Michael Bope Email & Phone Number

Somerville, MA, US

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed the daily business and staff of Tufts Catering with events throughout campus to include matriculation, Board of Trustee meetings, Commencement, Reunion Weekend, Development & Donor events, Receptions.
• Oversee a staff that operates anywhere from 5 to 30 events daily with annual sales above $2 million
• Food and Beverage manager responsible for working with all vendors, coordinating orders and deliveries for all operational vendors, managing inventory & liquor inventory to keep overall costs down
• Responsible for the scheduling and staffing of all events with particular emphasis on the allocation of personnel to events where they have the greatest opportunity for success
• Worked with sales and culinary team to create a new comprehensive catering menu following the COVID-19 pandemic to both meet customer needs & Tufts Catering financial goals
• Transitioned the Tufts Catering Department to Dining2You a meal delivery service to Tufts community members that needed to quarantine/isolate during the 2020/21 academic year due to COVID-19, serving up to 200 meals.

Waltham, MA

I served Director of Catering at Bentley University, a $2 million piece of catering business that includes an exclusive contract for all on campus catering events. These events range from Board of Trustee Meetings, Alumni events, student events, and all events for the conference center. While in this position I was responsible for all catering events.

Emerson College

I am currently the Director of Catering and Presidential Events for Sodexo at Emerson College in downtown Boston. I am responsible for catering and logistics of all special events on campus. My job is to assist with client retention and relations and work with the University to community to help achieve their overall goals, while representing the Sodexo.

The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

As Director of Catering and Special Events for Bon Appetit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I am responsible for all Bon Appetit Special Events on MIT's campus as well as off. I was hired to "upgrade" the catering program and implement a new base of standards that could help the business grow and obtain new clients. Over the last three years.

Lesley University

As Catering Director at Bon Appetit at Lesley University, I am responsible for all special events and catered functions hosted by Lesley University as well as outside sources. I am responsible for meeting with clients to plan events, staffing them, working with clients to come up with creative displays, and overall execution. It is my responsibility to.

As Catering Manager at Aramark I was responsible for staffing and execution of all events. It was my job to ensure that the catering department was kept organized, and execution of the events was to go flawlessly.