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Denver, CO, US

Big Bear Lake, California, United States

Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Copper Mountain Colorado

Oversight of Copper Mountain Ski Resorts 23 food and beverage offerings ranging from five full service restaurants, four food court / cafeterias, ten fast casual outlets, three food trucks / portable restaurants, banquets & catering and employee cafeteria. New concept development of three future restaurants that feature "Raised on Colorado" branding and.

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Responsible and accountable for the successful restaurant operations for ten diverse restaurant outlets while in season, ranging from counter service to fine dining to casual counter service with annual sales volume of.
• Directly supervises and coaches staff, including six Outlet Managers, 16 Salaried Managers, seven Supervisors and up to 300 associates in peak season
• Coast Oceanfront Dining; high volume ($6M) contemporary seafood restaurant (#27 TripAdvisor)
• Quarterdeck Waterfront Dining; $3.8M annual sales, traditional fish house restaurant
• Links American Grill; high check average steakhouse restaurant $2M annual sales (#8 on TripAdvisor)
• Live Oak Low Country Cuisine; golf course restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Virginia Beach, VA

• Four and one-half years’ management of multi concept restaurants and night club at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront generating $17.5M in F&B revenues
• Oversaw 17 salaried Managers, 11 Supervisors, and 350 associates in peak season
• Catch 31 Fish House & Bar; high volume upscale seafood restaurant (#9 on TripAdvisor)
• Salacia Prime Steaks & Seafood; Virginia’s only AAA Four Diamond rated steakhouse (#18 on TripAdvisor); 2013 Best Restaurant Hampton Roads
• Sky Bar; high energy, members only roof top pool and night club
• Banquets and catering 12,000 square foot ballroom and meeting rooms space

Provo, Utah Area

Responsible for all management duties overseeing $5 mil restaurant while permenent GM was on assignment at a failing location.

• Over ten years of successful experience in high volume casual dining with highly regarded industry leaders
• Five years of multi-unit management with supervision over six restaurants with total annual sales of $28M with a salaried management staff of 42 and hourly staff of over 700
• Proven experience of P&L management, including controlling costs and maximizing profits while building top line growth
• Adept at management team building/succession planning with an emphasis on talent identification and acquisition
• Solid experience in all phases of multi-unit and single unit operations, including staff development, accounting, payroll, budgeting, inventory control, purchasing, PR, and strategic planning
• Proficient at online review and social media management

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