Jeffrey Thomas Clinton

786-***-****

ac2gzl@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Experienced Hospitality Professional looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity within the Hospitality Industry.

Experience

Restaurant General Manager 2013 - 2014

Hollywood Resort Hotel, Hollywood Florida

• Executive Chef and Restaurant Manager for a 600 room Beach Resort with a 150 seat outdoor restaurant on the famous Hollywood Boardwalk.

• Hired to develop and operate a new concept for their restaurant featuring scratch quality food and a beverage program to elevate sales and profit to meet stated goals.

• Hired and trained the staff of 40 including, kitchen, bar, and servers. Required all staff to meet the ServeSafe requirements. Restaurateur /Chef 2012 - 2013

River Café, Norfolk, Va.

• Duties include all aspects of running a small business including daily operations.

• Served Breakfast & Lunch, and Catered to Office Buildings Staff near Major Hospital Campus. Executive Chef 2010 - 2012

The Banque Country Western Restaurant and Club, Norfolk Va.

• Hired to change the format of a Dance Club and Bar with seating of 500 to include a full service restaurant food program to diversify and draw new clientele.

• Successfully met all operational expectations.

• Awards: Winner 2012 Virginian-Pilot Newspaper “People Choice Best of City Awards”: Best Steam Shrimp

Best Hamburger Silver Award

Best Dance Spot

Executive Chef 2005 - 2010

Westminster Canterbury Resort Retirement Community, Virginia Beach Va.

• 700+ resident population.

• Hired to change food program to compete with local full service restaurants.

• Served 330,000 meals in 2005 and increased to 650,000 meals in 2010.

• Catering available with largest room serving 400.

• Annual Food Purchases of $1.9 million for 2010. Met all Budget Goals including Labor Budget of $2 million annually.

• Total Culinary Staff of 43.

• Successfully designed, developed and opened 4 new Food Venues including Display Kitchens, Bistro, Private Dining Room and Lounge.

• Awards: Zero Sanitation Deficiency from the State of Virginia’s Health Department Office of Inspections. 2007 - 2010 Food & Beverage Director 2004 - 2005

Sheraton Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Va

• 440 room Hotel with 25,000 sq. ft banquet space.

• Duties included managing Restaurant & Bar, Room Service, Club Lounge, Pool, Outside Decks, and all Banquets.

• Hired to install a Regional Seafood & Steak Restaurant with competitive menus to capture local business. Restaurateur 1981 - 2004

Circle Seafood Restaurant, Portsmouth, VA

• Successfully owned and operated an Award-Winning full service 120 seat Americana Restaurant and Bar for 24 years with sales exceeding $2 million per year. Staff of 80 plus.

• Local Favorite specializing in Seafood, Steaks and Buffets. Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Off site Catering available.

• Developed and ran a Award winning 50 Bottle Wine Tasting Bar for over 15 years.

• Awards: 1999-2004 Virginian-Pilot Newspaper “ People Choice Best of City Awards” Best Buffet 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Best Place for Lunch 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004

Best Burger 2002

Best Kept Secret 2002, 2003

Best Local Chicken 1999

Best Prime Rib 1999

Best Seafood 2002, 2003

Best Breakfast/Brunch 1999

Best Dessert 1999

Gold Cluster Award for Virginia Wines 1995-2003 from the Commonwealth of Virginia

*Does not represent all awards, copies of these are available on request. Current License: ServeSafe Manager Certificate No. 10767157 Expires 2/19/19 Education: Old Dominion University, Norfolk Va. BA in Business with major in Management &Marketing. Memberships: Board of Advisors, Virginia Culinary Institute Norfolk, Va. 2007 - 2010

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