Derek L. Kline

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Springfield,Mo

**807

Mobile: 903-***-****

Email: aduckx@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

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Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant

●Responsible for Food cost, labor and Lbw. Controlables.

●Product ordering. Setting and maintaining pars

●Ongoing recipe adherence, through roll outs, focus items, recipe review and ongoing training

●Weekly store inventory

●Scheduling front and back of house for up to 65 people

●food handlers certification adherence

●Hiring and candidate screening

●pnl reconciliation

04/2018 - 09/2021

Saltgrass Steakhouse

Branson, TX

General Manager

Annual Sales Volume: $ 5.5 Million - $ 6 Million

● New store opening. All things involved with training new staff, mock service, recipe adherence, guest satisfaction.

●Responsible for Food cost, labor and Lbw. Controlables.

●Product ordering. Setting and maintaining pars

●Ongoing recipe adherence, through roll outs, focus items, recipe review and ongoing training

●Weekly store inventory

●Scheduling front and back of house for up to 80 people

●Tabc and food handlers certification adherence

●Hiring and candidate screening

08/2013 – 04/2018 AND 11/2006 – 08/2010 Posados Café Mexican Restaurant Fort Worth, TX

General Manager

Annual Sales Volume: $3.5 Million - $4 Million

●Began career at Plano, TX location. Recruited back by management to help turn around Tyler location. Worked at 4 Fort Worth locations as well as Mesquite location; currently GM of Fossil Bluff, Fort Worth location

●#1 producer of GOP for the companies 17 store locations when he ran Tyler location

●GM for 2 of Top 5 locations for the company. Tyler location is 2nd largest volume for company

●Increased sales 20-25% within 1st year of him being at Tyler location with continuous sales growth after

●Lowest turnover scores of the company; he makes his staff feel like valued partners by cross training them and giving servers set schedules

●Responsible for up to 90+ employees; hiring, orientation, training, scheduling, coaching, discipline

●Promoted 10 staff members into management including 2 to GM level

●Responsible for training and adherence to company policies and procedures

●Involved in community through School Nights where they give back 10% of proceeds to schools, providing door prizes to Policeman’s Ball, American Legion, etc.

●Local Marketing includes Happy Hour for local Hotel workers, Coupons for Good Grades, etc.

●Tyler Location won Best In Tyler for Mexican food 2015

(Reason for looking: larger company with room for career advancement.)

08/2010- 08/2013 Auto-Chlor Irving, TX

Route Manager

●Repair and maintenance of commercial dishwashers and laundry machines

●Deliver chemicals and calibration of chemicals

●Responsible for 250 accounts

(Reason for leaving: Recruited back to Posados by management to turn around Tyler location which is 2nd largest volume store)

Additional Experience:

Qdoba Mexican Grill Plano, TX

General Manager

12/2003-03/2005

Cici's Pizza

Euless, Tx

General Manager

11/1998 – 03/2001 and 12/2002 – 12/2003

Whatburger Grapevine, TX

General Manager/Corporate Training Manager

03/2001-12/2002

EDUCATION AND MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Graduated North High School, Sioux City IA

United States Air Force

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