Howard Stein
Chicago, IL
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Work Experience
Assistant Manager
Caffè Oliva - Chicago, IL
May 2017 to Present
• Responsible for opening and or closing the store
• Training and managing the staff
• Helping with ordering and inventory
• Assist the management team in overseeing the day-to-day operation of restaurant. General Manager
Weather Mark Tavern - Chicago, IL
September 2016 to February 2017
• Oversee employee work in FOH as well as BOH to ensure compliance, company policies, regulations, and food safety guidelines
• Perform daily walk throughs to assess cleanliness and ensure completion of prep duties
• Continually monitored restaurant for service, food, and cleanliness issues
• Administered payroll, completed all paperwork and wrote schedules
• Negotiated vendors contracts and controlled inventory costs
• Scheduled and directed staff in daily work assignments to maximize productivity General Manager
Doodle's Doughnuts - Chicago, IL
March 2016 to June 2016
Instrumental in initial set up of shop, including:
• Screening and hiring of all staff
• Negotiating prices with vendors
• Organization of front- and back-of-house layout
Once shop opened, managed all business operations, including:
• Establishing par levels
• Vendor relations, including city inspections
• Staff scheduling, payment, and management
• Monthly inventory and ordering
Assistant Manager
O'Brien's Restaurant and Bar - Chicago, IL
May 2015 to February 2016
Involved in all tasks related to day-to-day operations of restaurant including:
• Food and liquor inventory and ordering
• Food handling safety
• Customer satisfaction
• Preparation and oversight of private parties of up to 200 people
• Implemented system to control expenses that effectively lowered food and labor costs and lessened food waste
• Managed team of 35 employees, including all hiring, onboarding, and scheduling Assistant Manager
Le Pain Quotidien - Chicago, IL
April 2013 to October 2014
• Supervised retail, kitchen, and stock operations as well as 15-20 employees
• Oversaw preparation of menu items that were then distributed to all Chicago locations to ensure consistency and quality of products
Concessions Supervisor
Verizon Center - Washington, DC
January 2010 to August 2012
Oversight and operation responsibility for 4 concessions stations and staff of 10 people Owner, Operator
Howie's - Chicago, IL
January 2002 to June 2009
Responsible for all aspects of establishment's operations and administration, including:
• Scouting and securing location then designing, planning, and implementing kitchen and dining room layouts, including front- and back-of-house equipment prior to opening
• Applying for and obtaining all insurance, licenses, and permits necessary, including liquor license
• Hiring, training and motivating wait, kitchen, cashier, delivery and catering staff
• Developing advertising and promotional strategies
• Creating and implementing all formalized operational systems and procedures, including all aspects of POS
• Organizing, directing and supervising all purchasing and receiving
• Maintaining excellent standard of compliance with all state and local safety and health codes Manager
Griller's Café - Chicago, IL
1997 to 2002
Education
Montgomery College - Rockville, MD
College Preparatory
Roycemore College Preparatory School