Restaurant Managing Partner

• Jul 2023 - Present

Restaurant General Manager

• Jul 2019 - Jul 2023

General Manager

• Oct 2016 - Jul 2019

General Manager

• Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

As General Manager I was responsible for overseeing all day-to-day operations, ensuring that my restaurant was efficient and profitable. My specific duties for this concept included: Pre-opening: Helping to coordinate the opening construction phase. I worked with the General Contractor to make sure weekly punch lists were being done and that the sub-contractors were completing their tasks on time. Recruiting and hiring both management candidates and hourly workers to build a strong team. Being actively involved in training to make sure the staff was prepared to execute at a high level from day one. I conducted local grassroots marketing and networking to generate awareness and excitement in the community about the arrival of World of Beer, including giving interviews to local media outlets. Opening: Managing labor and inventory to meet the needs of a busy opening week and putting the right people in the right places. Supervising my management team to ensure that they were ordering the appropriate amount of food and beverage product. Working with corporate trainers and overseeing continuing staff education to make sure they were trained to WOB standards. Additional Duties: Overseeing and helping to conduct weekly food and beverage inventory. Writing all schedules: Manager, FOH and BOH. Placing the orders for food, liquor, and disposables to maintain product pars. Price-shopping and getting the best deals for small wares, disposables, chemicals, cleaning, and other services. Ongoing training of the management staff to take on new responsibilities Achievements: I saved the store over two thousand dollars by shopping our opening small wares order to a new vendor. My tavern placed fifth in sales for the entire company (82 stores) for 2 consecutive weeks. We also placed fourth company-wide for food sales and were number one for Loyalty Cards sold our opening week. My location showed a profit from the first business period. Show less

Restaurant Manager

• Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

Manager/Server Trainer/Lead Bartender

• Oct 2006 - Jun 2012

Sales Rep

• Mar 2003 - Apr 2004