Stephen Paul Miskiel
**** **** ****** 301-***-**** – Home *******@*******.***
Gaithersburg MD 208**-***-*** 0352 – Cellular
OBJECTIVE
• I am seeking a General Manager position that can utilize my extensive experience in the DC
restaurant/hospitality industry. I am a proven leader with a deep understanding of both Front of the House
and Back of the House operations.
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Science- Business Administrative, University of South Florida (Accounting) 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE RESTAURANT
General Manager: Brasserie Beck Kentlands, November 2014 – March 2015
• Responsible for coordinating all private events and catering
• Attract patrons by developing and implementing marketing, advertising,
public and community relations programs; evaluating program results;
• Controls purchases and inventory by meeting with account manager;
negotiating prices and contracts; developing preferred supplier lists;
reviewing and evaluating usage reports; analyzing variances; taking
corrective actions.
• Maintains patron satisfaction by monitoring, evaluating, and auditing food,
beverage, and service offerings; initiating improvements; building
relationships with preferred patrons.
• Accomplishes restaurant and bar human resource objectives by recruiting,
selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling,
and disciplining management staff; communicating job expectations;
planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contribtttions; planning
and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking
emerging trends in the restaurant industry; attending educational
workshops; reviewing professional publ ications; establ ish i ng personal
networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices ; participating in
professional societies.
• Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing
new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job
accomplishments.
• Communicates regularly with the owners the activities of the restaurant
and its employees to include written reports of the activities at the owner's
request
• Uniforms andlor clothing should always be "on stage clean"
• Monitor employee and guest activities in order to ensure liquor
regulations are obeyed
.General Manager: Café Milano, January 2012 – November 2014
• Perform daily accounting functions: Accounts Payable, Payroll, Daily Sales, Cash Reconciliations
• Oversee all construction projects and repair and maintenance
• Develop and execute proper operational cost controls to keep prime costs at budgeted levels (i.e. proper
staffing of labor and developing purchasing/inventory controls)
• Supervision of the hiring and training of personnel.
• Negotiate vendor contracts and maintain vendor relations.
• Work with the DC Government to acquire proper business licenses and permits.
• Create a safe and pleasant working environment for a staff of 100.
• Approval of all Liquor, Beer and Wine purchases.
• Maintain an International wine list.
• Working with Human Resources in the development of training manuals and job descriptions.
• Maintain VIP relations with high profile clients.
• Overseeing the customer’s dining experience.
Director of Operation: Posto, October 2008 – December 2011
• Perform all accounting functions: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Daily Sales, Cash
Reconciliations, Monthly Sales tax and Quarterly taxes and Biannual profit distribution to investors.
• Oversee the construction and build out of Posto to complete project by the contracted time.
• Develop and execute proper operational cost controls to maintain 3 years of positive returns.
• Responsible for all Human Resource activity (i.e. proper write ups, employee complaints and incidents).
• Develop and draft company policies, procedures and training manuals.
• Supervision of the hiring and training of personnel.
• Develop annual pro forma budgets.
• First year revenue exceeded budget by 18%.
• Work with the DC Government to acquire proper business licenses and permits.
• Negotiate all vendor contracts and maintain vendor relations (i.e. equipment lease, health insurance, pest
control, repair and maintenance, telephone, etc.).
• Create a safe and pleasant working environment for a staff of over 50.
• Create and maintain an International wine list featuring an enomatic wine dispensing system with 24 wines by
the glass.
• Maintain customer relations. Greeting of customers, follow up and resolution of customer complaints and
overseeing the customer’s dining experience.
• Maintain VIP relations with high profile clients.
Controller: Prospect Café Milano, Sette Osteria and Sette Bello May 2003 – October 2008
• Perform all the accounting functions: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Income Statement, Payroll, Daily
Sales and Cash Reconciliations, Monthly Sales tax reporting,Budgeting/Forecasting.
• Creating and overseeing capital budgets for Sette Osteria and Sette Bello. Work directly with the architects
and builders to complete the projects by the contracted time.
• Perform and oversee the monthly beverage (liquor, beer and wine) inventory for all restaurants.
• Work with the DC Government to acquire proper business licenses and permits.
• Worked directly with the operation’s management team to set in place the proper cash, inventory and
purchasing procedures to control direct operational costs.
• Work directly with the Chief Financial Officer to make sure all reporting followed Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP)
General Manager: Ristorante Tosca, April 2001 – May 2003
• Establish and organize company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for hiring and training of front of the house staff.
• Assist in duties and organizing the layout of the restaurant before opening.
• Create and maintain a 150-200 bottle wine list.
• Organize and oversee private and large dinner parties.
• Oversee customers dining experience to maintain good customer relations
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Excellent knowledge in Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Quickbooks Accounting, Peachtree
Accounting, Restaurant Manager, Micros, PosiTouch, ADP Payroll Online, Paychex Payroll
Online
• INTERESTS: Food, Wine, Travel, Yoga, Swimming, Running and other outdoor sports.