Manager General

Kevin Kato

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Grand Blanc, MI *****

Cell 810-***-****

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Education:

**** ******** *********** **** *** Culinary Institute of America in New York, NY (3/24/95)

1984 diploma from Grand Blanc High School in Grand Blanc, MI

Professional Experience:

05/2013 – Present Hooters of America Flint, MI

General Manager (75% scratch kitchen)

Annual Sales Volume: $1.2 million, $120,000 monthly

-Hired as a Kitchen Manager.

-Promoted to General Manager after 2 years.

-Became a Training Manager in 2018. Trained over 30 MIT’s.

-Get food cost in line to company guideline and get their EcoSure scores up to company guidelines.

-Made President’s Club in 2019.

04/1997 – 05/2013 Old Country Buffet Burton, MI

General Manager (100% scratch kitchen)

Annual Sales Volume: $2.9 million, $240,000 monthly

Hired on as Service Manager

Promoted to Kitchen Manager (6 months later)

Promoted to General Manager (18 months later)

Won Best Buffet in Burton and Genesee County--for 5 years

Selected as Training Store Manager for all new-hire MIT’s, one of only four training stores in the 400-unit company

Personally mentored more than 30 managers

Lowered Food Cost 10% and reduced Waste from 36.9% to better a budget of 36%

Transformed a store with high food cost and low employee morale into the highest guest count store in the region

Won awards for increasing guest counts and for improving year-over-year sales

Recognized as a troubleshooter, asked to work in struggling units to improve organizational, procedural, and recipe compliance

ServeSafe certified (89%, 91%, 93%)—certificate expires in 2015

Reason for leaving: OCB has filed for bankruptcy twice and has closed many units

07/1993 – 04/1997 Olive Garden Saginaw, MI

General Manager (75% scratch kitchen)

Annual Sales Volume: $3.6 million, $280,000 monthly

Hired on as Service Manager

Promoted to Kitchen Manager

Promoted to General Manager (2.5 years later)

Chosen to opened three Michigan restaurants as a manager

Took over a store with health inspection scores in the 70’s and soon brought scores up to the 90’s

Reason for leaving: wanted to get away from a two-hour daily commute

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