Trudy Waterstradt
Cell: 352-***-****
Foley, AL *6535
Email: *************@*****.***
Objective
Utilize my skills that I have developed as a multi-unit leader to develop people thru training systems, and implementation of operational systems and processes to improve unit level operations in order to provide outstanding customer service which in turn leads to increased profits.
Experience
Buc-ees – Food Service
May 2023 – present
Assist customers at bakery counter
Make, bake, assemble goods to sell
Stock food areas with fresh items
Orange Beach Police Department – Communications Officer
Sept 2022 to April 2023
Answer radio calls from officers and provide information
Answer phone calls from citizens and create calls to officers
Enter warrants, cancel warrants, and update info.
Dispatch calls to officers
Look up information from NCIS, enter into CAD
Take calls from non-emergency line & 911
Famous Footwear – Management Team
July 2022 to Jan 2023
Assist customers with shoe and accessory choices, cash control, cleaning and stocking
Open and close store, ship home delivery items.
Sam’s Club – Manager of Membership Sales and Training
Feb 2022 to May 2022
Train associates on how to upsell to Plus memberships and Sam’s Mastercard
Drive results in overall memberships inside and outside club
Target – Team Leader
May 2021 to Feb 2022
Manage Starbuck, Pizza Hut and Food Avenue along with manage shifts in store. Hire and train crew for cafe, order supplies, schedules, and inventory mgt.
Dairy Queen-Fourteen Foods, District Manager
Nov 2020-April 2021
Lead several Dairy Queens in staffing, financial management and training.
Steritech – Food Safety Specialist
May 2017 to June 2020(Covid Lay off)
Audit clients for food safety compliance and brand standards if client specific.
Bay District Schools – Substitute Teacher
Sept 2016 to May 2017
Sub in for teachers in the regular school programs and for the after school program Bay Base.
KFC - Divine LLC, District Manager
Nov 2016 to Jan 2017
Supervise 7 KFC restaurants to increased profits, hiring, training, and build capability of mgt teams.
Popeyes – Norsco Management, District Manager
July 2016 to Sept 2016
Lead 3 Popeyes, staffing, training, and financials
Sonic Drive-In District Manager
Dec 2012 to July 2016
Lead 7 Drive-ins to increased profits, stabilize management teams, and market the Sonic Brand.
Turned sales to positive growth thru fund raising events, joined Chamber among other events.
Opened 1 new Sonic in 2015.
Temporary Election Deputy
June 2012 to Dec. 2012, Bay County Supervisor of Elections
Administrative duties include answering questions from voters, updating voter information, doing mailing of information, ballots and phone bank for elections.
District Manager
2010-2012, Burger King-Strategic Restaurants
Turn around financials & speed of service for six 24hour restaurants.
Improve cost of food, labor, and turnover vs. prior year and budget
Improved customer satisfaction measures
Market Coach
2009-2010, GGG Foods Inc., KFC Franchisee
Turn around financials for 6 restaurants & recruit new mgt.
Improvement of food cost, labor & sales vs. prior year
Increased customer satisfaction scores
Area Coach
2007 - 2009, KFC Ocala Area 6 restaurants in rural area.
Train and develop management teams for 6 restaurants.
Financial responsibility for 6 restaurants.
Deliver on overall customer experience.
Implementation Coach
2003 - 2007, Yum Brands & KFC, Multi-branding
Train management teams on co-brand (certified in LJS, A&W, KFC, Taco Bell & Pizza Hut)
Support opening of Multi-brand restaurants, company and franchise, entire US
Training Leader
1998 - 2003, Pizza Hut, New Mexico and Dallas/Fort Worth/ Wichita Regions.
Teach and implement core training programs
Conduct new product rollouts
Assisted in new unit openings
Area Coach
1994 - 1998, Pizza Hut, Santa Fe – NM.
Developed Management teams to operate restaurants
Overall financial controls of 10 units
Opened 2 new restaurants
Division Training Instructor
1993 - 1994 Pizza Hut, Phoenix - AZ
Implementation of classes and programs for Phoenix, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; and
New Mexico. Territory was over 200 units.
Product and computer rollouts
Restaurant General Manager – Pizza Hut
1985 – 1994, Antigo, WI and Phoenix, AZ
Took challenged restaurants and made them profitable.
Responsible for P&L accountabilities and people development.
Education
University of Wisconsin - Platteville, Platteville – WI.
1980-1985
Bachelor of Science – Speech Communications/Public Relations.
Kappa Alpha Sigma Sorority, founder of Agriculture Communications Club,
Women’s field hockey and Tau Kappa Epsilon Little Sister.
Special Projects
Project Leader - National Leadership Conference Pizza Re-certification,
2002 & 2003. Coordinated product, equipment, supplies, and work duties to
accommodate 20 kitchens for 700 people over a 2 day period.
Project Team Member on EXPERT Service Training Program 2002.
Wrote numerous training plans and coordinated this training of RSC
employees and international staff in local restaurants.
Trained new Implementation Coaches for KFC Multibrand team 2004-06.
Assisted in creation of improved systems for Multibrand tracking of new restaurant openings.
Certifications/
Awards
Human Resource Development – 1991, Phoenix Region
Managing for Productivity - 1992, Phoenix Region
Restaurant General Manager of the Year – 1992, Phoenix Region
Presentation Fundamentals – 1994
Area Manager University – 1995
Area Coach “Warrior” Award – 1995, New Mexico Region
High Impact Coaching I & II and Trainer certified – 1997/98
National Pizza Hut Trainer of the Year – 2001
Multi-Brand Leadership class – 2003
Building a Great Restaurant Roadmap – 2003
Brand trained and certified in A&W, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut Express – 2003
Implementation Coach “Rookie of the Year” for 2003.
Leading Multiple Restaurants Class – 2004
Multibrand Engineering Helping Hand Award – 2004
Confronting Conflict Constructively class – 2005
Multibrand Engineering State of Mind Award – 2006
Cambridge “VIP” Who’s Who Member – 2009
Human Resources People Star Award, Sonic Restaurants Inc, 2016.
Serv Safe Instructor & Proctor 2016 to present
CP-FS Certification (Certified Professional-Food Safety) 2017
World Class Service Award – Steritech 2018
Volunteer Bay County, FL- Sheriff Search and Rescue 2015-2021
Certificates: Criminal Justice Information Systems Security Awareness Level 2
FEMA Emergency Management ICS 100; ICS 200, IS-00700, IS00800.b
Response and Understanding a Death – Accreditation Missouri POST #15299
Volunteer Bay County, FL - Council on Aging- 2020
Serv Safe Proctor Certified – ANSI
NCIC Certification - Jan 2023