Manager Management
Resume:
MICHAEL A GAROFALO
Michael A Garofalo
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
*************@*******.***
OBJECTIVE
General Manager Italian Restaurant Fine Dining (Philadelphia)
WORK HISTORY
Golden Nugget (Formerly Trump) Atlantic City, NJ
1 Castle Blvd.,
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
May 2010 – Present
Casino Accountant, Beverage Shift Manager, Transportation Shift Manager, EVS Assistant Shift Manager, Room Service Shift Manager
• I perform all food and beverage management, accounting management, operation management, purchasing and hands-on operations.
• Shift managed in EVS.
• Managed Room Service
• Managed Transportation & Valet
• Currently work in the Casino Accounting Department as a Staff Accountant
• I perform all food and beverage management, accounting management, operation management, purchasing and hands-on operations.
• I coordinated with various outsourced and in-house architects, facility engineers, professional engineers and contractor/builders, in the design and on the construction end.
• I managed the Beverage end of the business and was in charge of setting up all beverage functions in a high volume and heavily regulated industry.
• My duties included: The management of all bartending, bar porter, cocktail waitress and banquet alcoholic beverage events.
• I constructed flow charts, schedules, rotation sheets, check-in sheets, revenue analysis, inventory analysis, accounting and floor charts and schedules.
• I assigned employees to their respective work zones and outlets every day.
• I designed bars, equipment and systems.
• I maintained and supervised maintenance of all beverage facilities.
• I disciplined problem employees by the implementation of standards set by law, The Union, Company Policy and Ethical Standards.
• I managed buzz sessions and pre shifts, constructed rules and regulations, participated in training.
• I Held mock floor presentations and methods of approaching the customer, designed promotional and marketing schemes and implemented the same in real time on the casino floor and in the various hotel casino outlets.
• I participated and suggested design details for bar outlets and other facilities, designed, operated and managed storage facilities for alcoholic beverage outlets.
• I participated and was involved in beverage events, sales, promotions and ordering.
• I attended and contributed to high level reporting at meetings with upper level management and executives on the corporate level.
• I maintained inventory and managed pump rooms and beverage storage facilities.
• I used proven and professional methods of measuring staff performance by the implementation of programs such as, FOCUS and SPOTLIGHTING on a continuing, daily basis.
• I trained, cross trained and shadow trained all new employees in all aspects of the beverage profession which includes: Bar Porter, Cocktail Server, Bartender, Beverage Supervisor
PJ Schnieders Linwood, NJ
May 2011 - Present (Part -Time)
Accountant Manager
2021 New Road, #5
Linwood, NJ 08221
Accounting and tax work for small and medium sized businesses, and for individual clients. Duties include: Write-up work, account analysis, workpapers, payroll (940,944,941,NJ927,WR30,NJ-W-3M, sales taxes (ST50,51), AC Luxury Tax ( ST250), adjustments, closing, worksheet, preparation of financial statements, office administration, and, year end Corporate (1120, CBT), Partnership & LLCs(US & NJ 1065) and Individual (1040S), prep. and filing of the tax returns.
The Atlantic City Bar and Grill August 1975 – November 2008
Manager/Owner (Sold Interest In 2008)
1217-19 Pacific Ave.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
www.acbarandgrill.com/
Gino Garofalo, Managing Partner
• I perform all food and beverage management, accounting management, operation management, purchasing and hands-on operations.
• I design new menus, create food, beverage and alcoholic beverage recipes.
• I am involved in the design of the interior and any new architectural design.
• Perform all system set-ups using Micros or Info-Genesis POS computerized hardware and software.
• I teach and train all new and existing personnel in the Italian Culinary Art Tradition, bartending and wine stewardship.
• I run the front of the house as well as the back of the house and kitchen activities.
• I enjoy bartending and conversing with the patrons, marketing myself and the business.
The Hilton Hotel And Casino April 2001 – January 2007
Beverage Shift Manager
3400 Pacific Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
www.hiltonac.com/
Lenny Martucci, Supervisor
• I perform all food and beverage management, accounting management, operation management, purchasing and hands-on operations.
• I coordinated with various outsourced and in-house architects, facility engineers, professional engineers and contractor/builders, in the design and on the construction end.
• I managed the Beverage end of the business and was in charge of setting up all beverage functions in a high volume and heavily regulated industry.
• My duties included: The management of all bartending, bar porter, cocktail waitress and banquet alcoholic beverage events.
• I constructed flow charts, schedules, rotation sheets, check-in sheets, revenue analysis, inventory analysis, accounting and floor charts and schedules.
• I assigned employees to their respective work zones and outlets every day.
• I designed bars, equipment and systems.
• I maintained and supervised maintenance of all beverage facilities.
• I disciplined problem employees by the implementation of standards set by law, The Union, Company Policy and Ethical Standards.
• I managed buzz sessions and pre shifts, constructed rules and regulations, participated in training.
• I Held mock floor presentations and methods of approaching the customer, designed promotional and marketing schemes and implemented the same in real time on the casino floor and in the various hotel casino outlets.
• I participated and suggested design details for bar outlets and other facilities, designed, operated and managed storage facilities for alcoholic beverage outlets.
• I participated and was involved in beverage events, sales, promotions and ordering.
• I attended and contributed to high level reporting at meetings with upper level management and executives on the corporate level.
• I maintained inventory and managed pump rooms and beverage storage facilities.
• I used proven and professional methods of measuring staff performance by the implementation of programs such as, FOCUS and SPOTLIGHTING on a continuing, daily basis.
• I trained, cross trained and shadow trained all new employees in all aspects of the beverage profession which includes: Bar Porter, Cocktail Server, Bartender, Beverage Supervisor
Kalter, Snyder, Bernstein and Cohen, CPAs, LLC. May 1980 – August 1985
Professional Staff Accountant
• Data entry
• Perform monthly write-up work, reconcile bank to book balances, compile tax data, fill, file and pay all payroll and operational taxes by submitting the tax forms and EFTPS payments.
• File all monthly and quarterly taxes such as the ST50,51, TIR100, CBT150, 941, NJ927 to name a few.
• Enter all data electronically using state of the art programming such as Peachtree and Quick Books Pro.
• Spread Sheeting and Work Sheeting using Excel and Word Software.
• Corresponding using Word, Outlook, Outlook Express, computerized faxing, e mail, and an interactive web site.
• Reconciled sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
• Analyze all accounts, compile data, adjust and close per period.
• Carrying beginning balances, entering current period transactions, adjusting entries, closing entries, footing across and footing down.
• Constructing monthly financial statements for management such as the income and cash flow statements as well as analyze changes in financial budget variances and constructing interm comparative financial statements and graphic aides.
• Assisted in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management
• Maintained and reconciled fixed asset schedules
• Extensive use of MS Excel
• Performed end of year analysis, reconciled all accounts throughout the year to end of year, prepared all end of year adjusting and closing entries, reconciled all journals, ledgers, sub-ledgers and the GL, made sure every account balanced and reconciled with all the source documents that created the transactions and that every number was accurate to the point of materiality and then proceeded to enter all data to the Federal and State tax returns, schedules and supporting documentation.
• Filed the business (1120, 1120S, 1065, CBT100, CAR100, USW2s, USW3, NJW2s, NJW3 etc.) and personal returns (1040, 1040A, 1040EZ both US and NJ) .
• Coding accounts and constructing entries and data to be entered into the AS400 MF.
EDUCATION
LaSalle University; Philadelphia, PA May 1987
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting & Economics
Drexel University; Philadelphia, PA May 1990
Architecture
Richard Stockton; Pomona, NJ May 2010
MBA
SKILLS
• Ultra Tax, Ultra Fixed Assets, MS Excel, MS Word, QuickBooks, Peachtree, AS400, Micros POS, Info-Genesis POS, Publisher, Corel, AutoCAD 2007 (and prior versions), Power Point, Photoshop, Adobe, Adobe Premier, #D Studio Max & Viz. Drake Tax
• I read, write and speak fluently; English, Italian and Spanish.
REFERENCES
• Alexandro Gassis Gassis Plumbing And Construction Company - President
Filbert And Dover Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
• Captain Joseph Nolan Atlantic City Police Chief
Department Of Public Safety
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
• Bahha Said Mr. B’s Auto Services, Inc-President
2409 Fairmount Ave.
AtlanticCity, NJ 08401
• Danyon Braymes Danyon Advertising – President
1125 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
• Rigoberto P Alvarez 2430 Faimount Avenue, LLC-President
El Charro Mexican Bar And Restaurant – Owner
AC Popa Pizza – President And Owner
4516 Stewart Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
• Peter Schneiders , CPA PJ Schneiders & Company, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Linwood Professional Plaza
2021 New Road, #5
Linwood, NJ 08221
• Mohammed Abdelsalam Abdelsalam M CPA
5114 Ventnor Ave.
Ventnor City, NJ 08406
Jack Potts, CPA 3 Holly Drive
Northfield NJ 08225
609-***-**** fax
609-***-**** cell
Ms. Percilla Spinalli
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
Mr. Jerry Scaffer, Hotel Controller
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
Mr. Jim Friesen, Vice President of Hotel Operations, Golden Nugget
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City, NJ
Joe Gerace
Currently employed with Hard Rocks in Florida in Gaming
Telephone: 609-***-**** 609-***-**** e-mail *************@*******.***
448 N. Dover Avenue • Atlantic City, State Or New Jersey 08401 •
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