Michael E. Brown **** Redlands St. Playa Del Rey, CA 90293 818-***-****
Summery of Qualifications:
• Years of experience in corporate and small business environments as a manager, corporate trainer and catering/ banquet sales.
• Proven tract record of increased service, sales and repeat clientele.
• Participated in the opening of several restaurants, from construction to remodels.
• Hands on experience with interviewing, hiring, training, coaching and firing employees.
• Highly experienced with training all positions of the F.O.H. staff.
• Experience with creating, maintaining and adjusting all F.O.H. schedules.
• Created, implemented and maintained side work duties for the F.O.H. staff.
• Hands on experience with all aspects of catering/ banquet sales and service.
• Experience with monthly and perpetual inventory systems.
• Highly effective working as a cooperative team member.
• Highly capable of running the dining room and making necessary adjustments.
• Created projected budgets and maintained current budgets.
• Floor plan set up and station assignment experience.
• Knowledge of serve safe practices and procedures.
• Experience with setting up vendor accounts and making payments within net parameters.
• Experience in dealing with construction crews, obtaining necessary permits, meeting all health codes and purchasing all restaurant materials.
• Experience in working every F.O.H. and B.O.H. positions.
Work Experience:
• AGM, Gino’s Ristorante Continental South Pasadena, CA July 2007- March 2012
• Manager, Borage’ Calabasas, CA March 2004-July 2007
• Corporate FOH Training Manager, MPR Corporation, Palo Alto, CA. April 2000-March 2004
• FOH Training Manager, Charlie Brown Inc, Woodland Hills, CA. September 1996-April 2000
• Corporate FOH Training Manager/ Catering Sales, Red Onion Woodland Hills, CA. June 1988-September 1996
• Mortgage Broker, West Coast Home Loan, Hank Hardison 818-***-****, February 2007- current
Education:
• BA Degree: Business/Psychology, California State University Northridge
• Microcomputer Accounting Degree, Watterson College, Sherman Oaks, CA.
• “Sales on the Line” Communication Course, Sharon Drew Morgan, Taos, New Mexico
• Certified Bartender with CA. and NY. Bartenders Association, Los Angeles, CA.
• Phlebotomist License, Lake View Medical Center, Lake View Terrace, CA.
• L.A.P.D. Basic Training Graduate, Los Angeles, CA
• U.S.M.C. Devil Pup Graduate, San Diego, CA.
Other skills:
• Eagle Scout. Serve Safe and CPR certified. Class 3 Security Guard. Life guard, Umpire and Camp counselor. Mechanically inclined. Systems Analysis. Logistics Coordinator. Public Relations and Marketing.