Dennis Losel Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Founded and grew a successful freelance photography business, providing services to top publicationslike Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, Soap Hub, and Daytime TV shows, including NBC’s Days of Our Lives. Work with prominent artists, including Trever Stribing of P.A. LINE. Directed and produced diverse photography projects, including portraiture, headshots, social media event coverage, and photojournalism.Official photographer for "Samantha's Friends," a 501c nonprofit that collaborates with Daytime Soap Operas to raise funds for local organizations providing service dogs.Photographer for Star Image Entertainment, delivering photography and social media coverage at Daytime Soap Opera events nationwide.Publicity & Social Media Manager for singer/songwriter Trever Stribing and P.A. LINE. Successfully secured press coverage and produced social media content featured by local news stations for a high-profile national anthem performance at NASCAR’s Watkins Glen event, attended by 100,000 people.

United States

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

15 year professional with Darden Restaurants. Currently in position of Service Manager, previously Culinary and Bar Manager.*Led, coached and developed team of 125+ employees. Responsible for hiring, promotion and HR decisions.*Effectively control costs associated with food and beverage, labor, direct operating expenses, utilities, repairs, and workers’ compensation*Establishes plans and measures specific financial goals to continually increase restaurant profitability*Proven people management skills, with the ability to manage performance and motivate staff on an individual and team level*Able to communicate and present confidently, clearly and expressively*Accustomed to working with senior management

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Held positions of Service Manager LBO, Sales Manager, Bar Manager and Staffing & Training Manager. Responsible for ensuring 100% Guest Delight, which in turn, results in guests’ recommending Olive Garden to their friends. Select and retain highly skilled service-oriented employees; modeling and upholding the Olive Garden principles; motivating and retaining employees by providing ongoing training and development; regularly measuring and evaluating service levels and standards using guest and employee feedback; developing plans for continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities:*Have managed teams at 6 locations| Managing teams of up to 150 and analyzing their performance. Responsible for new hire orientation and training programs.* Communicate clear expectations and hold team members to high standards by managing behaviors. Enforce brand standards through redirection, retraining, accountabilities and progressive discipline. * Demand and supply forecasting and ordering. Managing weekly guest count of 6,500 – 8000.* Effectively control costs associated with food and beverage, labor, direct operating expenses, utilities, repairs, and workers’ compensation, managing a P&L of 5 million +.* Marketing and sales strategic approach with increasing ToGo and catering sales averaging an increase of 3,700/ week.* Monitoring daily and weekly labor & overtime threshold * Guest recovery and fulfilling brand promise

Diverse photographic assignments ranging from prominent political figures, photojournalism, and press photography to photography for informational, marketing and educational brochures and online use. Manage fast-paced functions and situations to maximize photographic opportunities involving senators, assemblymen, governors, and dignitaries; take, organize and archive stock photos. Liaise between Senate Photography Department and PR staffs; schedule and conduct shoots. Provide administrative expertise as assistant to department director, managing purchasing and inventory control, traffic managing/ workflow, print orders, project priorities, and digital file management. Train and coach legislative session interns and new administrative teams.Key Achievements:- Adeptly managed dignitary relationships in demanding environments to maximize compositional effectiveness without intrusiveness.- Designed and created database to improve accessibility and manageability of inventory and supplies.- Maximized efficiency, accuracy and consistency, creating forms, templates and other files for internal use.- Significantly increased productivity through developing online photo-order form, helping to bring in the digital era.- Streamlined workflow, contributing numerous procedural ideas and implementing file back-up system.- Achieved go-to status for staff members with regard to filing and archiving systems.

Albany, New York Area

Photograph assignments ranging from Department Commissioner and NYS Governor at press conferences to photography for informational, marketing and educational brochures and department publication The Conservationist. Partnered with department editors and graphic artists to prepare photos for publications. Designed large-scale displays for trade show presence. Key Achievements:- Designed and created compelling displays to promote Dept. of Environmental Conservation publication The Conservationist.- Designed, photographed for, and created large-scale posters and banners in support of events.

Albany, New York, United States

Albany, New York, United States