Objective To secure a position in the Food & Beverage Industry

Qualifications Over twenty-five years of comprehensive experience in operations management, including three years as President of Martin County Food Service; comfortable and effective in a supervisory position; an excellent team builder skilled in corporate training; prepared to acclimate and develop new personnel; proficient in general business finance including financial analyses and budget preparation; well-versed in principles of strategic marketing and promotions; prepared to create innovative designs for new market trends; extremely knowledgeable in buyer/seller relations. Experience

Nick & Jonny’s Osteria

2020 Juno Beach, FL

Dining Room Manager

• Greeted customers as they entered the restaurant.

• Escorted customers to their seat.

• Ensured customer satisfaction.

• Managed front of the house staff.

Tiramisù Ristorante Italiano

2019 Tequesta, FL

Dining Room Manager

• Greeted customers as they entered the restaurant.

• Escorted customers to their seat.

• Ensured customer satisfaction.

• Managed front of the house staff.

2017 – 2018 Trump National Jupiter Golf Club Jupiter, FL Food & Beverage

• Men’s locker room attendant.

• Greeted members and guests as they entered the locker room.

• Attended to locker room to ensure cleanliness and organization of common areas and members lockers.

• Provided bartending services on a daily basis.

• Assisted with grill preparation and distribution of food to members. 2010 – 2017 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Palm Beach, FL Food & Beverage

• Taught Alcohol Compliance, SafeServe, Sexual Harassment and Food Handling classes through the Regulatory Compliance Services agency.

• Engaged classes in thorough discussion on how to properly check identification and how to detect fraudulent identification cards.

• Educated class on applicable Florida Statutes pertaining to serving and consumption of alcohol by patrons.

2009 - 2010 Pine Tree Golf Club Palm Beach, FL

Dennis DeCesare

5510 Tamberlane Circle, Apt. 147

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418

561-***-****

Dennis DeCesare

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Food & Beverage

• Bartending

• Men’s locker room attendant

• Grill Service

2009 Grandfather Mountain Linville, NC

Food & Beverage

• Bartending

• Men’s locker room attendant

• Food Service

2007 – 2009 Jupiter Hills Country Club Jupiter, FL Food & Beverage

• Bartending

• Men’s locker room attendant

• Service at private parties

2006-2007 Waterford Retirement Community Juno Beach, FL Dining Room Manager

• Responsible for the satisfaction of over 320 residents

• Teaching fine dining techniques to high school wait staff

• Coordinating schedules of wait staff

• Attending food hospital meetings

2005-2006 Courtyard Gardens Palm Beach Gardens, FL Food & Beverage Manager

• Supervision of wait staff and kitchen employees

• Reviewing and updating four cycle menus

2004-2005 Jenson Beach High School Jenson Beach, FL Food Service Manager

• Serving 1200 students and over 60 teachers & employees

• Supervision of staff

• Ordering food and beverages while staying within budget parameters

• Instructing culinary classes in serve-safe, sanitation, nutrition & supervision at Indian River Community College

2000-2001 South Grade Elementary Lake Worth, FL

General Manager of School Food Service

• Purchasing food & beverages

• Serving over 700 students and 60 teachers & employees

• Coordinating Schedules

• Inventory control and monitoring of the State of Florida’s free and reduced lunch program

• Two of my recipes were incorporated into the county’s cookbook Dennis DeCesare

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1977-2000 DeCesare’s Place for Ribs North Palm Beach, FL General Manager

• Responsible for purchase of food and beverages for the business, which had a sales volume of over $4 Million per year

• Hiring and training of all staff

• Creation of advertisement campaigns for TV, radio & print ads

• Creation and design of menus

National Wine & Liquor Palm Beach County, FL

Area Manager

• Voted “Man of the Year” for two consecutive years

• Responsible for the entire Treasure Coast region (Palm Beach County to Indian River County)

• Responsible for the distribution of product surveying and taking the product representatives to see their market share

Education University of Akron Akron, OH

• B.S., Bachelor of Science in Business Education

Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland, OH

• Associate’s Degree

Community

Service

Coordination of numerous charitable golf tournaments and sponsorship of events benefiting The Children’s Place and Palm Beach Community College Participation in charity golf tournaments benefiting local organizations

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