Executive Chef Kitchen Manager
Resume:
James J Konerth Jr.
Cheektowaga N.Y. 14227
**********@*****.***
Profile - A seasoned professional with hands on experience and a proven ability to build sales over a long period of time and exceed budgeted cost areas with high volume, reputable hospitality companies.
Employment:
2010-Present Ignite Restaurant Group Brick House Tavern & Tap NY, NJ, TX
Training General Manager
Manage day to day operations of full service high volume bar/restaurant operations.
Sales volume over 4.5M yearly
Held several roles through-out tenure in company including Culinary Chef, Opening General Manager, Regional Culinary Supportive Chef (Houston Market), Opening Culinary Chef (Fort Worth).
Converted Company purchased Macaroni Grill units in 2014 to BHTT units in new Texas Market.
Oversee highest volume units in the company.
Oversee most profitable unit in company.
Assisted in several new store openings through-out company.
Trained and developed employees and managers into advanced careers.
2007-2010 Bravo Cucina Italiana Executive Chef NY
Responsible for all key cost areas as well as building positive guest counts and sales.
Train managers for new stores as well as employees for opening team.
Reworked the process of opening a new store resulting in a savings of 155,000 per store opening.
Very hands-on management style
Responsible for writing schedules, doing inventory, setting up banquets with guests, developing staff
Managed staff over 60 employees in kitchen
Successfully worked with FOH and General Manager to improve quality of service.
Key Achievements
Ran best food cost in company since 6/2007 helping to lower company average from 28.6 in 2007 to 24.5 in 2009,our store was a105,000 under budget in 2009
Second in positive growth in 2008 & 2009
Top 5 in EBITDA 2007- 2009 out 84 stores
Lead Executive chef council to lower Brand food cost
Worked with mall management on getting additional seating at no cost, that allowed us to reduce the wait on busiest nights and serve more guests and increase sales from $24,000 on Saturday’s to $28,000+.
2005-2007 Cheesecake Factory Kitchen Manager NY
Opened three stores in Columbus, Albany and Buffalo. All had opening sales of $340,000 or more.
Directly responsible for line cooks, training, schedules, hiring and developing.
Mentored other kitchen managers with their specific areas and their "Tool Box".
Execute brand standards.
Hit ideal costs in all food cost areas of 99% or better.
Key Achievements:
First to have station development class for each station for all team members on each station, later rolled out company wide.
Promoted four hourlys to management level in other stores
Menu test store after only one year
2003-2005 Dave &Buster’s NY Kitchen Manager
As Assistant Kitchen Manager, I led all areas of the BOH from the opening on forward. We achieved a gold standard of excellence on our first corporate inspection. I was directly responsible for staffing, training, ordering, projecting sales, inventory, balancing food and beverage loss report and maintaining of all BOH programs.
Key Achievements:
Became a training store for entire brand for management
Led team to organize a new prep format that was later rolled out to entire brand
Led several off site events to promote store
1997-2003 T.G.I. Friday’s, Williamsville, NY Bar Manager
Responsible for sales in excess of $3.2 million, and for reaching sales goals.
Write schedules; assist in hiring and training new and current employees, order and receive of supplies and product, obtain desirable cost levels in the back and in front of house labor, and beverage and food cost.
Maintain and repair restaurant facility and all items within.
Test new items and send research data corporate office for analysis.
Awards
“presidential winner” Awards- top store in divisions, 6 times
“Store of the company” Awards- TOP Corporate store 4 times
2001 Award for lowest turnover for company owned stores
2000 Top 10% of all stores in profit After Controllable expenses
1998-2003 Top 3% corporate stores in growth hitting sales projections
Education
Erie Community College, Williamsville, NY
Associates Degree in Criminal Justice
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