alan russell
Email: abqmf5@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ** **** ******
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: FL
Zip: 33305
Country: USA
Phone: 954-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $70,000
Willing to Relocate
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ALAN T. RUSSELL
425 ne 21st street
Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33305
abqmf5@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a challenging career within a progressive organization that will utilize my skills and experience in Operations, Project Management; as well as Business Processes, Analysis, Innovative Strategies, and solutions to contribute to the success and profitable operation of the company.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Creative Problem Solver
Resource Management
Analytical Project Management
Relationship Builder
Team Player
Organizational Expertise
Highly motivated professional
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITALITY CONSULTANTS Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 2010 to December 2012
Owner and Consultant
Clients: Caliente Kitchens, Union Asian Restaurant and lounge and Candy Fish Sushi
Start up of new upscale restaurants and lounges with sales exceeding $5 million.
Integral in the business plan, conception, branding, marketing of product.
Managed a team of 6 managers and 50 employees
Financial Partnering, with liquor, wine, food distributors and suppliers.
Purchase over $1.5 million of inventory annually while optimizing profits.
P&L Accountability; manage sales analysis, forecasting, and reporting activities.
Ensure the integrity of restaurant operations through excellence in customer relations.
Comparing data against business plan and historic information to get trends incorporated into reports and analysis.
CHOW RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Boca Raton, FL
April 2009 to March 2010
Managing Partner
Conceptualized start up of ultra supper club and attained sales of $2 million annually.
Directly responsible for marketing, advertising, staff hiring, budgeting and overall operations
Recruited, trained and scheduled a full staff of 30 crew members.
Manage sales analysis, forecasting, and reporting activities.
VOODOO LOUNGE & BUNGALOW 9 RESTAURANT Fort Lauderdale, FL
December 1999 to April 2009
Director of Operations
South Beach style night club and 4 star restaurant and lounge.
Night club and restaurant sales exceeding $10 million.
Managed, recruited and trained a team of 10 managers and 100 employees.
Marketing, advertising and branding of $1 million advertising budget.
Managed purchasing of food, wine and spirits in excess of $3 million a year.
Coordinating special events with revenues of $150,000 and attendance of over 3000 patrons.
Managed total restaurant and bar operations in areas of staff management, customer relations, vendor relations, budgets, inventory control, food purchasing, beverages and small wares.
Supervised all aspects of in-house banquet planning, bookings and payment for up to 400 guests.
Streamlined controllable spending in an on-going effort to meet weekly overhead expenditures.
Responsible for all promotions, events, and marketing development.
Developed and executed creative and innovative promotional ideas that drove the business and maximized revenues.
Collaborated with advertising in the design and creation of marketing collateral for night life and restaurant promotions..
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
January 1999 to December 1999
Graphic Design Packaging Engineering Degree with Accelerated MBA
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
September 1995 to June 1998
Part-time Pre Med Studies
SOFTWARE Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Excel), Adobe Photoshop, POS systems & Quick Books
Alan T. Russell