Keri Averitt

adz0bh@r.postjobfree.com

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Shreveport, LA 71105

318-***-****

My name is Keri Averitt, I have been employed at the Hilton Garden Inn in Shreveport for 9 years. I had some obstacles to get where I am today, but I believe you have to be determined and motivated to move ahead in life. I am confident, outgoing, determined to keep growing.

I would be a great fit for your company if given the chance. Food and Beverage is my starting point, but I know I am capable of much more.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Employee of the Month in October 2016

Employee of the Month in March 2017

Responsible Vendors Certified

Manager Serve Safe Certified

Kitchen Manager 2017 -2020

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

•Train Staff in multiple areas within Food and Beverage

•Forecasting and staying within budget

•Able to work with numerous personalities and resolve a wide array of conflicts.

•Meeting with clients and creating banquet event orders in Delphi.

•Posting payments in ONQ

•Programming and resolving issues in Oracle POS systems.

•Microsoft office, GL coding, supply ordering, staff scheduling,

•Able to perform all necessary functions in F&B

•Payroll and keeping track of my departments time.

•Familiar with the Hilton Garden Inn brand standards

•Creating menus for our Banquet Department and Restaurant

•Booking events, contracts, and collecting payments

•Able to work with clients on setup style and menu options.

5/2020– Present Hilton Garden Inn Shreveport Shreveport, LA

Food and Beverage Director

•Submit food and liquor orders,

•GL coding, submitting invoices.

•Direct staff on banquet setup, and train cooks on how to prepare banquet event food items.

•Menu design, and pricing for Banquet and Restaurant Menus

•Currently I am helping out Booking meeting rooms, creating banquet event orders, and posting payments.

•Communicate any necessary information to the General Manager about day-to-day necessities.

•Carries out deep cleaning projects and ensures kitchen is up to health code standard.

•I check daily to make sure all equipment is working properly.

•Produce POS system evidence against chargebacks

•Resolving payment discrepancies with micros for inaccurate posting amounts and working in sync with front desk team on pms

•Maintain banquet storage and banquet room cleanliness and organization

•Serve, bartend, and cook as needed

•Scheduling

•Performs monthly inventory and biweekly tip count for payroll

5/2017 –5/2020 Hilton Garden Inn Shreveport Shreveport, LA

Kitchen Manager

•Assist with food supply orders

•Assist with banquet setup, banquet staffing, and banquet operation.

•Communicate any necessary information to the food and beverage director about day-to-day necessities.

•Maintain count of storage and shelf goods

•Ensure temperature log is accurate.

•Carries out deep cleaning projects and ensures kitchen is up to health code standard

•Logs waste for accurate tracking of inventory

•Produced POS system evidence against chargebacks.

•Maintain banquet storage and banquet room cleanliness and organization

•Work in sync with front desk team for pos and pms system revenue accuracy

•Serve, bartend, and cook as needed.

2/2014 –5/2017 Hilton Garden Inn Shreveport, LA

Restaurant and Banquet Server/ Bartender

•Setup and stock restaurant for cook to order breakfast buffet

•Serve guests their restaurant orders and operate using micros POS system

•Communicate any necessary information to the food and beverage director about day-to-day necessities.

•Coordinate with cooks and other servers to deliver an excellent brand experience

•Maintain cleanliness of restaurant throughout operating hours

•Perform service recovery when necessary

•Ensures coding is correct for all tickets and closeouts

•Ensures cooks have accurate order for the guests

•Designated am MEPS server

•Serve during catering events in-line with BEO instructions.

•Breaks down and cleans restaurant setup once operating hours have ended

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