Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

CHARLES TURNER

**** *. ********* ***. #*, Los Angeles, Ca. 90066 310-***-****

**************@*****.**

Objective: To obtain a Senior Management or Wine Manager position in which I can lead a team in building the ultimate guest experience and by doing so create the most profitable situation for the establishment concerned.

Experience:

2020-2022 WFG/TransAmerica

Associate

2009-2020 Southern Wine & Spirits, Cerritos, Assistant Division Manager.

Responsibilities include:

-Assisting in directing a sales team that has consistently achieved sales in the top two or three territories in Southern California.

-Building relationships with buyers within the restaurants and hotels.

-Liaison between restaurants/hotels and wine and spirit suppliers.

-Staff training in restaurants and hotels on wine and spirits.

2007-2009 The Huntley Hotel, Santa Monica, Ca., Assistant Director of Food and Beverage.

Consistently achieving sales in the Penthouse Restaurant of between 7.5-9 million

Dollars annually.

Responsibilities include:

-Dining Room and Lounge.

-Room Service.

-Staff training and continued education.

-All aspects of the wine education program.

-Accountability on P&L statements.

-Hiring.

-Guest relations.

-Staff relations.

-Inventory.

2006-2007 Viceroy Hotel, Santa Monica, Ca., Sr. Restaurant Manager & Room Service Manager.

Responsibilities include:

-All aspects of the restaurant on a nightly basis.

-Budget control on glassware & silverware.

-Streamlining efficiency in Room Service according to labor budget and P&L

Statements.

2002-2005 A Kettle of Fish, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Lead Manager answering directly to the owner.

Responsibilities include:

-All aspects of the front of the house on a weekly basis in the owner’s absence.

Prior to working at A Kettle of Fish, I have worked in every aspect of the hospitality business including 5 diamond hotels, cruise ships, night clubs, brew pubs, as well as both casual and fine dining restaurants.

Education:

WSET ‘Level Two’

Bar Smarts of New York Mixology – Advanced course

Court of Master Sommeliers ‘Level One’

Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia – Supervisory Skills Course, Marketing for Hospitality

Malaspina College, Nanaimo, British Columbia – Hotel, Restaurant Management

St. Michael’s University School, Victoria, British Columbia – High School Diploma

Interests: oenology, cooking, martial arts, cycling, equestrian showmanship, travel.

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