David A. Dukes

**** * ** ** ***** Rapids, IA **404

319-***-**** adhmv0@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Goal-directed, results-oriented food and beverage professional with extensive leadership and managerial background. Skilled communicator, persuasive and adaptable. Professional, personable and articulate in presentation.

Education

Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bachelor of Arts degree, Business Administration

Experience

Food & Beverage Director: Cottage Grove Place

(6/16-present)

Managing food and beverage operations within budget and to the highest standards. Leading F&B team by attracting, recruiting, training and appraising talented personnel. Design exceptional menus, purchase goods and continuously make necessary improvements.

Executive Chef: Cottage Grove Place (9/12-6/16)

Oversee multi kitchen operation. Lead, teach and develop team to produce high quality fine dining experience for two hundred plus senior living community. Maintaining costs; product and labor.

F&B Manager: Restaurant / Bar /Retail

(3/07 – 9/12) SSP America Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Managed multi-unit operation generating two million dollars plus annually while fully maintaining the integrity of the many brands represented, including in house brands. Leading personnel to provide and maintain quality products, services and ethical standards while striving to meet or exceed budget by achieving sales and cost goals. Accurately account and report sales, expenses, inventories and payroll.

The Brands/Concepts under my direct management were:

Sam Adams Pub

Millstream Brewhaus

Pizza Hut Express

Java Creek Coffee

Tic Toc Restaurant

Hawks News and Gifts

Cedar Landing Café and Gifts

Food Service Director (1/04 – 3/07)

Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Overseeing large-scale food production, three meals per day seven days a week for

One hundred fifty residents plus staff. Created all menus. Inventory control, staffing, training, motivating and supervising, safety management, maintenance and sanitation.

Owner / Operator (2/01 – 12/03)

Amana Barn Restaurant & Lounge Amana, Iowa

Owner / Operator (5/97 – 6/02)

The Marketplace Restaurant & Lounge

South Amana, Iowa

Creating restaurant concept and vision, determining products and services offered, developing menus and pricing strategies, building and maintaining customer base. Planning and organizing on and off premise banquet/catering functions. All aspects of operating a small business: marketing, accounting, payroll, personnel and general managerial duties.

Additional Experience

College Instructor “Wine and Spirits”

(8/96 – 12/97) Kirkwood Community College

(Culinary Arts Department)

Hammons Hotels Inc. (12/88 – 3/97)

Collins Plaza Hotel Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Sundance Mine Co. Palo Alto, CA (1/88 – 12/88)

Winifred’s Restaurant Cedar Rapids, IA

(9/86 – 1/88)

Serve Safe Certified

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