Dean Colby Email & Phone Number

Cooperstown, Ny

Currently responsible for leading front-of-the-house teams with all aspects of fine dining, serving four-course meals and wine service and cocktails/drinks to guests in a prestigious four-diamond historic hotel. Also leading entire service teams at numerous banquets including luxury weddings, large conferences and National Baseball Hall of Fame events.

Herkimer, Ny

Responsible for all aspects of management for a restaurant totaling up to $1.1 million yearly in sales. Managed all costs, 40+ employees, managers and production in a fast-paced and high pressure/volume environment. Ultimately responsible for total customer and employee satisfaction. Also performed various duties including employee retention, hiring/firing, weekly and monthly inventory and ordering of food and supplies, as well as effective implementation of all Point of Purchase and promotional displays. Much, much more!!!! "Serv-Safe" Food Safety Certified.

Cooperstown, Ny

Responsible for all aspects of management for 2 restaurants totaling up to $2.7 million yearly in sales. Managed all costs, 60+ employees, managers and production in a fast-paced and high pressure/volume environment. Ultimately responsible for total customer and employee satisfaction. Also performed various duties including employee retention, hiring/firing, weekly and monthly inventory and ordering of food and supplies, as well as effective implementation of all Point of Purchase and promotional displays. Much, much more!!!! "Serv-Safe" Food Safety Certified.Selected Contributions: Ran individual restaurant sales increases of 60% over 5½ years. Experience opening a new Mcdonald’s in a new location from scratch. Had best and most consistent profits (PACE) out of ten Central NY McDonald’s restaurants in 2007 and 2008. Exceeded total employee turnover goal and kept year-to-year employee turnover rate under 75% for each year 2003-2008.

Fly Creek, Ny

Self-employed as a creative graphic designer and artist. Producing in all areas of creative graphics including display advertising, magazines, newsletters, brochures, packaging, logos, Creative Powerpoint Presentations, web pages, etc. for businesses including implementation of creative and effective marketing plans to get them results.Selected Contribution: Successfully maintained and small client base by designing and implementing graphic design projects for clients while working as full-time restaurant manager.

Cooperstown, Ny

Responsible for all advertising sales and public relations for a local quarterly magazine covering a tri-county area. Created and designed entire publication from the magazine’s birth to present day. Also responsible for magazine’s circulation in the region. Sold, produced and designed logos, flyers brochures and other graphic art for various clients.Selected Contribution: Single-handedly designed/produced an entire quarterly magazine for a local publishing company.

Long Island City, Ny

Responsible for the overall operations of a small graphics and printing plate corporation with gross sales of $750,000 per year. Coordinated and ran production. Supervised staff of 17. Intense customer contact.Selected Contribution: Ran production/operations of an entire printing plate and graphic design company.