Matthew Skelly
Email: ********@****************.***
Address:
City: Navarre Beach
State: FL
Zip: 32566
Country: USA
Phone: 727-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
To work to the best of my ability
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from River Ridge High School, New Port Richey FL 1/2001 to 6/1999 (General Education)
High School Dipolma from Electronic Technicians Association, New Port Richey FL 1/2001 to 11/2012
High School Dipolma from Electronics Technicians Association, New Port Richey FL 1/2001 to 11/2012
High School Dipolma from National Restaurant Association, New Port Richey FL 1/2001 to 11/2012
Job History / Details:
Highlights
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Basic comprehension of written and verbal Spanish (Basic)
Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007
Knowledgeable in RTIconnect: In store food cost, labor scheduling, cash control and sales reporting system
Interviewing and training skills
Food and beverage handling expert
Strong customer relationship builder
Ability to handle/resolve problems
Management and leadership experience
Prior experience with Focus POS System
Strong restaurant serving experience
Experience in banquet operations and off-site catering
Accomplishments
Played a key role in obtaining restaurant's liquor license and expanding the bar area, thereby increasing overall sales by 3.2 percentage from previous year.
Responsible for coordination of up to 18 servers in restaurant with capacity of 200.
Saved company over $5,000 within one year by eliminating unnecessary discounts to the public.
Increased customer attendance at weekly Bar Trivia night by providing fast and friendly service.
Instructed cooks and other workers in the preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation of food.
Inspected dining and serving areas to ensure cleanliness and proper setup.
Planned and prepared food for parties, holiday meals, luncheons, special functions and other social events.
Trained kitchen staff on proper use of equipment, food handling and portion sizing.
Spoke with patrons to ensure satisfaction with food and service.
Experience
September 2010 to October 2012
Beef O' Brady's Restaurant Trinity, Florida
General Manager
Directed three Assistant Manager's and twenty employees for a full service restaurant with 750,000 in annual revenue. Over sees sales, customer service, housekeeping, accounting, facility maintenance. Manged overall finances of the property; processed bank transactions/deposits and maintains daily accounting ledger. Worked closely with staff to ensure optimal operational success. Resolves issues to guarantee customer satisfaction. Revived a struggling operation to an appropriate level of turnaround success. Revamped pricing strategy, implemented effective promotional strategies, trained a high-performance service team and helped boost corporate image. Served as principle in the development of the RTI software management system covering regional needs.
September 2009 to August 2010
Beef O' Brady's Restaurant St. Petersburg, Florida
Manager Trainee
Served as manager trainee for over a year to acquire the skills and knowledge base in becoming part of the existing management staff. Focused significantly on customer service. Worked as a server and Bartender for the facility and met regularly with management staff on establishing personnel scheduling, training and staffing requirements.
September 1997 to November 2008
National Safety Information Exchange New Port Richey, Fl
Sales and Marketing Aide
In addition to content research, served in sales and marketing of the Responder Safety Reference and Resource Database subscription service. Communicated frequently with corporate directors on sales marketing strategy
Education
1999 River Ridge High School New Port Richey, fl
High School Diploma General Education
2006 Electronic Technicians Association Greencastle, In
Certification Computer Science
Graduated as Computer Service Technician in Hardware and Software for servicing networks and stand alone computers.
2006 Electronics Technicians Association Greencastle, In
Certification Customer Service
Coursework in Marketing and Advertising
Advanced sales training
Training in Customer Service for Technical Support
Coursework in Business and Communications
2010 National Restaurant Association St Petersburg, Fl
Certification Food and Beverage
Specialized in proper food handling.
Knowledgeable in preventing food borne bacteria.
Certification #8031291