Matthew Brown

**** ******** **, ****** **** AR **209

Mobile: 469-***-****

Email: advhjl@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Business Administration University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2018 – 2023 Popeye’s Dallas, TX

District Manager

● Annual Sales Volume: $13 Million

● Hired in as General Manager

● Developing 192 employees

● Broken quarterly sales records the last 6 quarters

● Handles 80% of catering (expert at catering) for the company. Served 1,200. Largest ticket No. $14,000

● Rolled out new POS System

2014 – 2018 Church’s Chicken OKC/Tulsa, OK

District Manager – Training and Development

● 15-Unit Annual Sales Volume: over $30 Million

● Hired in as District Manager

● Awards: Most Improved District All Customer Satisfaction Maintaining A-Level Restaurants Best Bottom

Line & Drive-thru Speed & Service

● Development of Restaurant General Managers to build solid operations and increase profitability

● Trained, followed-up, and gave feedback to improve operations of 14 Oklahoma restaurants

● Brand Ambassador for SNSA INC, SNSA-OK INC, and SNSA-AR INC.

● FOH – BOH Expert in both

● P&L strength: Very Strong – Did all Forecasting & Financials

● Food Cost maintenance: at 31% by pop up counts; full count inventory, safe & product; control all ordering;

highly recommend employees limit to eating the $5 meal vs eating what they wanted

● Labor Cost: 22% by minimizing overtime & GM makes at least 1 interview per week

● Training: 100% all employees. Training is the secret weapon because proper training improves customer

service

2010 – 2014 Orange Leaf Yogurt Little Rock, AR

Owner – General Manager

● Annual Sales Volume: Less Than $1 Million

2003 – 2010 Zaxby’s Athens, GA

Training General Manager

● Annual Sales Volume: $3 Million

● Hired in as Assistant Manager. Promoted to Training General Manager in 2004

● Trained and certified store management and staff

● Catering for up to 3,000 at University to Georgia, Tailgating, Weddings, Jones Group, JB Hunt, Tyson’s

● Ordered and maintained inventory for monthly costs

● Worked with R&D on new equipment and food procedures

● Prepared store for inspection and maintained compliance on a quarterly basis

CERTIFICATIONS:

ServSafe Instructor Proctor to 05/2025

LANGUAGES:

Currently taking classes for Spanish – Limited proficiency use in BOH

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