PROFILE:

 

• More than 20 years experience as an Event Manager

• More than 20 years experience in day to day operations and overseeing financial growth of restaurant sales

• Extensive experience in on-site catering and freelance management

• Training and development of bartenders and servers to meet high standards of customer service

• Competent with computer applications for management reports

• Excellent communication, organizational, problem solving and client services skills

• WHMIS and Smart Serve Certified

• Food Handlers Certificate

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS and SKILLS:
 

Administrator/Event Planner

• Corresponded with client to discuss menu options and date availability

• Prepared and organized food and beverage for specific clients’ events

• Supervised catering functions as large as 200 plus guests

• Maintained high service standards to clients’ expectations

• Coordinated services such as table setup, food and beverage display

• Expedited with head chef on menu and food service

• Hired, trained and supervised support staff such as servers, bartenders, chefs and management staff

 

Administrator/Restaurant Manager

• Reported weekly sales, cost of sales, payroll, expense reports and inventory control

• Coded, totalled, processing, verified and reconciled transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, payroll, purchase orders, cheques, invoices, cheque requisitions, and bank statements.

• Organized weekly promotional packages with Labatts and Diageo Canada

• Planned special events, such as Weddings, Corporate, Bar Mitzvah's and the Toronto Film Festival

• Promoted bar and booking of live entertainment on a weekly basis

• Organized team functions for sporting events on site

 

Administrative/Menu Clerk, Toronto East General Hospital

• Communicated with ward clerks, nurses and nutritionists of dietary

       changes of patients

• Updated admissions and discharges of patients

• Organized the appropriate sequence in chronological order of food menus for patients delivery

• Conducted routine rounds to update special need diet with nutritionist

 

WORK HISTORY:

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Event Planning & Staffing, Staffing by Debbie                                                   2004-2 018

Toronto, ON

 

Administrator/Event Planner & Manager,                                                          2011-2014

Chef for all Seasons, Toronto, ON

 

Event Staffing Coordinator/Restaurant Manager,                                             2008- 2011

Hitching Ring and The Royal Court,

Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, ON

 

General Manager,                                                                                                   2004-2004

Whelan's Gate Irish Pub, Toronto, ON

 

Caterer/Captain,                                                                                                     2001-2004

Robert Mang Staffing, Toronto, ON

 

Supervisor,                                                                                                              2001-2004

Fusilli Restaurant, Toronto, ON

 

Server/Bartender,                                                                                                  2002-2003

Bistro Tournesol, Toronto, ON

 

Caterer/Captain,                                                                                                     2000-2002

en Ville Catering, Toronto, ON

 

Caterer,                                                                                                                    1996-2002

The Butler Did It Toronto, ON

 

Server/Bartender/Supervisor,                                                                              1996-1999

Gatsby's Restaurant, Toronto, ON

 

General Manager,                                                                                                   1992-1996

Maccheroni Trattoria, Toronto, ON