Terry Dame 1-587-***-****

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Westlock, Alberta

Relevant Experience

Catering Sales & Restaurant Management

-After developing my bar & dining room procedures

I hired staff and trained staff on what was needed

Skilled in dealing with Health Inspector reports

and resolution of problems with knowledge from my Food Safe

Certificate 1.

-Reconciled restaurant cash reports with micros and billing reports for

Banquets.

-Knowledge of provincial liquor laws through Serving it Right Certificate

Skilled in Cost and Overhead Reductions for Food & Liquor such as

food portion sizes and liquor spillage.

-Reconciled staff payrolls from time-sheets for accounting

-Knowledge of catering contract negotiations with clients as to food

choices and bar choices

-Knowledge of Food & Liquor Costs

-Have done conference sales from start to finish

-Preparation of bank deposits

Shipping & Receiving & Purchasing

-Reviewed requisition orders for accuracy

-Verified stock availability from current inventories

-Obtained price quotations from catalogues and suppliers

-Prepared purchase orders, Calculate costs of orders

-Set up and maintain inventory control system

-Prepared and maintained purchasing files, reports and records

-Verified receipts and packing slips to departmental PO’s

-Record the quantity, type and value of stock on hand using

computerized or manual inventory system

Employment History

Westlock Hotel - May 2011- Dec 2011

Restaurants Manager / Catering Sales

-Manager of 3 dining rooms & catering services department by maintaining sales costs by gold service and up selling, & departmental expenses such as overtime hours.

-Coordinated budgets with GM while promoting, company goals of service, satisfaction, and team work

-Structured the planning and implemented policies for club events and banquet functions

-Full-filled the objectives of increased sales in the areas of group sales, corporate clients & banquets by customer contact and staff training programs

-Booked appointments, guided site inspections researched sales leads by cold calls and networking -Application of bi-weekly payrolls and schedules on excel programs

Stonebridge Hotel - Fort Saint John, B.C. May 2007- Feb 2011

-Restaurants Manager / Catering Sales

-Participated in, menu reviews as to new additions or subtraction of items and price points with department heads

-Directed meetings with kitchen staff & banquet staff before and after functions

-Reviewed final billings with clients to their satisfaction as to numbers of meals and bar costs

-Controlled the reconciliation of deposits in restaurants on Micros POS

-Led the negotiations with clients for the use of facilities

-Did weekly schedules for staff of 20 front & back

Town of Taylor, British Columbia - April 2005 – May 2007

-Restaurants / Catering Sales / Concession Manager

-Developed the budgets for staff hires and operating costs

-Reconciled tills, and then did bank deposits

-Negotiated with suppliers for all food stuffs by price comparisons on company web-sites

Responsible for the client contact in setting up all start times , dates, meals, bars and pricing structure for function

-Conducted performance reviews, every 3 months with staff

Sheraton Falls-View Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario – March 1990 – April 2005

Maintained Inventory on Company Master list

Oversaw contracts to obtain lowest Prices

Reviewed and oversaw all cost variances between PO’s and invoices

Prepare purchase orders, Calculate costs of orders

Charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts

Coached and guided operational personal on policies and procedures

Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports and records

Complete and process international purchase orders

Follow-up on all outstanding PO’s

Record the quantity, type and value of stock on hand using computerized or manual inventory system

Prepare inventory costs, retail pricing and profit reports, Monitored inventory levels of issued materials and stocks

Volunteer Experience

Convener 1994 – 2000

-Niagara Hospitality Slow Pitch League

-Niagara Falls, Ontario

-Ensured authorized diamonds procured yearly

-Prepared schedules for 8 teams

-Enforced league slow pitch rules

Education

Hotel and Restaurant Management Diploma

Niagara College Niagara Falls, Ontario

Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Port Colborne High School Port Colborne, Ontario

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