Pete Elliott

*** *. ***** ****, ********, OH ****2

419-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

A challenging position with a customer-focused company as an honest, dependable and hardworking leader, with proven oral and written communication skills SUMMARY

Diverse Experience, from business management to manufacturing and construction Proven skills in these areas:

• Team Building/Motivation Scheduling, Inventory, Purchasing

• Improving Operational Standards Audit and Quality Control

• Surpassing Company Goals/Objectives Leading by Example

• Managing Costs Effectively, Working Quickly and Effectively EXPERIENCE PROFILE

State of Ohio/DR&C/Urbana University

Office Clerk/Grad. Teaching Asst./Mail Clerk

• Recruited potential students, managed student, materials, and interlibrary loan databases

• Organized, secured, sorted and distributed intraoffice documents, coordinating with staff

• Operated equipment, audited inventory, managed recruitment process

• Taught classes, scheduled exams, evaluated and graded work Rally’s INC. Louisville, KY

Franchise Business Manager

• Raised operational standards as Corp. Franchise Business Mgr., improved communication

• Promoted to Director of Operations of newly acquired subsidiary, company and franchised units

• Planned, hired, trained managers, scheduled, and opened new stores

• Managed diverse stores in two states

Chemlawn Service Corporation, subsidiary of Ecolab Columbus, OH Southern Zone Franchise Manager

• Responsible for directing the franchise operations and sales

• Contributed $1.0 million to the most profitable division in the corporation

• Created and developed new franchise selection procedures and an integrated training process

• Worked in the field with customers and individual business owners, operated equipment The Ground Round, Inc. South Weymouth, MA

Regional Director

• 22% sales increase, leading management team to improve service, cleanliness and food quality

• 33% increase in profits, through proper portion standards, training and waste reduction

• Hired and trained additional managers, while better managing labor cost by 3% of revenue

• Selected to open three new units and test new products Pete Elliott

941 Barre Road, Archbold, OH 43502

419-***-****

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Great American Restaurants, aka L-K Restaurants Marion, OH Vice President of Operations

• Operated 56 diverse units with sales of $35 million

• Led a team consisting of an Area Director, eight District Manager, a Human Resources Director and the Marketing and Purchasing Departments

• Initiated a new promote-from-within program, resulting in four managers promoted to District manager and a District Manager promote to Area Director

• Reduced overall cost of sales by 3%, while improving operating standards and best practices Golden Bear Restaurants, subsidiary of Montgomery Ward Chicago, IL Director of Operations

• Responsible for a team of seven District Manager and Security, Audit, Purchasing, Human Resources, Training, Real Estate, Maintenance, and Marketing Departments

• Recruited, interviewed, and trained effective new management team, reduced turnover

• Turned severe losses into profits and increased sales 25% in less than 12 months

• Reduced overhead while streamlining communications, reduced turnover Wendy’s International, Inc. Dublin, OH

Franchise Area Director/Company Area Supervisor; Unit Manager

• Based out of Ohio corporate headquarters, opened up the New Your metropolitan and New England markets; planned, trained, scheduled and opened 65 new franchise units

• Turned-around converted franchise to corporate market in Tampa, Florida

• Reduced management turnover by 50% in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania corporate market

• Increased sales 20%, raised profit from 13% to 18% as Unit Manager State of Ohio/DR&C/Urbana University 12/1993-11/2018 Rally’s Inc. 02/1992-11/1993

ChemLawn Services Corporation 07/1990-11/1991

The Ground Round 03/1987-07/1990

The Great American Restaurants 05/1984-01/1987

Golden Bear Restaurants 12/1982-05/1984

Wendy’s International, Inc. 01/1975-12/1982

Machine Operator/construction worker 06/1971-01/1975 EDUCATION

Urbana University Urbana, OH

• Bachelors of Science in Business Administration 4.00 GPA California state University Dominguez Hills, CA

• Master’s Program, Humanities (ongoing) 3.87 GPA

Sinclair College Dayton, OH

• Customer Service Certification 4.00 GPA

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