District Manager General

ROD RUDEL

970-***-**** Fort Collins, CO

As an operations leader with more than 25 years of experience in the restaurant industry, my passion is rooted in growing brands and people. Throughout my career, I have played an integral role in the operational success, strategic planning, and growth of national restaurant chains.

WORK EXPERIENCE

DISTRICT MANAGER

Taco Johns International

2021 to present

• Currently oversee all corporate restaurants

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT

NoCo Healthy Vending LLC

2017 to 2021

• Voted 2018 Best of Fort Collins vendor

MARKET PARTNER

Texas Roadhouse

2007 to 2016

• Oversaw the operations of 12 restaurants across the most geographically dispersed region in the company; supervised 12 managing partners, 46 managers, and more than 1,400 employees

• Created comprehensive business development strategies; built six new restaurants and grew the region's annual sales from $25 to $60 million

• Identified, recruited, and developed talent; recruited and promoted 14 managing partners and 60 managers

• Mentored multiple managers in different departments who received the highest honor in the company based on company key performance indicators

• Oversaw site selection and made real estate recommendations; researched locations, traffic counts, parking, and demographics

• Maintained strategic focus while ensuring disciplined operational execution; increased annual store profit from $870,000 to $1.3 million

• Maintained 90.89% dining secret shopper scores; personally wrote a note to each employee who created a memorable experience for guests

• Maintained turnover levels below the industry average; employee turnover averaged 89.6% and manager turnover averaged 6.9%

• Increased average weekly sales volume (AWS) to more than $100,000; consistently ranked in the top

DISTRICT MANAGER

Jamba Juice Colorado

2006-2007

• Oversaw 9 stores and opened a 10th. Brought market from negative year over year sales and profits to positive.

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

Bennigan's Restaurants

2005 to 2006

• Promoted to a RVP based on track record of exceeding financial goals and leading teams; oversaw 4 area directors, 80 managers, and 2,000 employees across 8 markets in a geographically dispersed territory

• Maximized profitability by focusing on managing controllable costs; reversed the region's previous year's sales decline and grew sales to a positive 1.6%

• Led the company in retention with a management turnover rate of 18% and labor turnover rate of 84% ; modeled effective leadership to gain commitment, drove a high level of engagement, and removed roadblocks to enable managers to focus on operations to enhance execution

• Increased the guest satisfaction rating from 77.8% to 81.6% by creating a culture that reinforces, recognizes, and rewards excellent service AREA DIRECTOR

Bennigan's Restaurants

1994 to 2005

• Oversaw the operations of 36 restaurants across 5 states; supervised 80 managers and more than 2,000 employees

• Won Area Director of the Year three times based on superior sales, P&L performance, employee retention, and mystery shopper scores

• Coached management teams; mentored 34 GM of the Year winners (more than any other area director in the history of the company)

• Created and oversaw a Promotability Council, a systematic way to evaluate the talent pool and manage succession planning

• Led three new restaurant openings; facilitated store deployment planning, hiring, and training functions

GENERAL MANAGER

Bennigan's Restaurants

1998 to 1994

• Managed a training restaurant; internally promoted 16 hourly employees to salaried managers and trained approximately four MITs each year

• Awarded General Manager of the Year in 1992; played an integral role in the turnaround and operational success of the restaurant

• Consistently ranked in the top 10 in the system for sales, profitability, and labor metrics FREE AGENT

Dallas Cowboys

EDUCATION

B.S. IN ACCOUNTING

University of Northern Colorado

SKILLS

• Strategic Planning

• P&L Management

• People Development

• Succession Planning

• Training

• Growing Revenue

• New Business Development

• Change Management

• Budgeting

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