Jeffrey Clinton

adymv4@r.postjobfree.com

Tampa Bay, Florida 33701

727-***-****

Most Recent Position

Night Manager

The Sail Restaurant, Tampa Convention Center

**** ** ****, ***** **.

Annual Sales exceeds $8 million

Supervise and manage the night restaurant operation (250+ seats) including the Kitchen,Expo,Cashier, Bars,Bartenders,Servers, Dishwashers and Bussers. Responsible for closing the operation down nightly including cash controls, count outs,POS assigned and unassigned, Security, Sanitation and Reset.

Meeting all Corporate Expectations. Promoted Customer Satisfaction thru personal interaction with guests.

Relevant History

General Manager/Executive Chef/Owner

Circle Seafood Restaurant

1981-2004 Portsmouth Virginia

Annual Sales exceeded $2 million a year ($7million in 2023 dollars)

Served only Scratch Food including Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Buffets and Catering

Winner of over 20 Best of Hampton Roads Restaurant Awards, Hampton Roads, Virginia

Established a Fifty Selection Wine Bar, received 15 Annual Gold Wine Awards from the State of Virginia

Executive Chef

Westminster Canterbury Resort Retirement Community

2005-2010 Virginia Beach Virginia

Non-Profit Organization, Gross Food Purchases over $2 million annually (2009 cost)

775 Residents with 4 levels of care, largest group Independent Living

Changed menu to all Scratch Food and Restaurant Quality format

Doubled Meal Counts while meeting Food and Labor Budgets

Planned and Supervised Multimillion Dollar Remodeling

Received 4 Awards from State of Virginia for Zero Defect for State Sanitation Compliance

Executive Chef

The Banque Country Western Ballroom

2010-2012 Norfolk Virginia

The Largest Country Western Honky Tonk on the East Coast

Dance Floor for 200, seating for 500.

Designed and implemented a new scratch menu to compliment the clientele.

Winner of 3 Best of Hampton Roads Restaurant Awards, Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Food & Beverage Director

Hollywood Resort Hotel

2014-2015 Hollywood Florida

600 Room Landmark Hotel with a 150 seat outside Restaurant on the Beach with 2 pool areas

Developed a casual scratch menu to bring out the tropical environment of Sun & Surf focusing

on Fresh Seafood, Burgers and Drinks.

Other Experience

Food & Beverage Director, Sheraton, Norfolk, Virginia 2004-2005

General Manager/Executive Chef/Owner, The River Café, Norfolk, Virginia 2012-2014

Catering VIP Chef, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida 2017-2018 (seasonal)

FOH Restaurant Supervisor, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida 2017-2018 (seasonal)

Executive Chef, Evy’s in the Hampton Inn, Clearwater Beach, Florida 2018-2020

Chef Afloat, Yacht StarShip Cruises, Clearwater Beach and Tampa, Florida 2018- 2021

Education: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, BS in Management & Marketing

Honors: Serving Member of the Advisory Board for the Virginia Culinary Institute,

Norfolk, Virginia 2006-2009

Service: United States Naval Air Reserve.

Awards

Awards with an * are from the Virginia Pilot Newspaper

Best of Hampton Roads Restaurants Awards

Circle Seafood Restaurant, Portsmouth, Virginia

1995 Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

1996 Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

1997 Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

1998 Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

1999 Best Buffet *

Best Place for Lunch *

Best Dessert *

Best Breakfast/Brunch *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

2000 Best Steak or Prime Rib *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

2001 Best Buffet *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

2002 Best Buffet *

Best Place for Lunch *

Best Burger *

Best Kept Secret *

Best Chicken *

Best Seafood *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine Commonwealth of Virginia

2003 Best Buffet *

Best Kept Secret *

Best Lunch *

Best Seafood *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

2004 Best Lunch *

Best Buffet *

Gold Cluster Award for Wine from The Commonwealth of Virginia

Westminster Canterbury Resort, Virginia Beach, Virginia

2006-2010 Zero Defects, Sanitation Yearly Survey. Commonwealth of Virginia

The Banque Restaurant, Norfolk Virginia

2011 Best Steamed Shrimp *

Best Hamburger *

Best Dance Club *

All Awards can be documented, This List is only a Partial List

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