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Innovative farm-to-table restaurant featuring casual dining in local fare, from- scratch kitchen, family recipe themed menu, offering: breakfast, lunch, dinner, fresh salads, homemade soups, mouthwatering sandwiches and paninis, as well as featuring signature creations. Employment of successful operations expertise to own, operate, and manage a prosperous, revenue driven, community based dining establishment.

Outstanding performance leading to a seat as Executive Board Member. Dramatically decreased cost while incrementally increasing sales and revenue through operations mentorship of executive leadership. Exceptionally adept at regional directorship and all restaurant operational aspects to include: management of 1,700 employees; oversight and development of over 75 managers; mobile kitchen units state and nation-wide; opening successful seasonal restaurants, in total expanding the company by over 25% in facility operations annually. Daily management and facilitation of Delaware wide establishments to include: talent acquisition, management, and succession; cost control; revenue; team training and development; vendor relations; and driving successful profit initiatives.

Upon assuming the position, seasonal restaurant sales equated to the highest in the company, subsequently leading to promotional oversight of high profile sites in which, throughout the course of three years, revenue soared to increases of over 33% while designing systems to implement 20% reduced operational costs that exist today in policy and procedure . Consistent successful endeavors resulted in being awarded General Manager of the Year.

Innovative educator for inner city youth regarding natural resources, indigenous plant and animal species, as well as hands on experiential learning regarding animals, ecosystems, survival, and environmental sensitivity.

Over the course of eight years, on a seasonal basis, provided managerial oversight to back of the house operations to include: talent management, staffing, training, human resources, purchasing, budgeting. Recognized annually for exceptional performance in management throughout the entire organization.