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• Managed 15 employees.• Achieved shrink goals in 26 of 29 periods.• Increased comp sales 35% rolling 29 periods.• Achieved turnover of 65% in struggling environment.

• Assured 100% compliance of all company standards.• Complete operational control of all aspects for the Tyler location.• Traveled to nine locations to ensure operational standards were followed.

• Oversee employee relations encompassing staff recruitment, training and performance evaluation.• Prepare and distribute payroll for up to 30 employees.• Handle monthly inventory and vendor relations to ensure the timely and cost-effective purchasing of food, beverages, liquor, beer and small wares.• Prepare and track sales budgets, consistently meeting an annual sales volume of over $800k.• Hold P&L accountability; manage sales analysis, forecasting, and reporting activities.• Participate in Menu Planning Committee meetings to collaborate on the development of new standardized menu, contributing to item, pricing and design changes.

• Managed total restaurant operations in areas of staff management, customer relations, vendor relations, inventory control, and purchasing of food, beverages and small wares.• Supervised all aspects of banquet planning, bookings and payment for up to 184 guests.• Recruited, trained and scheduled a full working staff of up to thirty to fifty team members.• Streamlined controllable spending in an on-going effort to meet monthly overhead expenditures.• Processed bi-weekly payroll, and prepared weekly sales reports.• Oversaw the quality of recipes, service standards, and sanitation practices.• Coordinated work schedules, ordered food and supplies, and developed kitchen staff.• Developed daily and monthly inventory control and accountability.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Political Science And Government