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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

United States

Create and teach culinary programs

San Diego, California, United States

Create, Book, and Manager online conventions and In-Person conventions.

Blue Bell, PA

• Corporate TrainerConduct Manager & Staff coaching and training, on-location training and opening of locations across the United States, added video production to tools for food safety, training, develop multiple.
• Managed 6 new store openings from construction completion to grand opening with technical support calls, video calls, and follow-through. Culminating in 6 days of training staff and three days of support.
• Lead changes in new store opening procedures to reduce costs by 60% and reducing labor needed by owner by 40% during pre-opening training by reconfiguring the schedule and style of training conducted.Research and.
• Conduct all aspects of new goods for system-wide rollouts. Training documentation, video guides, write printed materials, web-based conference calls, integration into online Learning Management Systems, and nutritional.
• Researched, recommended, and implemented changes to recipes to reduce SKUs ordered and specialty items to reduce costs, waste, and equipment in locations. Toured manufacture sites to conduct quality audits.

King Of Prussia, PA

• General ManagerWorked in multiple locations as a realignment specialist. Training and coaching of staff, hiring, human resources items as required, profit and loss diagnostics, proficiency, and controls, sales building.
• Worked closely with the Vice President to bring the Corner Bakery arm into profitability for a successful sale to the parent company. Recognized for operational excellence.
• Increased single unit catering sales 22% in 1 year in a market becoming very saturated by implementing daily, weekly and quarterly goals for sales and profitability, redeveloping follow-up procedures and customer.

• Complete retraining and rebranding of staff and culture. Physical improvements to property and building, improved relationships with neighboring businesses and colleges, improvement of health department ratings and.
• Reduced the number of incidents involving local police by 100% in 1 year. Bringing the total from 14 to 0 in 2013 through scheduling, staff hires and training.
• Increased sales in the location in 16 months from 1.8M to over 2.5M while increasing profitability by a similar margin.

• Verified and conducted training programs in 9 locations set in 5 states, quarterly audits on systems and training. Promoted trainers once completed and verified. Opened three locations, execution at local franchise.
• Conducted on-site audits of training operations and set action plans for corrections and next actions.

Worked as General Manager with a focus on rebuilding culture and cultivating sales of a restaurant/pub operation. Full control of all aspects pertaining to marketing and staffing. Full P&L knowledge and operational awareness.

Oversaw day to day operations of a 6M+ business with over 100 staff members. Scheduling, project management, group and event sales.

In charge of all operations of the restaurant.Turned restaurant profits from -2K in 2002 to +80K in 2003Successfully marketed to guests and community to grow repeat business.Ran Costs and controls that were below company standards on a consistent basis.