Daniel Nye

Email: abqszr@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ***** ***

City: Naples

State: FL

Zip: 34103

Country: USA

Phone: 248-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $120,000

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Daniel A. Nye

Relocating to Naples, FL * 248-***-**** * abqszr@r.postjobfree.com

Restaurant Executive

Operations Management ~ Employee Training Development ~ Strategic Planning

Profit Loss (PL) ~ Growth Management ~ Concept Development Growth

Possess extensive experience in hospitality and food service industry and background executing organizational goals, performing problem resolution to maximize results, and implementing strategic plans to grow business. Provide inspirational leadership to team members, ensuring business strategies are executed to specifications. Promote positive change through strong organizational and planning capabilities. Career successes include:

Growing and proliferating multi-theme restaurant company grossing $220M+ in sales with annual operating cash flow in excess of $15M.

Overseeing 50+ restaurants in seven states and under five concepts.

Directing team to open up to five restaurants per year, resulting in double-digit growth for eight consecutive years. Plan achieved profitability in first month, sustained winning formula for continued growth in following years, and was adopted by another region due to success of implementation standards.

Professional Experience

ARAMARK, Troy, MI * 2002Present

National Accounts District Manager

Implement contract terms as point of contact (POC) for client group and Aramark operations. Oversee five general managers and 40 accounts statewide.

Managed national accounts in six regions worth $20M, including Humana Inc. and Progressive Insurance, while leading and implementing corporate strategies.

Executed operating standards for $30M volume district accounts, such as DTE Energy, Kellogg, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Chrysler LLC, General Motors, and Dow Chemical.

Renegotiated contracts to transform losing accounts into winning profit centers; successfully reversed contracts with $200K+ into profit centers that achieved 4-5% of sales.

Guided contract renewal bid process for large national account by exhibiting concrete operational improvement and plan for sustained financial viability, leading to new seven-year contract.

Directed Michigan market during 2007-2008 economic downturn and revamped operational efficiencies to include renegotiation of union contracts and profitable operational model; recovery plan saved $1M in first year and improved profit by another $1M in second year.

Led region and company District Manager (DM) results in annual focused measurements during major business turnaround.

Selected by corporate leadership to serve as member of Profit/Analysis Task Force; analyzed and employed specific actions to improve and capitalize on business opportunities each period and achieve fiscal budgets.

NETPOS.COM, Ann Arbor, MI * 20012002

Chief Operation Officer

Provided restaurant industry expertise for a start-up company who wrote software for point of sale (POS) internet-based system.

Secured software patents/rights to a company partner, allowing business to grow into a viable economic success.

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Professional Experience (Continued)

PARAGON RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., San Diego, CA * 19732000

Executive Vice President of Operations Midwest and East Coast

Oversaw all operational functions, including procuring real estate, supervising construction, managing and training staff members, and opening and operating restaurants. Developed priorities, manuals, standards, procedures, and systems (that remain in practice today). Directed and coordinated multi-unit managers in planning and implementing tactics annually.

Spearheaded efforts to consolidate 17 restaurant themes into two concepts to improve market penetration and reduce marketing costs; efforts transformed marketing from newsprint to television/radio.

Led operations team to complete quality control (QC), product introduction, HR, and marketing initiatives, enabling team to achieve company objectives each fiscal year.

Contributed to more than half of companys expansion efforts, from 50 to 96 units in seven years. Successfully managed opening, remodels, repositionings, operational tests, and new business start-ups.

Positioned high-end business concepts and developed brand name awareness to achieve double-digit growth for 50+ restaurants; earned numerous awards in nationwide metropolitan publications.

Led multiple total concept transformations. Coordinated operations team, redefined customer usage in marketplace, and repositioned business to attract high-end clients. Received and earned national recognition for standards and implementation results.

Education, Training, Affiliations, and Civic Involvement

Bachelor of Arts in History * University of Notre Dame * South Bend, IN

Training includes:

Human Resource Interactions * Selection Research Institute (SRI)

Performance Management Systems * Management Action Program (MAP)

Leadership Speakers Tour * Bakersfield Business Conference

Management and Employee Training and Leadership * Disney Institute

Food and Wine Training * Fetzer Food and Wine Institute

Former 20-year member of Michigan Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association.

Community involvement includes Oakland Community College Advisory Board, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Institute of Arts, St. Joseph Hospital and Michigan Hospice Care.

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