Kristina Varnalis
Concept & Project Coordinator at SCOPOS Hospitality Group- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Food Service Professional, Level l
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM)Oct, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
The Essentials of Dynamic Public Speaking
National Seminars TrainingDec, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
How to Build Strategic Thinking Skills
National Seminars TrainingOct, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ServSafe Instructor & Registered ServSafe Examination Proctor
National Restaurant AssociationJul, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Successful Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie Training
Experience
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SCOPOS Hospitality Group
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Concept & Project Coordinator
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Mar 2021 - Present
● Assist with initial design concepts throughout the sales effort process.● Work closely with the Principal and Director of Culinary to block out initial space and identify overall scope.● Attend design meetings with clients, architects, and interior designers to discuss overall goals and flow of space being designed. Also responsible for taking detailed meeting minutes and distributing to the team.● Maintain a full project list and attend weekly meetings with larger clients to discuss project status.● Coordinate and delegate tasks to the drafting department by utilizing Active Collab software andensuring milestones are being met.● Attend weekly meetings with team leads and Principal to discuss active projects and goals for the upcoming week.● Collaborate and coordinate drawings with architects, interior designers, and engineers to ensure there are no conflicts that would impact overall design.● Review plans for quality control to ensure there are no conflicts witharchitectural or interior design plans.● Attend initial site visits and conduct site survey's when a project kicks off to understand the space and develop existing conditions plans. ● Work with dealers to develop initial budgets after 100% schematic design documents are submitted.
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Next Step Design
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United States
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Project Manager
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Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
● Worked closely with the Design Director and was responsible for managing projects from the Schematic Design phase all the way through the Construction Administration phase and ensuring all milestones were met.● Took detailed meeting notes notes while attending in-person and virtual design team meetings to discuss overall goals and flow of the space being designed.● Communicated daily with the Design Director on all project statuses and deadlines.● Prepared kitchen equipment budgets through AutoQuotes for the client andprovided appropriate value engineering alternatives to ensure budget is agreedupon.● Reviewed health codes to ensure plans will pass through the health departmentsreview of the plans.● Coordinated and assigned tasks to the CAD and Revit team utilizing Asana andensuring deadlines were met.● Communicated with foodservice equipment manufacturers representatives andmanufacturers to provide accuracy of drawings.● Reviewed equipment cut sheets with foodservice engineering plans for accuracy,this included spot checking all plumbing, electrical and special conditions plans.● Redlined Revit and CAD plans for accuracy to ensure there were no conflicts witharchitectural or interior design plans.● Prepared bidding documents and written specifications and was involved with thebidding process with the General Contractor.● Conducted several site visits at various phases to review underground rough-ins,electrical rough-ins, and final punch lists and provided detailed site visit reportswith photos through the PlanGrid application.● Reviewed and commented on submittals including but not limited to; cutbooks,hoods, walk-in coolers, bar dies, and millwork.● Responded to RFI’s throughout the Construction Administration phase throughvarious platforms organized by the General Contractor.
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Arcobaleno LLC
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Specialist
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Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
● Developed CRM through Salesforce and continuously manage accounts, leads, and opportunities through this platform.● Developed new ways to customize Salesforce to suit our needs as a company.● Worked closely with manufacturer representatives and distributors across the nation, providing them with product information, marketing materials, and quotes.● Tracked all quotes and monitored sales trends with our manufacturer representatives on a monthly basis.● Proofread and edited marketing materials to ensure information is accurate and consistent.● Work alongside our marketing team to help monitor marketing campaigns through Salesforce and Constant Contact.● Managed our account with AutoQuotes to ensure specification sheets, product details, and pricing is up-to-date.● Collaborated with our Service Department to improve the warranty process and help maintain accurate records for each piece of equipment.● Scheduled and assisted with product demonstrations for customers and manufacturer representatives in our on-site test kitchen.● Organized trade shows by assisting with booth design, communicating with convention centers regarding electrical and plumbing needs, and booking travel accommodations for the group.● Attended trade shows and assisted with managing the booth, demonstrating our equipment, and talking with potential and current customers.
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WebstaurantStore
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United States
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Product Specialist
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2018
● Led a team of 5 product specialists by ensuring the customer solutions department was well educated on how to use foodservice equipment and how to sell restaurant equipment and supplies.● Worked with customers by researching their operational needs and suggested the appropriate pieces of restaurant equipment to customers based on those findings.● Organized and led monthly meetings with the team to discuss trends in the department while developing action plans and goals to help fix the problems that are discussed.● Identified problems and tracked trends with defective products and collaborated with manufacturers and purchasing to redesign equipment.● Built and maintained relationships with manufacturers to help streamline communication between our customer solutions department.● Responsible for organizing and creating educational presentations regarding various product lines to customer solutions, web content, and purchasing departments.● Mentored seasoned customer solutions representatives and helped lead them to growth within the department.● Coached and trained new employees within their first 60 days of employment.● Attended various trade shows and manufacturer seminars to gain more in-depthknowledge on how to use and sell restaurant equipment.● Organized, taught, and proctored ServSafe courses for the company, along with localrestaurants within the area.
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Category Expert
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Dec 2013 - Jun 2016
● Acted as a liaison between various manufacturers and our customer solutions department.● Researched specific product categories to become a resource when questions would arise.● Organized educational training’s dedicated towards a specific product category to our customer solutions, web content, and purchasing departments.● Assisted with product videos and product demonstrations that are used on the Web site.● Attended various trade shows and manufacturer seminars to gain more in-depth knowledge on how to use and sell restaurant equipment.● Coached and trained new employees within their first 60 days of employment.
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Customer Solutions Specialist
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May 2011 - Dec 2013
● Assisted more than 80 customers per day via live chat, phones, and email in regards to their order status, order issues, and general product questions.● Helped customers make educated purchasing decisions on restaurant equipment and supplies.● Communicated with shipping warehouses and manufacturers to ensure they are meeting customer deadlines.● Worked closely with the Logistics Department regarding out of stock items and drop-shipment items.
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Web Content Intern
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Jan 2011 - May 2011
● Responsible for researching and writing original content on products to attract sales.● Wrote blog posts that catered towards the restaurant industry each month.● Researched and developed keywords to use in descriptions that would rank us inthe top searches through Google.● Helped manage and edit incorrect product descriptions and filters within specificWeb site categories.
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Education
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2008 - 2011
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Speech Communication/Public Relations -
2007 - 2008
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Journalism
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