Jeffrey L. Baker
**** ********* ****** * Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221
330-***-**** * abmopy@r.postjobfree.com
Restaurant Management
Professional Profile
Driven, results-oriented, and energetic professional
with 19 years of experience in Restaurant
Management, offering exceptional teamwork spirit
and a positive attitude.
Experienced in managing within budget guidelines,
maintaining an effective flow of inventory, and
developing a strong team attitude among employees.
Proven skills in setting and achieving goals, supplying
above-average training skills, and adding to the
bottom-dollar profit margin by improving services,
reducing waste, and increasing efficiency.
Work well with all types of personalities; able to
provide hiring and termination duties effectively and
professionally. Conscientious, customer-service
oriented, and highly focused, with strong follow-
through skills and effective time management abilities.
Loyal, possess strong common sense with a keen
sense of humor, and committed to a job well done.
Food Service Management 19 Years of
Experience
Related Skills
•Food and Labor Cost Control
•Purchasing and Inventory Management
•Guest Relations and Satisfaction
•Food Safety Certified
•Schedule Management
•Quality Assurance and Control
•Cash Handling/Deposits
•Sanitation
•Policies and Procedures Implementation
•Staff training
•POS Knowledge
History of Employment
Stir Crazy Restaurant Lyndhurst, Ohio
2007-2010
Front-of-the-House Manager
•Supervise staff of 35 employees
•Accountable for all ordering, inventory and costing
•Consistently achieved lowest labor cost while
maintaining one of the top customer service
scores in company
•Thorough knowledge and accountability for all areas
of P&L
Bahama Breeze Orange Village, Ohio
2002-2006
Managing Executive Chef
•Hire, train, schedule and supervise a kitchen staff of
60
•Conduct performance evaluations, motivate staff,
and provide opportunities for advancement
•Set standards for food and kitchen operations.
Passing all county health code inspections as
well as corporate quality assurance inspections
•Consistently hit both Food and Labor costs at or
below corporate budget
•Played integral part in hitting return on investment at
150% of budget
Cooker Bar and Grill Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio 1996-2002
Kitchen Manager/Regional Kitchen Manager
•Oversaw 7 restaurants, ensuring all hit or exceeded
budgeted cost controls
•Enhanced food preparation efficiency by providing
comprehensive staff training
•Oversaw the training and developement of all
managers in the kitchen
Cantina del Rio Rochester, New
York 1991-1996
Corporate Trainer/Kitchen Manager
•Created, developed and implemented all operational
systems and procedures
•Instrumental in opening of new restaurants, including
menu development
•Responsible for prep and line supervision and staff
training
Education
1977-1980 Mentor High
School Mentor, Ohio
1980-1986 Lakeland
Community College Kirtland, Ohio
1986-1990 Kent State
University Kent, Ohio