* Monitor team members' performance; provide supervision and professional development * Coordinate schedules for employees* Supervise 8 team members* Supervise overall restaurant performance* Control purchasing, PAR levels, cost of goods sold, etc.* Train staff to increase sales, manage POS, make signature drinks, and provide excellent customer service*Hiring process of all restaurant staff*Responsible for restaurant’s financial performance (lower costs, increase sales, OT strict control, control fixed expenses, etc.)*Monthly and weekly inventories*Responsible for purchasing*Certified ServeSafe Manager*Implement quality and customer service standards*Responsible for overall operation

* Monitor team members' performance; provide supervision and professional development* Coordinated scheduling for employees* Handled customer complaints and queries* Supervised dining room and provided continuous training to ensure high quality guest service * Balanced sales at end of shifts to ensure accuracy of cash and credit card receipts* Managed a crew of more than 20 people per shift*Hiring process of all restaurant staff: servers, bussers, Managers, supervisors, hostesses, and bartenders. *Responsible for restaurant’s financial performance (lower costs, increase sales, OT strict control, control fixed expenses, etc.)*Monthly and weekly inventories*Responsible for purchasing*Certified ServeSafe Manager*Implemented quality and customer service standards *Responsible for overall operation

Sushi Restaurant/ Italian Restaurant

*Opening Manager at Design District location, taking care of all pre-opening responsibilities such as: hiring, equipments, initial inventory, uniforms, schedules, latching party, etc. * Supervised a team of 40 members: Hostesses, servers, bartenders, barbacks, busses, etc. * Monitor team members' performance; provide supervision and professional development* Coordinated scheduling for employees* Handled customer complaints and queries* Supervised dining room and provided continuous training to ensure high quality guest service * Balanced sales at end of shifts to ensure accuracy of cash and credit card receipts* Managed a crew of more than 20 people per shift*Responsible for restaurant’s financial performance (lower costs, increase sales, OT strict control, control fixed expenses, etc.)*Monthly and weekly inventories*Responsible for purchasing*Certified ServeSafe Manager*Implemented quality and customer service standards*Responsible for overall operation

* Responsible for Accounts payable process, from finish to end.* Managed daily responsibilities of Accounting Staff* Processed payroll through Accounting firm* Handled all company's bank accounts and its respective bank reconciliations * Elaborated sales forecasts* Supervised all postings into ledgers on accounting system * Analyzed Financial Statements* Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions

* Provided staffing services to major companies and banks in South Florida area.* Through sales capacity built existing client relationship using techniques such as cold phone calling, client meetings and participated in networking events.* Conducted client meetings to determine the client's needs and determine the appropriate staffing service to provide.* Built client relationships with over 50 companies in the area.* Increased gross margin in over $400,000 on the first year.* Responsible for interviewing applicants and placing candidates on temporary assignments and temporary to permanent positions.* Managed a base of clients of more than 75 companies.* Cross-sold different staffing services (permanent placement, administrative staffing, technology staffing, legal staffing)

* Responsible for analyzing P&L statements* Developed operating budgets and prepared short and long term forecast and capital expenditure planning.* Supported the implementation of the property's annual business plan controlling all the hotel's activities on a daily basis.* Managed the day-to-day operation of the Accounting department to execute finance and accounting responsibilities for the hotel.* Provided technical support and direction for the accomplishment of the operating budget, forecasts, financial reporting, capitalexpenditure, and profit and loss statements.* Reconciled the Balance Sheet periodically to ensure the account balance, supported by appropriate documentation in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures.* Influence department managers to ensure appropriate controls are in place to manage business risks.* Performed monthly bank account reconciliations.* Prepared accounts receivable summary and cash applications reports.* Controlled expenses for every department in the hotel by preparing weekly Accounts Payable reports.* Coordinated and prepared internal financial statements. * Managed all aspects of the general ledger.* Supervised Accounting staff.

Sales Coordinator Responsible for assisting the Director of Sales, closing sales through sites of the hotel and follow up on potential clients. Handled leads of large potential groups for events of more than 50 rooms per night. Dealt directly with Revenue Management to determine price for groups according to demand and pattern of the stay. Kept Sales Force Automation System up to date, responding on a timely basis to clients requests and informing the Global Sales Office of the status of the sales. Made calls to persuade clients and sell the idea of a beach resort for the company’s meeting. Increased revenue of the hotel closing important sales that represented an average of $70,000 per group. Captured business that increased the hotel’s revenue in $1,500,000.