Jeffrey Roth

Sr. General Manager - La Cima, LLC

Seffner, FL 33584

aczzhc@r.postjobfree.com - 904-***-****

Director of Operations / Regional Director Candidate with 20+ years of operations management, business development, and multi-unit owner/operator experience.

● Exceptional strategic vision, coupled with the ability to communicate it to every level of an organization and build teams to execute these plans.

● Proven talent for operations management and improvement.

● A manager and leader who takes an active role in others' success, resulting in teams with outstanding retention, initiative, and accountability.

● Have achieved consistent success in driving sales, managing costs, and ensuring productivity goals are achieved by using a practical approach to problem solving and a depth of experience to meet the challenges of this fast paced industry.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. General Manager

La Cima, LLC - Orlando, FL - 2015 - Present

Lead unit on International Drive that exceeded $5,000,000 in sales yearly

● Set company record for sales in a single week and single period EBITDA

● Opened new unit, hired and trained new staff, maintained ECOSURE audit scores of greater than 90% and came in under set opening budget.

Area Business Manager

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc - Denver, CO - 2013 - 2015 Lead and develop multi-unit restaurant operation generating $10M in annual sales.

● Assumed responsibility for an underperforming region and improved net earnings by more than 2.3%.

● Outperformed budget by 2.5% in 2014 which was the largest margin in the company.

● Area Business Manager of the Quarter for Q2 2014 as top performing ABM in the company. Regional Manager

Hooters of America, LLC - Atlanta, GA - 2009 - 2013 Lead and develop multi-unit restaurant operation generating $17M in annual sales.

● Assumed responsibility for an underperforming region and improved net earnings by more than 15%.

● Coordinated and implemented the roll out of a system to forecast sales and a labor proforma. This accounted for a greater than 2% reduction in back of the house labor and which translates to more than $250,000 in net profit region wide.

Vice President of Operations/Regional Director/Holding Company Manager Hooters of America, LLC - Oceanside, CA - 2005 - 2009 Lead and develop multi-state, multi-unit restaurant operation generating $35M in annual sales.

● Grew annual revenue by $300K in 2007 and in 2008 led the 3 stores in the company with positive revenue growth.

● Assumed responsibility for an underperforming region and improved net earnings by more than 50%.

● Direct involvement in the selection process and implementation of a restaurant management solutions service as well as a new point of sales system. Coordinated and implemented the roll out of these new technologies including all hardware upgrades and installation as well as training of all company staff in less than six months. This accounted for a 2% reduction in beer cost and a 2% reduction in food cost which translates to $600,000 in net profit.

● Optimize restaurant operations and profitability, working closely with regional and local management teams. Total responsibility for business development, training & development, and P&L throughout region.

● Personally hire and mentor all management staff, preparing them to assume greater responsibilities and succeed at their current positions.

● Direct reports of 2 regional management staffs, including 1 Regional Director, 1 District GM, 4 Training GMs, and 2 Regional Marketing & Training Coordinators.

● Define job descriptions and compensation plans for all management positions.

● Develop and execute promotion and marketing plans as well as new product launches.

● Maintain excellent relationship with franchisor through on going communication and upholding company standards to the highest level.

● Firsthand experience with facility design, construction management, installing and troubleshooting restaurant systems, and training management, front-of-house, and back-of-house teams.

● Regional Director of the Year 2006.

● Coordinate fundraising for national causes (MDA, Kelly Jo Dowd Cancer Research Grant (V Foundation) and local organizations (elementary school, firehouse renovation, adoption agencies, Adopt-a-Family). Vice President of Operations/Partner

SCS Management Group, Inc. (Hooters Restaurants) - Gainesville, FL - 1999 - 2005 Gainesville, FL (1999 to 2005)

Vice President of Operations/Partner

● Opened and operated 3 Hooters restaurants and one fine dining prime beef steakhouse in north central Florida generating $8M in annual sales.

● Managed all construction and pre-opening activities including site selection, design, licensing, construction, vendor relations, purchasing, equipment, operations, and recruitment and training of staff and marketing.

● Led all franchisor relations, contract negotiations, logistics, human resources, marketing and customer service.

● Handled menu development, cost structure, accounting and payroll.

● Designed budgeting, expense control, and month-end reporting. Area Supervisor, Training General Manager, General Manager, Assistant Manager Hooters of America, Inc - Atlanta, GA - 1992 - 1999 Atlanta, GA (1992 to 1999)

Area Supervisor, Training General Manager, General Manager, Assistant Manager EDUCATION

Certificate of Completion in Management

University of Florida

Present

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

University of Florida

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