Jamie Graves Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

General Manager of 54-seat Japanese fine dining restaurant O Ya, responsible for all daily operations. Designed and curated sake list.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for all operations of 80 seat Japanese restaurant. Hiring and training Front of House staff, designing and running sake, beer, wine and cocktail program, promotion, marketing, day to day operations and customer satisfaction.

Bowery / Gowanus

Responsible for all operations of 75 seat fine dining restaurant and omakase sushi counter. Oversaw service and food programs that earned 2 Stars from the Michelin Guide and 3 Stars from the New York Times.

Greater New York City Area

Manager of all front of house staff, overseeing day to day operations and service. Part of opening team at restaurant, designing all style of service and method of operation, training all staff in intricacies of Japanese cuisine and service. Brushstroke has received excellent reviews since opening, including two stars from the New York Times and Michelin Star in the first year.

Client List (Translation samples available on request):Marketing CopyYamaha Music Interactive: Doug Schrashun, dschrashun@nyc.yamaha.com* Writing and editing marketing copy, designing weekly newsletters to over 60,000 customers, managing website features and promotions.

One of five servers at one of New York's top Japanese restauarants. In addition to serving duties translated the website, translated monthly menu changes for staff and served as an interpreter between Japanese kitchen staff and customers. Helped open restaurant, over the course of two years the restaurant earned two Michelin stars and was especially noted for excellent service.

• Oversaw development and translation of English language website • Translated business correspondence, business meetings and negotiations • Oversaw development and translation of image keyword database • Expanded international photo distribution to over 10,000 digital images, oversaw sales increase of close to 300%. • Work in web design, photo selection, digital image processing

Apprenticeship at a hand-crafted soba noodle restaurant in rural Japan.

Café chef and manager, responsible for daily service, menu creation, budget, and managing Japanese staff at a 50 seat organic restaurant.

English instructor at thirteen Junior High and Elementary SchoolsWorked to standardize city-wide elementary school English curriculum.Translated documents and correspondence, provided interpreting at town functions.

Ba, History, East Asian Studies

Education record