Restaurant General Manager

Location:

Houston, TX

Posted:

August 12, 2017

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ZAHID ABBAS

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Sugar Land, Texas

ac1spw@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Education

Employment History

Twenty eight years of fast track, full charge General management experience including staff management of over 30 employees, 2 asst managers, office support staff. A dynamic, results-oriented Restaurant Manager offering focused leadership to drive sales and profitability in high competitive market.

Consistently achieve performance goals through enthusiasm,tenacity,and initiative. K B V school

High school (pakistan)

Karachi, Sindh

Graduated June 1977

Superior Science college

BSC

Karachi, Sindh

Graduated September 1982

Pakwan Restaurant

General Manager

Hayward, California

December 2009 - June 2016

Managed this high volume restaurant with gross sales from 1.1 to 1.3 million per year.Responsible for overall operation of the restaurant.Led the staff of 30 plus employees for smooth operation.An independent chain that had great product when they started out.Personally set the policies,procedures,checklists and standardization of their reecipes to ensure the consistence across the board.The chain boasts of 5 locations in the Bay area. Daawat Restaurant

Owner/Operator

Union City, California

October 2004 - December 2009

Overall ownership responsibilities of a location that grossed $400K to $450k in annual sales.Successfully converted The Chinese restaurant into an Indian and Pakistani concept.Restaurant earned exceptional reviews for great and authentic tasting food,friendly guest service and cleanliness.It was a great experience to manage a restaurant as an owner, it was a different ball game but an effective learning experience. Fresh Choice

Restaurant Manager

Daly City, California

September 1999 - October 2004

Experienced some of the best times of my life.Producing and serving some of the best and freshest food on this planet.Assisted in setting new sales and guest counts records.Helped in roll out of the training methods and new products with free sampling and table visits for gtreat guest satisfaction.Continually monitored restaurant and took appropriate action to ensure food quality and service standards were consistently met. Boston Market

General Manager

Daly City, California

February 1997 - August 1999

This was a rottiserie style chicken concept with a display case offering choices of side dishes.It was a simple and easily Hobbies & Interests

Professional Skills

English

This was a rottiserie style chicken concept with a display case offering choices of side dishes.It was a simple and easily manageable concept. Responsibilities included periodic sales forecasting,cash audits,food and supply order,weekly inventory,hiring,scheduling,management and employees quarterly reviews.Optimize profit by controlling food,beverage labor and maintainance costs on daily basis.

Carrows Restaurant

Restaurant Manager

El Cerrito, California

May 1994 - January 1997

This was a new experience in a cafe and diner style restaurant which I always wanted to manage.It helped shape my perspective of the full service and table service concept.I experienced first hand knowledge of the toughest clientele out there.Built sales forecasts and schedules to reflect desired productivity targets.Exhibited through knowledge of food and beverage,supervisory duties,service techniques and guest interactions.It was a very challenging job but it made me a better and a astronger manager.

Jack In The Box

Restaurant Manager

San Francisco, California

February 1986 - April 1994

This was the begining of my career in the food industry.Taught me everthing I know about managing a restaurant.Met some outstanding managers who helped me shape up my career.Worked with some of the best employees in my career.Experienced high volume sales,assisted in operating some of the toughest locations with highest transactions per day,per week and per month.Assigned tasks and oversaw the direction of the employees to ensure compliance with food safety procedures and quality control guidelines.

I enjoy watching movies with my family.

Reading magazines.

Exploring restaurants from different parts of the world. I love to travel with my family.

Listen to music.

Strong Leader: Expert

Team development: Expert

customer oriented: Expert

Bilingual: Advanced

Organizational skills: Expert

Teamwork: Expert

Proactive: Expert

Good motivator: Expert