VP of Operations
Resume:
Robert Lorenz
Wellington, FL 33449
***********@*****.***
Summary of
Qualifications: 30 years comprehensive experience in:
-Casual dining, Fine Dining QSR, Fast casual, Ghost Kitchens, Food Trucks, Hotel foodservice
-Building and managing teams
-New Restaurant Openings
-Ideation to concept development to Opening day.
25 years of International Development and Operation Experience:
-Project management & Design supervision
-Budgeting, P&L management & training
-Menu engineering & Food & Beverage Menu development and cost optimization
-Food and Beverage Recipe development
-Product Sourcing, Purchasing & Vendor management
-Training & Operation’s Manual development
-Capex, budgeting & opening proformas
-Servant leadership
- Supervised and coached management and staff of 1000 people
Experience:
Papamigos
Coconut Creek and Delray Beach, FL
Consultant
March 2023 to current
Pizzahhh!
Moscow, Russia
Principal
New York style Pizza Ghost Kitchens
April 2021 – May 2022
TGI FRIDAYS Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
VP of Operations Russia
EBITDA- Achieved an EBITDA improvement for the Moscow division during the period of October 2019 to February 2020 of -5% to +8% vs SMLY respectively.
October 2019 – April 2020, 6-month turn-around contract.
Starlite Diner & Chicago Prime Steakhouse
Moscow Russia, Cape town RSA, & South Florida
VP of Operations & Development
15 Scratch kitchens, Casual and Fine Dining
1995-2018
Santa Fe and Hippotum Nightclub Complex
Moscow, Russia
Opening General Director
Achieved revenues of $1MM USD per month in
1994
TR Acquisitions
New York, New York
District Manager and Business development acquisitions
1992-1994
Ribs & More
New York City and Poconos
Consultant
1990-1992
Park Ave Country Club
New York, New York
Consultant and Opening General Manager
Golf Themed Entertainment Restaurant and Bar
Concept
1989-1990
Horn & Hardart Food service group
New York, New York
District Culinary Manager
Tony Roma’s, Burger King, Bojangles’s Chicken, Arby’s, Din-O-Mat
1985-1989
Education: Palm Beach Junior College
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