Mike Graves, RCS-D

Producing Operations Specialist at Highland Mortgage
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Roswell, Georgia, United States, GE

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Experience

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Producing Operations Specialist
      • Mar 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Operations Manager
      • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

    • Licensed Loan Originator | Loan Partner
      • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

      Please check us out on our website at https://martypattersonmortgageteam.com

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Licensed Loan Officer
      • Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • District Manager
      • Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

      Hired to oversee operations of Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham. Hired to oversee operations of Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham.

    • Restaurants
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Territory Manager
      • Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

      Responsible for 7 locations across 2 states, leading multiple high-volume restaurants, and a team of 20 managers and ~250 employees. - Created/enhanced revenue streams, top line average market growth of 6.45%, with multiple locations seeing +20% year over year - Negotiated with Vendors, facilitating line item decreases across multiple budgetary line items.- Trained all positions up to and including Director of Operations.- Collaborated with management team on cultural initiatives to increase guest loyalty/retention, and drove all guest related KPIs to exceed company standards.- Aligned Company with Brand Standards, consistently kept above 90% alignment- Featured on a popular local TV show ** Atlanta Eats ** and CBS46 Atlanta Plugged-in. Show less

    • Area Support Manager
      • Sep 2014 - Apr 2016

      Assisted Territory Manager in operation of 6 locations, opened 2 new restaurants, oversaw 7 managers and 200+ employees- Created, costed, and designed catering program for company. Catering sales in market are now over 60% of system catering sales. - Assisted with implementation of strategic planning for yearly budgets, along with execution of budgets in conjunction with area GMs. - Handled all Marketing initiatives to drive guest count increases and enhance image of our brand.

    • General Manager
      • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

      - Create new protocols for security, daily meetings, sales goals, customer retention, successful shift navigation- Increase new customers traffic through grass roots marketing, social media, and charity - Human resources: payroll, hire, train, and manage employees, and fired as necessary - Created training schedules, evaluated the daily progress of each trainee, hosted monthly meetings- Created a training manual from scratch; hired, trained, and lead 25 – 35 person staff- Implemented Employee Contests to boost moral and increased sales by 5 - 15% - Implemented/coordinated monthly continued-education classes- Opened new stores from ground up, fastening together all complex pieces into one cohesive/functional unit- Negotiated construction bids, oversaw remodel, set up vendors, filed all licenses and permits, savings $15,000- Streamlined, restructured, and renegotiated bills saving $10,200 - Party planned and coordinated service for high end events, charity events, and catered services Show less

    • Director Of Operations - Consultant
      • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

      Oversaw 6 managers, including 2 GMs, 1 Executive Chef, and 1 Catering/Event Manager - Built out all systems (Financial, Training, Scratch Menu for 2 restaurant concepts, P&L, Budgets, Operational Standards). - Designed and Oversaw construction of Oyster Bar Kitchen Expansion - Drove Business by expanding hours, boosting social media presence, and grassroots marketing, and expanding private dining/event facilities. Oversaw 6 managers, including 2 GMs, 1 Executive Chef, and 1 Catering/Event Manager - Built out all systems (Financial, Training, Scratch Menu for 2 restaurant concepts, P&L, Budgets, Operational Standards). - Designed and Oversaw construction of Oyster Bar Kitchen Expansion - Drove Business by expanding hours, boosting social media presence, and grassroots marketing, and expanding private dining/event facilities.

    • Restaurants
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Manager
      • Jan 2006 - Sep 2012

Education

  • University of South Florida Muma College of Business
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Management
    2008 - 2010

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