manager / Tour Manager / Promoter Rep

    • Jun 1985 - Dec 1998
    • Budapest, Hungary

    Organized and facilitated both indoor and outdoor live concerts and events of the Eastern European leg of major world tours as a liaison, and as both a logistical and finance coordinator. Coordinated all local press and media activities. Acted as Production and Tour Manager of European tours of various American and European artists.Key Accomplishments:- Actively contributed to logistical and success of very first Eastern European stadium concert featuring iconic music group Queen.- Production Manager of Barry White’s “Love is the Icon” European Tour. Created concert itinerary and coordinated tour logistics across 45 cities and two continents.- Production and Stage Manager of "Children Of Africa" Festival featuring, among many artists, The Commodores and Kool And The Gang in Lagos, Nigeria. Successfully supervised all aspects of the production of a two-day, 50-artist festival. Additionally, successfully coordinated advanced production logistics and sea freight transportation of all staging, production and catering equipment for all artists.