Food and beverage Director/Dining Manager/Chef

Elmer B. Perez ***** Salmon River Road #***, San Diego, CA 92129 Phone: 858-***-**** Cell: 818-***-**** E-mail: qgqx58@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective: To secure a Dining Manager or Food & Beverage Director position in a high growth company with considerable advancement opportunities where I may apply the skills and knowledge I gained in my previous positions.

Work Experience: Aug. 2007 to date Food & Beverage Dir./ Exec. Chef Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club 14050 Carmel Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92128 858-***-**** DUTIES: Represent CMRCC as an industry professional in both communication and appearance to maintain excellent customer relations & rapport to ensure customer loyalty and satisfaction. Operate the Club to comply with product, service, safety and accounting standards & procedures. Complete food and beverage purchasing to maintain adequate par inventory to prepare menu items as recipes specify. Monitor food and beverage preparation for acceptable standards, including portion control and recipe compliance. In charge of carrying out inspections to make sure not only that health regulations are adhered to, and that food is being served to customers in a presentable, timely manner. Assure standard procedures are followed and that waste is disposed of properly. Administer cost control, attempting to minimize cost while maximizing revenue. Monitors equipment to assure its quality and arrange repairs if anything breaks. Works as a liaison between customers and those working in the food and beverage industry. Make sure patrons are being taken care of properly, standards are adhered to by the staff as well as re-examine standard policies when their validity comes into question. Review applicants, interview, hire and terminate staff as needed to comply with performance standards and service demands. Monitor all employee conduct and maintain good employee/employer working relationships. Forecast staffing requirements & set staffing schedules for all food & beverage employees. Enforce disciplinary procedures and follow up on disciplinary reports.

Jan. 2007 - June 2007 Sales Rep./ Consultant Sparkle Diamond 550 South Hill St., Suite 1531, Los Angeles, CA 90013 213-***-**** DUTIES: In charge of selling jewelry and diamonds to retail businesses. Compile lists of prospective buyers as sales leads based on different sources. Visit &/or call regular and prospective clients to solicit orders and talk to customers at headquarters. Display and demonstrate products sold using both samples and catalogues. Emphasize salable features,quality and grade of products. Quote prize and payment terms.

Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2007 Dining Manager Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club 14050 Carmel Ridge Road, San Diego, CA 92128 858-***-**** DUTIES: Responsible for the daily operations of the club which includes but is not limited to maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen, dining room and serving room . Responsible for all of the administrative and human resource functions of running the business, including but not limited to, recruiting new employees and monitoring employee performance. Ensure all safety & security systems and procedures are followed to ensure health and safety of employees and guests. Manage the front of the house, and the front-of-house staff, including bartenders, waitstaff, bus boys and bar backs. Maintain the staff's schedules as well as ensure all customers are satisfied with their dining experience and the restaurant's service and appearance is up to par. Back of house duties include ordering food, supplies and beverage and performing quality-control checks on deliveries, ensuring all necessary equipment is running, managing cash flow and supervising kitchen staff. I charge of ensuring that health code regulations and liquor laws are obeyed.

Aug. 1998 – Aug. 2002 Banquet Captain/Fine Dining Waiter Elmwood Country Club 850 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10607 914-***-**** DUTIES: Responsible for setting up a dining area for members in a fine dining club. Provides high quality customer service to a diverse group of clientele. Supervises Men’s Grill Restaurant and trains new employees in setting up and serving.

Education: 1991-1995 Law School San Sebastian College of Law, Manila, Phils. 1987-1991 B.A. in Political Science San Sebastian College Manila, Philippines 1983-1987 High School St.John Academy, Calamba, Laguna, Phils.

Skills: Excellent leadership, customer relations and communication skills (verbal & written). Fluent in speaking and writing English and Filipino and some Spanish. Able to perform office/ clerical functions. Computer literate. Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Excellent project management skills.Efficient in budgeting, planning and controlling the companies financial needs, program design and development, Quality Control and Operations.

Reference: available upon request

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