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Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Oversee the West Coast sales for Corby Hall inc. Corby Hall specializes in manufacturing luxury European dinnerware, 18/10 flatware , holloware and banquet tabletop food service products to luxury and high volume top leading hotel chains, country clubs, resorts, restaurants and other notable food service industries. Corby Hall demonstrates premier partnerships with corporate accounts and restaurant groups through reliable product availability, classic tradition, luxury, service and pricing.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Director of Food and Beverage for a 400+ room city hotel located near little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. Oversee banquet & culinary teams that consists of 14,000+ square feet of meeting space including the iconic Kyoto Gardens. Outlets include Justice Urban Tavern, Rendezvous Lounge, Kyoto Bar and soon to come grab & go refreshment bar. Updating offerings and staying up to local and international trends to provide the highest quality experience for our guests. Managing day to day operations of all food and beverage revenue streams as well as strategizing budgets, goals and sale opportunities. Grow and support 4 direct salary reports.

Department head for Luxe Sunset Hotel's food and beverage outlets. Oversee all financial, operations and marketing promotions for the hotels food and beverage operation. Proven track record with desire and ability to achieve goals, budgets and revenues. Held accountable for P&L readings and outcome for all outlet's. Work closely with hotel operations property wide.Assist Catering & Sales department with BEO execution and ordering for all events, inventories and managing liquor, beer & wine costs. Assist and manage human resources between both HR department and outlet employees. Conduct regular meetings including P&L, Pre - Shift and trainings.The hotels food and beverage outlets include - Sirocco (upscale chef influenced restaurant), Lobby Bar, Room Service and Poolside Bar & Eatery. Oversee staff of management, supervisors and hourly employees.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Hired in as the company's first Operations Manager during the build out phase to help lay the ground work for a brand new concept. Successfully developed our first store from a build out phase, soft open to a grand opening! Duties Included- -Hiring a full team in a pre opening phase - including salary management positions -Sales and Event Management and Client Retention -Point of Sale system implementation-Payroll and Time Punch system implementation -Developing operational flow and guidelines for a new concept-Develop, train and execute safety and training procedures -Develop, train and execute standard operating procedures-Curating a fresh, unique and progressive menu including beverage offerings & pairings with executive chef-Working with city, health, fire and other inspectors to pass inspections for permits to operate.-Manage beer, wine & liquor license for property-Instill training outlines for every position including management.-Work closely with vendors to develop competitive pricing as well as unique and premium offerings.-Creating a budget, inventory & P&L statements, food and beverage costing.-Managing and hiring all staff, payroll structure and input-Manage deadlines and goals to help limit delays and loss of revenue

Santa Monica, Ca

Oversee entire Food and Beverage / Banquet Event Operations for a boutique hotel located on Ocean Ave in the heart of Santa Monica. Shore Hotel consistently ranks #1 hotel in Santa Monica on Trip Advisor. Responsible for Green Room Restaurant, Poolside bar, Room Service, Mini Bar, Coffee bar and all conference and banquet service events. Lead staff of supervisors. Extensive knowledge in all tools of F&B operations within a hotel environment and standalone restaurant. High Liquor/Beer and Wine knowledge. High quality service training including Forbes and Triple AAA training. Manage all Labor , P&L , budget, invoices, menu design, strategic promotions, scheduling , staffing. Work with corporate accounts such as Amazon and Red Bull regularly for conferences and F&B. Attend daily and weekly meetings with all departments and managing company standards within employee handbook. Acted as MOD (Manager on Duty) for hotel and provided support for all departments. Managed and maintained high departmental scores with employee accountability & incentives. Saw year prior growth in all departmental categories while achieving budgeted revenue numbers. Created all training outlines per position with job description for the hotel.

Palos Verdes

Lead and manage a high achieving, goal orientated staff of Mixologists, Servers, Barbacks and food runners at a 5 star/diamond orientated hotel. Help reach/obtain budget goals. Manage Labor, Schedules, Inventory, Budget, Discipline, Reports, Meeting, Promotions as well as team moral. Micros, POS, Aloha knowledge. Help assist with Beverage program which included often meetings with outside vendors. Lead monthly bartender meetings for the resort to help train current staff on bar knowledge and spirits.

Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Westchester , Long Beach, Redondo Beach

Worked my way through the promotion chain - Host, busser, expo line, take out, server then bartender. From there, I joined Island's training team where I was a corporate trainer and helped develop staff through various positions. Assisted other stores with pre-opening training and development.Island's promotes a strong and successful business and service format that assisting me in creating a strong backbone for all service professionals.

Emergency Medical, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (Emt Paramedic), A

Completed high level emergency medical technician training.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

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