DAVID P. BROWN
**** ***** **** ******, ***. *
Baltimore, MD 21218
abmqn5@r.postjobfree.com
Objective: To offer my professional experience and knowledge for the benefit and
enhancement of your facility while furthering my career in hospitality
management.
Education: High School Diploma, US ARMY (1977-1981)
Hospitality Training Courses: Supervisory Development, Managing the Manager, Working
with Problem Employees, Safe Serving Alcohol
Certifications: TiPS certified, CPR certified
Employment
Ingleside at King Farm CCRC; Dining Services Manager-September 2012-Present
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for all building dining services, including main dining room, market
place
• Responsible for all banquet and catering activity: distributing BEO’s, setting up
and coordinating all events
• Scheduling and supervising a staff of 25
• Working closely in conjunction with the kitchen to: type and distribute daily
menus, coordinate with Chef on additional dining items and concepts.
• Responsible for monthly dining services board
• Updating menus
• Marketing of dining concepts
• Daily walk through and visiting with residents
• Attending dining and board meetings
• Ensuring resident satisfaction with all dining and catering services
The Georgetown Club; Food and Beverage Manager-April 2012-August 2012
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for all food and beverage related activities
• Over see staff, scheduling, hiring, disciplinary actions
• Managing day to day activities in the restaurant
• Oversee, manage, and staff all banquet related events
• Work closely with GM to maintain and update wine list, responsible for
tracking, and monthly inventory
• Work closely with Chef and GM on menu options and selections
• Update all special and chef selected menus
• Responsible for labor and budget management
The Johns Hopkins Club; House Manager-April 2008-March 2012
Achievements:
• Implemented mandatory drug testing for all new hires
• Developed policy and procedures for employee standards
• Reestablished an educational plan for the dining room staff (menu tests, daily
meetings, pre-meal meetings)
• Reduced labor costs and consumable purchasing costs
Responsibilities
• Front of the house day-to-day operations of 2 dining rooms and banquet facilities
• Managing all personnel (approximately 30 staff members)
• Oversee 2 managers
• Purchasing of china, liquor, linens, etc
• Maintaining building facilities to ensure the building and equipment is in working
condition
• Hiring new employees
• Monthly inventory
Holiday Inn BWI Conference Center- Linthicum, MD-Banquet Manager-2007-2008
Achievements:
• Increased staffing level
• Cross-trained banquet staff with restaurant staff to improve work
relationships.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for all aspects of banquets related events (staffing, setup,
executions, breakdowns, etc)
• Successfully executed and oversaw events for 800 plus people
• Ran multiple functions at the same time (dinners, lunches, coffee breaks,
meetings, parties, weddings, etc)
• Worked in conjunction with catering office and chef to ensure proper
execution of events.
• Attended weekly function meetings
• Staff Scheduling
Engineers Club, Baltimore MD-Operations Manager-2002-2007
Achievements:
• Assisted new General Manager in restructuring the day-to- day operations.
• Properly staffed the facility, allowing the club to run efficiently.
• Restructured positions and responsibilities of management staff.
Responsibilities:
• All day to day to operations of the dining room and banquet facilities.
• Facilitated 2-3 weddings a week
• Oversee weddings, dinners, and parties for up to 200 people
• Oversaw multiple functions at the same time
• Managing staff
• Hiring new staff
• Purchasing of equipment and supplies
• Staff Scheduling
Martins West Caterers, Security Blvd, MD- Event Manager-1999-2001
Achievements:
• Successfully integrated with 5 other managers to effectively run a catering
business
Responsibilities:
• Day-to-day operations of facility, approximately $11 million revenue
• Oversee dinners, crab feast, parties for up to 1500 people
• Oversee multi-events in the same evening (approximately 300 people)
• Work with the other mangers to execute up to 7 weddings a day.
• Assisted in hiring and training of staff
• Weekly inventory of facility
• Supervise off premise catering events for up to 300 people.
Turf Valley Hotel and Resort-Banquet Manager-1996-1999
Responsibilities:
• Supervised all catered events.
• Scheduling and staff coordination/recruitment.
• Supervising events for up to 800 people
BWI Marriott-Linthicum, MD-Banquet Captian-1993-1996
Responsibilities
• Supervised all aspects of catering for hotel.
• Managed 10-20 staff members on a daily basis.
• Helped to implement training course for new employees.
• Worked and supervised all high-end functions in a hotel with up to 1000
guests.
Marriott Long wharf Hotel, Boston, MA-Guest Relations Manager-1986-1993
Responsibilities
• Worked in conjunction with the front office during check-in to ensure
guest satisfaction.
• Managed 10-20 staff members for day-to-day operations including: bell
stand, valet parking, and concierge department.
• Helped create a quality assurance-tracking program to create a better guest
experience.
• Worked as the hotel safety manager for 2 years.
• Certified trainer for the hotel.