Elena M Buis

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Home: 972-***-**** Cell: 214-***-****

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Summary

Restaurant Manager with a 30- year career at successful family style full service restaurant. Seeking to

advance professional career in the restaurant industry.

Highlights

Full service restaurant background menu development and Staff

implementation run daily opening and closing developm

handle daily money closing and deposits Customer-oriented ent talent

organize and schedule catering's and special deliveries Superviso

help clients design menu and party planning maintain recorded files on ry skills

clients with recurring event needs Employee

Honed marketing skills recruitment

plan and develop local specials expertise Hiring

book and promote local entertainment maintain proper food and training

quality standards check food and bar inventory daily place orders develop training manual

and maintain high quality relationships with vendors staff scheduling : ie vacations,

time off schedule staff for

shifts according to service

needs : ie Christmas, Mother's

Day

work with Kitchen manager

daily to maintain proper pars

payroll and

human

resources

maintain

licensing for

staff

maintain personal Food

Service License

Supervisory skills

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work

history

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Accomplishments

Effectively maintained high customer relations for over 20 years. Played a key roll in family

business growing to 4 more locations.

Experience

Tino's Mexican Restaurant March 1982 to November

2012

General Manager

Plano, Tx

Conducted daily pre- shift and weekly departmental meetings to ensure organizational

efficiency.Scheduled and directed staff in daily work assignments to maximize productivity.Efficiently

resolved problems or concerns to the satisfaction of all involved parties.Continually monitored restaurant

and took appropriate action to ensure food quality and service standards were consistently

met.Minimized loss and misuse of equipment through proper restaurant supervision and staff

training.Exhibited thorough knowledge of foods, beverages, supervisory duties, service techniques, and

guest interactions.Assigned tasks and oversaw the direction of employees to ensure compliance with

food safety procedures and quality control guidelines.Developed and maintained exceptional customer

service standards.Ensured proper cleanliness was maintained in all areas of the bar and front of

house.Optimized profits by controlling food, beverage and labor costs on a daily basis.Consistently

maintained high levels of cleanliness, organization, storage, and sanitation of food and beverage products

to ensure quality.Performed checkouts of servers and bartenders to ensure that all tickets were accounted

for.Built sales forecasts and schedules to reflected desired productivity targets.Performed restaurant walk

-throughs to gauge timeliness and excellent service quality.Collaborated with the Executive Chef to

analyze and approve all food and beverage selections.Initiated negotiations regarding

vendor contracts and kept updated records of contracts.Developed and maintained a staff that provided

hospitable, professional service while adhering to policies and business initiatives.Carefully prepared

weekly payroll to keep up with projected revenue for the week.Communicated well and used strong

interpersonal skills to establish positive relationships with guests and employees.Regularly updated

computer systems with new pricing and daily food specials.Worked closely with the chef and cooks to

determine menu plans for special events or occasions.Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable and

payroll.Counseled and disciplined staff when necessary.Consistently obtained highest rating from the

county health department.Consistently obtained highest rating from the county health department.

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