MICHAEL KRULE

*** ***** *********, ******* *****, IL 60089

Home: 847-***-**** Cell phone: 847-***-**** Email: ac5olo@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Over 28 years of experience as an Owner, General Manager and Manager

Hired, managed, developed, and trained hundreds of employees for all positions

Consulted on and wrote company-wide marketing and promotional efforts for Original Bagel and Corner Bakery Cafe

Developed training and culinary procedures, including recipes and new procedures for Original Bagel and Corner Bakery Cafe

Coordinated pricing from vendors in the Chicago region for Corner Bakery Cafe

Community relations include coordinating fundraising events for Muscular Dystrophy and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Wrote and produced 2 company videos – one for company wide training and one for the Annual General Manager’s Conference

Created Just Say Yes board game to help educated and train key employees and managers about the new company policies

WORK EXPERIENCE

ORIGINAL BAGEL

Owner/Operator November 2016-December 2017 Vernon Hills, IL

Responsible for managing multiple projects including guest relations, creating & maintaining employee files, creating & maintaining guest email data base, purchasing of food and supplies, facility management, and shift operations. Created & wrote social media ads, worked with architect to design facility,

ORIGINAL BAGEL & BIALY

Manager December 2013 – November 2016 Buffalo Grove. IL

Responsible for managing multiple projects including guest relations, maintaining employee files, food and supply inventorying & ordering, communications, implementing store systems, facility management, shift operations, driving catering sales, and store financial management

PANERA BREAD

Manager July 2012- November 2013 Chicagoland, IL

Product Manager for café, responsible for multiple projects including cost of sales, inventory, food and supply ordering, shift operations, organizing and maintaining storage areas, guest relations, training, development, and team building

ORIGINAL BAGEL & BIALY

Supervisor August 2011-July 2012 Buffalo Grove. IL

Responsible for managing multiple projects including new product roll out, communications, implementing store

systems, facility management, guest relations, shift operations, cashiering, & making deliveries

CORNER BAKERY CAFE April 2000 – August 2011 Chicagoland, IL

Managing Partner July 2003 – May 2009

General Manager April 2000 - July 2003, May 2009- August 2011

Responsible for managing, training, and developing 42 employees at Northbrook Court location

Had $2,800,000 in annual sales

Responsible for managing multiple projects including staff recruiting, training, development, & team building, marketing, catering, store financials, strategic planning & execution, menu roll-outs, communications, community relations, store displays, implementing & designing store systems, shift operations, facility maintenance, guest relations, and weekly inventory

CORNER BAKERY PIZZAAHHH! Chicagoland, IL

General Manager November 1996 - April 2000

Manager April 1995 - November 1996

A founding member of the opening & developmental team at Corner Bakery Pizzaahhh!, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, and later Brinker International’s, foray into a pizza by the slice operation

Multiple project management included team building, staffing & developing, recipe creation and execution, menu design, and creation & implementation of all store systems and procedures, inventory systems & control

Leader of the new store opening team, helped to design the facilities

EDWARDO’S NATURAL PIZZA Chicagoland, IL

General Manager November 1991 - April 1995

Manager November 1989 - November 1991

Managed 4 different locations in the Chicagoland Area

Responsibilities included sales building, all phases of shift operations, training and developing staff, purchasing cost controls, inventory systems, and guest relations

Created “Edwardo’s Express” in 1993, shipping hundreds of pizzas overnight across the United States

Developed a program for children to tour the restaurant and make their own pizzas

LITTLE CAESAR’S Chicagoland, IL

General Manager September 1989 - November 1989

Manager July 1989 - September 1989

Responsibilities included all shift operations including food preparation, cashiering, cost controls, P&L management, training and developing team members, weekly inventory

EDUCATION

B.S. in Communications – Radio/Television Bradley University 1985

President of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity

Member Order of Omega Fraternity/Sorority Honor Society

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