JOSE LEONARDO SUAREZ

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APT ***2

Tucson AZ 85746

admrah@r.postjobfree.com

928-***-****

FOCUS:

District Manager/Multi Unit Restaurant Manager with a winning attitude and desire to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Focused on setting high expectations and raising service standards.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

* Business Vision

* Customer Oriented

* Strong leadership skills

* Full Service Restaurant Background

* Bilingual Spanish/English

* Team Oriented

* Staff Hiring, Development and Training Expertise PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/2020 to Present

MANAGER, WHATABURGER RESTAURANTS INC

In charge of hiring, coaching, training, and developing current and incoming team members. Maintained proficiency in overall customer service with a focus in quality control. Excelled in achieving food cost, labor management, financial and sales goals.

07/2019 to 02/2020

GENERAL MANAGER, NPC INTERNATIONAL, INC DBA WENDY’S In charge of improving and enforcing systems already in place to maintain financial goals, food cost and labor management as well as overall operations and staff management to include hiring, training and developing shift managers and staff.

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11/2017 to 07/2019

AREA COACH, DESERT DE ORO FOODS, DBA TACO BELL

Multi Unit coaching and development of Team Members and Restaurant Managers. P&L Statement analysis and actions taking.

03/2016 to 07/2017

RESTAURANT GENERAL MANAGER, DEL TACO INC.

In charge of overall operations as unit manager and hiring, training, coaching and customer service. 03/2002 to 12/2017

FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONSULTANT/ LIFE INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE Financial consultant at Allstate Financial, Merrill Lynch, Chase Investments and LPL Financial Services. 08/2001-03/2002

RESTAURANT GENERAL MANAGER, JB’S RESTAURANTS

General supervision of Full Service Restaurant Managers, sales, cost control, hiring, training and development of staff.

08/2000-08/2001

RESTAURANT MANAGER, CRT PARTNERS DBA JACK IN THE BOX Overall operations of restaurants, hiring, training, customer service and financial/costs control. 06/1999-06/2000

GENERAL MANAGER, DENNY’S RESTAURANT

Overall supervision of restaurant operations and staff development. 06/1987-04/1999

TEAM MEMBER/ RESTAURANT MANAGER, JACK IN THE BOX

Started as production employee and promoted to Restaurant Manager after a short period of time. EDUCATION

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICALI MEXICO Business Administration/ Public Accounting (4 SEMESTERS) C.B.T.I.S. 21 MEXICALI.

VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA, CALIFORNIA

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Former Candidate for State Representative in Arizona Legislative District 4. Former City Council Member/Vice mayor of San Luis, Arizona.