Jimmie Ray Jones Jr. (JJ)

**** ***** ***** ******, *********, TN 37932

865-***-**** home 865-***-**** cell

abmfse@r.postjobfree.com

Background Summary GENERAL MANAGER with extensive experience in

restaurant operations, marketing, and financial

management. A leader passionate about high quality

service, A-rated health and sanitation standards, as

well as the growth and development of a winning team.

Market Development and Sales Building for on-sight as

well as Catering

Serve-Safe Certified, understand HACCP

Manager Development

Cost Control, Auditing, and Analysis

Ordering and Inventory

Productivity and Labor Planning

New Restaurant Construction and Training

Menu Development based on Trends and Cost Analysis

Proficient with a number of Microsoft programs such as

Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Experience General Manager

Ruby Tuesday Since

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Knoxville Center, 2001

Clinton Highway, and

Western Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Responsible for all restaurant operations for

a high quality casual dining restaurant.

Developed and monitored budgets and business

plans. Developed staff potential as well as

trained 13 managers and shift leaders. Help

train international managers for Dubai, UAE.

Through training and marketing increased

sales in current restaurant from being down

in sales from the previous year by 24% to

being flat or down 5%.

MSE Development d.b.a. as JJ's Gatlinburg 2000-200

Grill 1

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Developed all operational materials for a new

restaurant concept. Conducted research and

development, marketing and sales building,

menu design and costing, as well as created

all training materials and employee

handbooks. Served as Executive Chef/General

Manager. Set up all budgeting spreadsheets

and inventory counting and reconciliation

spreadsheets. Supervised construction and

restaurant layout and design for smooth

execution. Set up all purveyors and paid all

bills including payroll.

Applebee's 1995-200

Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, New Mexico, 0

Idaho. QRC and RCI

Franchises

Worked for the Corporate Training Department

and helped to open 5 restaurants specializing

in kitchen operations. Worked as the general

manager accountable for all restaurant

operations and for the supervision of all

management and a staff of around an average

of 50. Over the last quarter, brought about

an increase in sales from the previous year's

sales in the Morristown, Tennessee location.

Cheers! Funeateries 1990-199

Assistant manager 4

Worked as an Assistant Kitchen Manager then

as an Assistant Manager. Helped open the

Bristol, TN location. Helped to market the

restaurant during the opening. Helped with

hiring, accounting, ordering, and receiving,

as well as training classes, marketing, and

public relations. Involved in menu research

and development, and updating training

materials.

Education University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

East Tennessee State University

Southern Union Community College

Serve-Safe Certified

Seminars Prior Seminars: Employee Motivation and Team

Building, Conflict Resolution, Time

Management and Organization, Leadership.

Other Certification in Cabinetmaking

Qualifications Received the Silver Apple Award for Food cost

and labor excellence

Received the Gold Apple Award and Plaque for

Saving a guest's life

Red Cross First Response Certified in 1999

TABC License for the sale of Alcohol.

Serve Safe Certification

References Glenn Kirtley, Ruby Tuesday Director of

Operations--San Antonio, Texas 865-***-****

Mandy Baxter, Ruby Tuesday, Knoxville, TN

865-***-****..

Other Working on a cookbook called Culinary Pirate

Intrests/Hobbies Creating a blog called JJ's Kitchen

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