Michael Sean McLaughlin
Mobile, AL *****
*********@*****.***
Work Experience
President/Owner/Operator
Creative Catering Inc-Mobile, AL
December 2000 to December 2021
Lead a team of 40 employees to maintain a leading edge in the catering industry for 26 years. Responsible for meeting with clients, ordering/inventory, preparing menus, sending proposals, organizing staffing for each event, delivering the best catering service in the area.
Sales Manager
Naman’s Catering-Mobile, AL
October 1993 to December 2000
Meeting with clients, upselling product, preparing and delivery of menus. Along with the owner, we had a cooking show on the local CBS affiliate and had 77 one hour cooking shows to our credit. Responsible for over one million dollars in sales annually.
General Manager
Ruby Tuesday’s-Daphne, AL
January 1991 to September 1993
Responsible for all operations within the restaurant. (Ordering, inventory, scheduling and customer relations).
Kitchen Manager
Applebee’s Bar & Grill-Mobile, AL
January 1990 to January 1991
Trained all kitchen personnel, ordering, preparing, scheduling and product development.
Associate Manager
Red Lobster-Pensacola, FL
March 1988 to January 1990
Scheduling, training for FOH and BOH personnel, ordering & inventory.
General Manager
The New Orleans Café-Birmingham, AL
June 1986 to February 1988
Trained all personnel, ordering, inventory and customer relations.
General Manager
Taco Bell-West Monroe, LA
April 1984 to May 1986
Trained all personnel, ordering, inventory and quest relations
Military Service
Specialist 4th Class
Louisiana Army National Guard
Monroe, LA
June 1983
Honorably Discharged 1989
Certifications
Serve-Safe