David Thistle Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Tx

Here, I oversaw all banquet activities for the hotel, facilitating room set-up and service administration. I also facilitated management for Visconti Ristorante & Bar.• Effectively restructured Hotel beverage program and enhanced accountability of beverage controls and inventory.

Austin, Tx

Here, I directed all aspects of food and beverage operations for a AAA Four Diamond Hotel comprised of 800 rooms, 80,000 sq. ft. two restaurants, three bars, and a coffee shop. · Served as interim GM in the fine dining restaurant Finn & Porter for four months, Director of Banquets for two months, In-Room Dining Manager for two months, as well as Facilities Manager for three months. · Supported the opening of two new restaurants, Cannon & Belle and the Austin Taco Project; contributed to menu development, beverage program development, and staff training.

Austin, Tx

Cultivated client relationships to maintain a robust referral pipeline, driving business growth and expansion.· Provided consultative services for clients in restaurant and hospitality industries.

Kansas City, Mo

Spearheaded daily operations, evaluating existing operations to identify inefficiencies and redundancies, innovating process improvement to optimize workflow, enhance profit growth, and drive performance. · Achieved ranking on trip advisor from #14 in 2011 to #1 in 2012. · Restructured the hotels beverage program and effectively lowered costs by 7% and increased revenue by 18%+. · Overhauled management and staff changes to exceed first quarter 2012 service and revenue goals. · Increased restaurant revenue by $309K and bottom line profit by $291K compared to prior year; largest increase in both revenue and profitability in five years.