Restaurant Operations Leader with Hospitality Focus

Erik Egüez

Riverside, CA *****

*********@*******.***

951-***-****

Professional Summary

I take pride in providing detailed and clear communication, Integrity, as well as exceptional hospitality.

You won’t ever hear me say, “It’s not my job.”

Work Experience

General Manager

Pepper Smash, Hollywood, CA

January 2021 to November 2025

• Managed 14 employees.

• Food orders, inventory, training, cost control.

• Lowered food cost and waste.

Sous Chef

CRÚ FOOD & WINE BAR-Plano, TX

June 2011 to December 2021

• Consistently produced exceptional menu items that regularly garnered diners' praise.

Lead Cook

Embassy Suites -Dallas, TX March 2005 to February 2011

•Prepared a variety of meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables, and other food items.

•Maintained a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, grills, broilers, fryers, pasta cookers.

Kitchen Manager

Buffalo Wild Wings-Montclair, CA.

October 2000 to March 2005

•FIFO, freshness, line checks.

•Managed employees and ensured proper training.

•Oversee the kitchen as per S.O.P.

Education

High school or equivalent in General studies - Diploma

John a Rowland high School - Rowland Heights, CA

September 1992 to June 1996

Skills

•Knife skills

•EDI

•Forecasting

•Delivery Driver Experience

•Shipping & receiving

•Routing protocols

•Food Safety

•Labor Cost Analysis

•Catering

•E-commerce

•English

•Menu Planning

•training

•Commercial driving

•Communication skills

•Warehouse experience

•Spanish

•Microsoft Office (10+ years)

•Restaurant experience

•Inventory control

•Office management

•Cooking

•Pricing

•Food handling

•Time management

•Budgeting

•Bilingual

•Fulfilment

•Order fulfilment

•Load balancing

•Customer service

•Profit & Loss

•QuickBooks

•Kitchen experience

•Restaurant Experience

•Merchandising

•Box truck

•Leadership

•Supervising Experience

•Multilingual

•Meal Preparation

•Inventory

•Management

•Banquet Experience

•Employee Orientation

•Food Production

•Culinary Experience

•POS

•Driving

•Food Preparation

•Cost control

•Purchasing

•Kitchen Management Experience

•Restaurant Management

•Team Player

Languages

• Spanish - Fluent

Certifications and Licenses

ROP restaurant opportunities jar

June 1998 to Present

ROP program on-site at Rowland high School a jar restaurant the train and instructed students on the basics of culinary and restaurant opportunities.

ServSafe

Food Handler Certification

CDL

October 2021 to October 2028

B6204070

ServSafe Management certification

JAB 2026 to JAN 2030

Riverside County food handlers license

July 2026

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