Patrick R. Fink
Oakdale, California 95361
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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Position in management where experience and training may be fully applied. Seeking employment affording opportunities for continuing professional challenge and personal growth. OVERVIEW
● Career as Chef and General Manager reflects record of steadily increasing accountability, challenge and recognition.
● Readily establish positive, professional rapport among senior management, co-workers, team members and diners.
● Excellent oral and written communication ability. Computer literate.
● Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
● Highly self-directed. Excellent multi-tasking ability. EMPLOYMENT
BJ’s Brewhouse Restaurant
General Manager 2015 – present
● Average 8000 guest per week
● Responsible for scheduling of all service team members
● Responsible for training team development and new team member training
● Work along with AGM in forecasting sales vs prior year
● Training of MIT’s
● Growth of Stockton Location to +7.5% vs last year Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Manteca, CA 2011 – 2015 General Manager
● Grown Manteca Location to 4.7% over prior year sales totaling $4.85 million in sales
● Averaged over 6900 guests per week
● Responsible for development and growth of 4 manager’s and staff of 90.
● PnL responsibility for hitting and exceeding budget and costs.
● In 2013 was ranked #2 in overall profit percentage out of 400 restaurants
● Oversaw Brentwood location as a mentor to the new GM
● Responsible for 2 locations, Manteca and Pleasanton, for 8 Month’s Elephant Bar Restaurants, Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Modesto, CA 2005 – 2011 General Manager
● Grown Modesto location to 3.2% over prior year sales.
● Responsible for development and growth of 4 manager’s and staff of 100.
● As GM responsible for writing food, labor and profit budgets for the year then approved by District Manager.
● PnL responsibility for hitting and exceeding budget and costs.
● Promoted to GM 9 months later at Modesto Location.
● Promoted to AGM at Sacramento location 1 year after being hired. Hired, trained, and scheduled all service staff in accordance to Elephant Bar Standards. Learned PnL from general manager to understand budgets and costs.
● Kitchen Manager at the Citrus Heights Location. Was responsible for all hiring, training and accountability of food preparation and handling standards of kitchen staff. Also, prepared schedules in accordance with daily forecasts, so to best serve the guests needs. P. F. Chang’s China Bistro, Sacramento & Sunnyvale, CA, Bellevue, WA. 2001- 2005 Executive Chef
● Promoted from line cook to s ous chef w ithin six months.
● Supervised, trained, scheduled and developed staff of forty. Reviewed all work for accuracy and completeness. Evaluated personnel; counseled on areas requiring improvement.
● Member, Sacramento location opening team. Hired, staff. Negotiated salaries. Negotiated purveyor packages. Conducted pre-opening training for all stations. Oversaw kitchen set-up.
● As restaurant/guest liaison, provided extensive service. Assessed and resolved guest issues, problems and complaints. Responded to request for special diet meals.
● Formulated and administered food and labor budgets.
● Recognized by supervisors and peers for leadership, comprehensive technical knowledge and exemplary performance.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Arizona State University. Major: Accounting (junior standing). Completed several courses and works regarding restaurant management. Serv-Safe Certified.
REFERENCES
Excellent professional and personal references available upon request.