Searching diligently for a Hospitality Manager, who not only has restaurant, but also hotel, casino, and private club experience? If so, we should talk. I have over twenty years of Hospitality Management experience as a former Proprietor, General Manager, Director of Food and Beverage, Restaurant Manager, and Banquet/Catering Manager. My accomplishments while holding these titles varies from owning two successful restaurants [casual and fine dining], exceeding guest expectations, taking enterprises that were running at a loss and making them profitable, raising guest check averages, increasing customer counts, reducing food and beverage costs through corrective purchasing, reducing labor costs, plus booking and profitably running various banquet/catered events. My personal strengths are in food and beverage management, guest and staff retention, purchasing skills, financial management, banquet /catering operations, leadership skills and a willingness to learn new procedures, all of which I feel would be an asset to your company and management team. It has always been my belief that it is never too late to develop strategies that lead a business to greatness, and I am ready to employ my long-term experience, and dedication to reach that level of greatness at your clients company.I am a hands-on, hard working, outgoing, enthusiastic team player, who takes direction, enjoys a challenge, and has the desire to be a thorough success. My goal is and always has been to obtain a hospitality management position within a company that believes in long-term management retention where I could apply on a daily basis these personal attributes.I welcome the opportunity to discuss with you personally how my credentials can best serve your company.Specialties: • Experience in union contract negotiating / working daily with union staff.• Proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, POS [Micros, Club Systems, Pixel-Point, Info Genesis], Pro Host, Open Table, Stratton Warren, and Avero