Experience

Ciao Bella Italian Restaurant

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Events Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  -Booking all Onsite and Offsite Events, Selling and Marketing Ciao Bella as a Restaurant and Banquet facility, acquiring more small events such as: wine and canvas, beer and wine tasting, art galas, food tastings, make your own “___”, come meet the chef, and food and beverage nutrition events; Email lists, Inquires and Responds, Monthly Newsletters, Cold Calling and Emailing; also Social Media Boosts and Postings. -Create and Design all Promotional Advertising for Ciao Bella : magazines, billboards, newspapers, vip texting programs, restaurant menus, event information, and digital marketing. -Book, plan, set up and manage all onsite events, such as: weddings, baby showers, bridal showers, retirement parties, business meetings, holiday parties, seminars, and all other personal or professional events we host. -Manage the Restaurant in the lunch hours taking care of guests, special events, deliveries, pick-ups, and daily restuarant needs and procedures. -On a weekly basis, inventorying the bar of the restaurant and private banquet rooms. -On a weekly basis, making the restaurant dining schedule, delivery and events schedule for our service staff. Show less



Avalon Manor Banquet Center

• Merrillville, Indiana

• Sales Representative

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  -Created and developed social media accounts. -Developed market research initiatives to compare ourselves with other leading competitors. -Setting up appointments for tours, wedding consulting and information inquiry. -Assist Sales Representatives with basis event planning procedures. -Placing and receiving orders from our vendors. -Knowledge of Caterease Event Planning software- adding and updating events. -Created and developed social media accounts. -Developed market research initiatives to compare ourselves with other leading competitors. -Setting up appointments for tours, wedding consulting and information inquiry. -Assist Sales Representatives with basis event planning procedures. -Placing and receiving orders from our vendors. -Knowledge of Caterease Event Planning software- adding and updating events.



LongHorn Steakhouse

• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Server

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2014



White Lodging Services

• Merrillville, Indiana

• Culinary Arts Intern

  • 2011 - 2011

  100 internship hours in the banquet services department under the executive chef and sous chefs. Learned time management, a fast-paced atmosphere and how to work under pressure. 100 internship hours in the banquet services department under the executive chef and sous chefs. Learned time management, a fast-paced atmosphere and how to work under pressure.