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West Chester, Ohio, US

Dallas, TX, US

• Focused on driving sales growth and product development in the restaurant and hotel verticals. Maintained an active client base of 20 accounts, encompassing restaurants and hotels, while continuously uncovering.
• Identified, prioritized, developed, and implemented new features to innovate the software platform for restaurant use.
• Established new key suppliers to supplement the software platform, including point-of-sale integrations and early advanced wages.

Temecula, CA, US

Secured contracts with large restaurant organizations, supporting stakeholders in labor-management/modeling, kitchen/restaurant design, and restaurant operational excellence initiatives. Consulted with clients on designing new labor models and operating standards to optimize the team member and guest experience and helped companies build a stronger.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

• Promoted through roles of increasing accountability and scope, I joined the organization in the back of the house. I managed a multifunctional team of 10 direct and 40 indirect reports. I led the PMO group in.
• Launched a new $13M Kitchen Display System and Table Management technology to 450 locations on time and within budget, driving improved guest experience and food quality.
• Achieved $9M in savings against a plan of $5M in 2016 and $8M in savings against a plan of $3.6M in 2015.
• Opened 24 restaurants in 2015, managing site approval, pre-open budgets, hiring, training, succession planning, marketing, profit and loss (P&L) accountability, and problem-solving in day-to-day operations.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

• Promoted and held accountable for all new restaurant operations; I opened every new Red Robin location, including 53 in a year. I led teams through continuous improvement, owned the internal communications strategy and.
• Increased operating margins by over 400 basis points from 2011 to 2015, driving more than $425 million in overall savings and achieving a record stock price/company valuation. Areas included supply chain co-op.
• Spearheaded the opening of 125 restaurants from Jan 2009 to Dec 2015, which included hiring, motivating people, and developing the talent of management teams. I also oversaw financial performance.
• Acquired over 80 restaurants through five separate franchise mergers and successfully integrated their franchise operations.
• Implemented every project and communication for 550 casual dining restaurants.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Optimized the New Restaurant Opening process to exceed the expectations of the pr-forma. Hired, developed, trained all managers and hourly employees to provide a great guest experience and to scale the great culture.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Oversaw 450 locations and managed franchise relationships to grow sales via marketing, improving store operations, and improving restaurant economics. This included making sure supply chain was running smoothly and all Food Safety standards were being met.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Oversaw the operations of ~150 restaurants. 10 direct reports. Worked with corporate and franchisee locations.

Greenwood Village, CO, US

Managed 7-9 restaurants. Responsible for hiring, training, P&L results. Grew Sales and met profit goals. Top performer in the company. Taught a lot of sales training to improve customer experience.