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Florida, United States

Clearwater, Florida, United States

• Directed day-to-day operations of high-volume flagship restaurant in tandem with 4 sister-locations in shared complex.
• Implemented complete restructuring of back-end processes to facilitate merger with sister-locations, streamline UX of POS and elevate quality of data-reporting, boosting both efficiency of staff workflows and accuracy.
• Collaborated with large team of affiliated FOH managers and multi-unit directors to plan and execute company-wide operational and marketing strategies, improving overall efficiency and cohesion across departments.
• Programmed and integrated complex tip sharing policies with POS system and payroll process, fully automating pooling and distribution of tips between multiple service and support staff roles including private event.

Greater Tampa Bay Area

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Oversaw all FOH + BOH operations, hiring, training, and product ordering.
• Worked closely with vendors to negotiate advantageous pricing agreements leading to a 55% monthly average prime cost.
• Directed implementation of new invoicing and inventory tracking procedures, and trained other General Managers at sister-locations on related processes.
• Worked closely with Executive Chef and Director of Operations to implement menu changes and operational adjustments to facilitate merger of two neighboring locations, and oversaw synchronization of inventory, staffing.
• Assisted Corporate Training Director by ensuring proper organization of Toast POS systems and data-reporting procedures integrated with Restaurant365.
• Collaborated with Marketing Director and Events Manager in organizing both public and private events and producing promotional material on social media outlets.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Directed day-to-day operations of high-profile destination restaurant with 150+ FOH personnel to achieve $10 million in sales revenue annually.
• Carefully interviewed and oversaw all training and scheduling of 30+ experienced and highly-skilled bartenders and bar-backs to ensure quality of service of the highest standard.
• Reorganized physical layout of bar department and developed new standard operating procedures to maximize speed and quality of service while cutting labor costs.
• Oversaw installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and all other I.T. matters regarding POS network and associated hardware to guarantee accurate sales data reporting.
• Designed software to automatically track and distribute pooled tips, allowing company to go paperless as well as cut costs on outsourcing to third-party payroll companies.
• Organized and oversaw budgeting of various staff recognition programs and incentives and authored official correspondence on staff communication channels.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Performed all opening and prep duties throughout each week while closely observing seasonal sales trends to adjust daily pars and reduce waste.
• Handled receiving of shipments for all bar products and established organizational standards to maximize available storage space and ensure all inventory was consistently in stock.
• Prepared cocktails to-order for all dining room servers while providing top-tier service to up to 30 guests at both bar top and in lounge area unassisted.
• Trained all new bartenders on drink recipes, garnish and batch preparation, suggestive selling of seasonal specials, and sanitation procedures.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Personally trained majority of service staff and provided ongoing coaching to members of my team, leading many to become future top-earning lead servers.
• Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction.
• Created, updated and implemented training plans in collaboration with restaurant management.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Provided essential coaching and training materials to prepare team members to open new high-volume dining venues.
• Redesigned and implemented new organizational procedures to improve product flow efficiency according to seasonal sales trends.
• Assisted coordinators in strategic adjustments to operational procedures for variety of special events.