Don Sample
Greenville, TX *****
***********@*****.***
Dedication to excellence in service for diner’s experience and company growth EXPERIENCE
Roadster 26
General Manager
March 2023 - PRESENT
Manage large travel plaza daily operations and
oversee property as a whole. Specifically run
three restaurant operations inside the travel
plaza as well as keep up with Pilot side with fuel and trucker needs. Oversee all employee, local
management, travel plaza order of food supplies,
trucker supplies, retail sales supplies, restaurant food orders, manage budgets, payables,
receivables, and accounts in general.
Sodexo, Hospital Division
Regional Operations Manager
March 2021 - January 2023
Experience as Retail Manager, Patient Service
Manager, Operations Manager, and Phone
Operator. Programs Specialist in Cater Tracks,
Kronos, Retail Ranger, and FNS. Duties include
but not limited to handle all financial aspects of two facilities, oversee employees (hire, interview, train, etc.), inventory and ordering, hospital
administration liaison, installed and set up new
merchandise.
SLI Enterprises, McDonald’s
Commerce, Tx — General Manager
2019 - 2021
Oversee all employees, inventory, budgets,
payroll, customer service, and all aspects of
running the location to the highest of standards.
Peace of Bread Sandwich Shoppe &
Catering
Commerce, Tx — Owner/Operator
2015 - 2019
Restaurant and Catering, handling the day to day
operations including budgets, food service,
management, etc. Providing services to
university departments and organizations as well
as the general public.
Sample Insurance
Sherman, Tx — Owner/Operator
1992 - 2009
Sold insurance (home, auto, life, health) through
12 insurance companies. Maintain daily
operations including up to 13 agents, budgets,
customer service, etc.
La Mesa
Sherman, Tx — Manager
1988 - 1996
Began as kitchen service, worked up to location
manager handling employees, catering,
inventory and daily operations.
AWARDS
Friends of CHS — 2022 Commerce ISD, Commerce, Tx
Restaurant of the Year — 2018
MLK Day Awards of
Commerce, Tx
School & Community Partner Award — 2017 Commerce ISD Recognition for giving back to the school and community
SKILLS
Heavy Equipment Operation Upper Level Management Business Management Basic Office Software Job Specific Programming
LANGUAGES
English
SPECIALIZED, RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
CONCESSION STANDS
Commerce ISD — Commerce, Texas
Manage inventory, scheduling, and running of concession stands for high school at all sporting events.
CATERING
Peace of Bread, Sodexo, and Roadster 26
Experience for quoting, planning, and executing catering events of all sizes and types for individuals, private parties, university events, etc. MANAGING EMPLOYEES
Peace of Bread, SLI, Sodexo, and Roadster 26
Complete hiring process, training, and continued support/training. Trained for employee documentation for termination as needed. CERTIFICATIONS AND CURRENT TRAININGS COMPLETED
KRONOS 2022
ASPIRE 2022
ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE 2022
EDUCATION
McDonald’s Hamburger University
Dallas, TX and Chicago, IL — Corporate and Upper Restaurant Management Training
2019-2020
S&S High School
Sadler, Tx — High School Diploma
1992
References Available Upon Request