Manager Sales

MICHELLE C. EMARD

* **** ****, ************ *.Y., 12603

Cell Phone: 845-***-**** E mail: ************@*********.***

Objective : Work in a professional, team oriented environment that will enable me to take full

advantage of my educational, meeting planning, and entertainment experiences and contribute to

the organization’s success.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Main Course Catering New Paltz, NY March 2010 Present

Assistant Catering Director

• Responsible for training all Catering Staff.

• Coordinate the scheduling of Captains, Chefs, Servers and Bartenders for weekly events.

• Responsible for all labor sheets to be filled out correctly.

• Manage all off premise events.

• Organize all rentals: making sure rental sheets are up to date, final rental invoices are in

folders for invoicing and sending rental companies schematics and delivery instructions.

• Organize, order and check in all linens for events based on specific schematics.

• Organize the ordering of porta potties by making sure the arrangements have been made for

delivery and pick up.

• Coordinate with Catering Director to make sure all details are covered for Captains Notes.

• Coordinate with Head Chef/Owner the ordering of bread and cakes.

• Go over all folders with chefs and make sure all details are correct at the beginning of the

work week.

• Take phone calls and help field sales calls as needed.

• Coordinate with Market Manager on the flow of service within the Market Place.

• Fill out chef van lists every week to ensure proper delivery of all weekly events.

Snap Fitness 24/7 Lagrangeville, NY September 2009 March 2010

Marketing Manager Fitness Consultant

• Coordinated and facilitated fitness center opening in the summer of 2009.

• Continued to work with healthcare insurances.

• Responsible for all marketing and public relations for the entire fitness center.

• Coordinated all special events, bridal shows, chamber events, etc.

• Responsible for creating and updating company website.

• Liaison with the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

• Developed a business to business partnership program that emphasized the importance of

local business’ working together in order to promote one another.

• Worked with prospective members to assist them in joining.

• Helped and encouraged members to establish and meet their personal fitness goals.

Hudson Valley Gold’s Gym Lagrange & Newburgh, NY October 2007 July 2009

Sales Manager & Fitness Consultant

• Originally hired as a fitness consultant but rapidly promoted to sales manager.

• Responsible for generating sales through company sponsored events (trade shows,

community events, etc) as well as reaching out to area business to bring prospects into the

club.

• Met and exceeded sales goals in which I was the top sales producer within all three Gold’s

Gym locations with a 90% closing rate

• Trained and motivated new sales staff to uphold company policies and procedures.

• Worked as a fitness consultant, assisting members to establish and meet their personal

fitness goals through motivating, informing and educating.

• Passionate about changing peoples lives in a positive way.

The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel & Conference Center Poughkeepsie, NY

October 2002 October 2007

Director of Catering / Banquet Manager

• Managed and supervised high end weddings, banquets and special events of up to 500

guests.

• Fully responsible for event sales, set up and execution.

• Worked with clients to devise special menus, wine lists and event particulars

• Fully responsible for the liquor & soda inventories.

• Managed and supervised the hotel’s café that had a capacity of 45 people.

Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz, NY May 2001 November 2001

Externship Food Prep/Line Cook

• Food Preparation for daily lunch & dinner menus.

• Rapidly moved to a line cook, preparing food items to order.

• Moved to Banquet Cook, preparing large amounts of food items for events & weddings.

• Worked in Garde Manager & Pastry Kitchens, preparing items for the daily menus.

Fresno’s Southwest Restaurant & Bar Poughkeepsie, NY June 1999 January 2001

Dining Room Manager & Restaurant Supervisor

• Originally hired as a hostess but rapidly promoted to Dining Room Manager & Front of the

House Supervisor.

• Responsible for scheduling, hiring/firing & overall cleanliness of the restaurant.

• Trained and educated staff in front of the house service.

• Worked in the back of the house in the food prep area, line cook and expediting of food

items quickly and courteously.

EDUCATION

The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY September 2000 May 2002

Associates in Occupational Studies in Culinary Arts Management.

• Deans List

• Awarded the Barry, Bette and Led Duke Endowed Scholarship for my dedication and hard

work in the culinary field.

• Member of The American Culinary Federation.

Dutchess County BOCES Technical Center Salt Point, NY September 1998 June 2000

• Culinary Arts Diploma Graduated with Honors

• Selected into the National Vocational Technical Honor Society

• Awarded the 2000 Foodservice Scholarship & The Paul Newman Scholarship.

OTHER RELATED AWARDS RECEIVED

• Third Place at the New York State Region III Skills Olympics for Culinary Arts

• Third Place at Ulster County BOCES Serving Competition

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