General Manager Restaurant
Resume:
John Foster
Vienna, VA *****
ad72gp@r.postjobfree.com
Executive Summary
High-energy Restaurant Manager/Multi-Unit leader, successful in building and motivating strong teams. Driven to boost company revenue through continued analysis of company operating efficiencies and innovative management techniques. Organized and diligent, with excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Some core qualifications include high-volume multi-unit operations management, new restaurant opening, financial oversight, staff development, and sound business growth decisions.
Experience
CMX Cinemas (Tyson’s Corner, VA)
General Manager August 2022 - Current
·Responsibility includes overseeing operations of new venue opening including 150 seat Sports Bar and 665 seat full service dine in movie theater. Directing management staff of 7 and team members of 80, overseeing hiring, training, P&L responsibilities, vendor relations, community outreach for sales growth.
Off the Hook Catering (Bethesda, MD)
Catering Director September 2021 - August 2022
·Responsible for offsite catering operations including booking events, ordering food and beverages supplies, prep for event, executing event off site, and payment confirmation.
IPIC Entertainment, Inc (N. Bethesda, MD)
Regional Director of Operations February 2018- September 2021
·Hired as Senior General Manager to take over dine in theater operations and full service upscale casual restaurant in N. Bethesda location. Promoted to Regional Director of Operations in May 2019 after successful operations improvements in N. Bethesda that include exceeding 2018 budget by 900%, promoting 4 managers to next level roles, promoting 3 staff members to Supervisors.
·RDO accomplishments in first six months, prior to pandemic, include staffing all 7 locations to proper manage- ment staffing levels while reducing labor in the region to meet budget expectation with weekly and monthly goals established with site GMs. Establishing sales growth plan for the remaining 6 locations in my region to exceed the $64 million budget
McCormick & Schmick’s / Landry’s Inc (Tyson’s Corner, VA)
General Manager November 2016- February 2018
·After taking over the struggling operation at Tyson’s Corner location, I improved labor with coaching, action plans, and setting daily goals while building sales through catering and private dining rooms with new Sales Manager. Daily responsibilities included overseeing food safety, monitoring purchasing and vendor contracts, hiring, training, scheduling, sales forecast, budgets, as well as day to day operations of a fine dining seafood concept. Landry’s Inc closed the location in February 2018.
PizzaPass (Bethesda, MD)
Owner/Operator November 2012- April 2015
·Developed new one of a kind concept, including operational design, food and menu design, restaurant design and layout, hiring and training staff on new concept as well as all requirements of opening a restaurant from the beginning.
Perform all duties of owning and operating 70 seat restaurant.
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse (Tyson’s Corner, VA)
General Manager September 2010 – November 2012
·Manage operations for fine dining Brazilian steakhouse with seating capacity of 385, with 2 private rooms and bar that accommodates 125.
·Accomplishments include:
oIntroduced new inventory and operating systems to organize operations and increase profitability.
oIncreased annual profit from $250,000 in 2010 to $500,000 in 2011 and maintained 2011 profit level to end date in 2012
oDeveloped and promoted two hourly employees to managers.
Ruby Tuesday (Leesburg, VA / Ashburn, VA)
Multi-Unit General Manager September 2008 – September 2010
·Oversee daily operations of two locations in Northern Virginia including sales building, local marketing, and directing change from casual bar and grill theme to high quality casual dining atmosphere.
·Accomplishments include:
oImproved sales in Ashburn from 15% down YOY sales to positive sales in first year with company
oDeveloped two shift leaders for management positions and developed one manager for general manager position with weekly and monthly development plan
PF Chang’s China Bistro (Tyson’s Corner, VA/ North Bethesda, MD)
Operating Partner November 2000 – August 2008
·Oversee daily operations of $7.9 million restaurant including staff of 130, built sales through operations and local
marketing outreach efforts, analyze sales and marketing trends to create quarterly wine list, coach and develop management team, create annual budget.
·Accomplishments include:
oIncreased sales $500,000 per year for 5 straight years, from 2002 to 2007, at location in N. Bethesda which led to a promotion to the location in Tyson’s Corner in May of 2007.
oDeveloped and promoted 4 hourly employees to managers and one manager to Operating Partner using quarterly, monthly, and weekly development plans.
Rainforest Cafe Hartford, CT/Grapevine, TX)
Director of Restaurant Service April 1998 – November 2011
·Promoted from restaurant GM to Director of Restaurant Sales after 18 months with the company.
·Oversee daily operations of $10 Million restaurant/entertainment venue including oversight of team of 150, all P&L line items, sales building through operations, coaching and development, hiring, management scheduling.
·Opened new Hartford, CT as Director of Restaurant Service in January 2000.
·Promoted to acting Director of Operation at Palisades Center, NY in September 2000.
Education
Blackhawk College (Moline, IL)
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