Karen Lott

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E-mail: ab2pzj@r.postjobfree.com

Objective To provide quality and accurate workmanship to all employers

Experience

Co-Manager Full Time 40+

hours

May 2007- October 2012 BRIDGEMAN FOODS/ WENDY'S

McMinnville, TN

Assist general manager in operation of a fast pace million dollar

franchise operation

Accomplishments are:

Used my past skills to

improve quality of restaurant

Reconcile all invoices

Help control inventory

and food waste

Work with GM to control

labor costs

Helped to increase

sales

Balance registers daily

and make bank deposits

Food Service Director Full Time 40-80 hours

October 2003-May 2007 COMPASS GROUP/CANTEEN DINING SERVICES

Shelbyville, TN

Assumed responsibility for an account that had previous

management problems and turned the account into a

successful business

Accomplishments are:

Turned a group of associates into a strong team

Received Be A Star award for accomplishments

Regained a large part of catering that was previously

lost

Lowered food cost by almost 10%

Kitchen Manager Full

Time 40 hours

June 2001-October 2003 COMPASS GROUP/EUREST DINING SERVICES

Morrison, TN

Maintained kitchen operation on a daily basis for a busy

unit that had a main cafeteria and two satellite cafeterias

Assisted unit director in maintaining daily operation by

ordering and monitoring kitchen

Assumed the task of running unit in managers absence

Accomplishments were:

Improved quality of the food served

Increased customer count and check average

Kitchen Manager Full

Time 40 hours

July 1997-July 2001 PISH-LA-KI RESTAURANT McMinnville, TN

Very busy small family restaurant with a menu ranging from

a hamburger steak to lobster tail that also had an all you

can eat buffet

Main cook

Ordered food & supplies

Did payroll

Opened and closed restaurant

Booked and planned private parties

Manager/Waitress Full

Time 40 hours

April 1992-June 1997 BOX BAR & GRILL Plymouth, MI

Family owned bar & grill with seating for 200 people.

Minimal menu with microbrewery beers totaling 250 varieties

One of three managers

Cooked in main cook's absence

Waited on customers taking food and drink orders

Did inventory for beer stock

Balanced registers

Did banking for operation on occasion

Education Warren County High School McMinnville, TN

1973

Regular high school degree

16 hours ServSafe certified

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