Mark Momany

Experience

• 

  Buckingham's Restaurant

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  General Manger

  Led a team of 20 in a casual fine dining environment with annual sales of $750K. Trained staff on entertaining tableside preparation, wine selection and style of service. Marketed venue to increase group sales.* Handled daily operations, positioned as first point of contact for dining guests, groups and local/celebrity clientele. Maintained appealing menu and wine list while monitoring inventories.* Responsible for guest seating, wine presentation and monitoring guest satisfaction. * Performed daily sales reconciliation, inventory procurement and staffing issues. Show less

• 

  Culinary Concepts

  May 1997 - Jul 2002

  General Manager

  Managed overall operations of an upscale restaurant with a staff of 50. Ensured that venue reached annual sales of $1.5 million. Expanded client base through business networking, public relations and catering of special events.* Led team in delivering exceptional service while maintaining budget and controlling expense. * Managed front of house operations from host desk to table including expediting kitchen service. Balanced daily sales monitored inventory/purchasing.

• 

  HFEC dba Silver Dollar City

  Jul 2002 - Jul 2007

  Senior Manager

  * Managed all food service outlets within Theme Park including: 3 buffet restaurants; 3 quick service facilities, and an in-house bakery which collectively accounted for a $15M divisional budget. Responsible for the procurement of $10M of food service goods annually.* Met budgeted sales/expenditures while improving on overall quality and appeal of all menus.* Empowered team through servant leadership.* Performed regular site visits for one on one interaction with team leaders. Addressed any issues and gained their feedback to work collaboratively in support of their efforts. Show less

• 

  HFEC dba Stone Mountain Park

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2009

  Director of Food Division

  Directed a 300 person team in the operation of 5 restaurants, 10 concession venues and an on-site caterer in Theme Park. Accountable for over $6.5M in annual sales. *Developed overall strategic plans, both long and short term, to achieve organizational growth goals. Responsibilities included budgeting, forecasting, staffing, training, and improvements to business processes while maintaining a safe environment. * Monitored daily sales, coached management team on Best Practices to reduce costs, increase productivity and increase sales opportunities. * Ensured complete success of all events by identifying resources, coordinating logistics, effectively managing on-site, selling food & beverage and increasing theme park traffic while reaching/exceeding goals of guest satisfaction, team member performance and revenue targets. Show less

• 

  McCray's Tavern on the Square

  Dec 2010 - Nov 2011

  General Manager

  Manage a team of 30 in a casual dining environment with annual sales of $1.5M. Oversee all aspects of operations including, front and back of house, financial analysis, human resources, professional networking and research and development. Improved menus, staff and service levels to position business as a destination restaurant. Created turnaround budget plan establishing greater profitability while developing a strategic marketing approach aimed toward furthering growth.

• 

  Steak n Shake

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2014

  Training Store General Manager

  Certified Training Store General Manager instructing multi-level managerial candidates through two to six week development programs. In addition lead a team of service and production associates in a high volume casual dining environment.Direct daily operations, positioned as first point of contact for dining guestsPerform daily sales reconciliation, inventory, procurement and staffing issues.Improved overall corporately measured scores to top 2% of Southeast Region.

• 

  Levy Restaurants

  Dec 2014 - Feb 2017

  Director of Concessions - Philips Arena

  Levy Restaurants at Philips Arena/Atlanta Hawks 2014 – PresentDirector of Concessions Atlanta, GA Responsible for all aspects of concessions driven sales in a multi-purpose arena. Direct a team of 250 in the implementation of company policies/procedures, guest service excellence, financial analysis, maintaining positive partnership relations. Constant awareness of ever changing operational challenges, executing audibles to maximize sales while containing expenses. Maintain internal audit scores ranked in the upper organizational tier. Utilization of Non-Profit Organizations to create positive community alliances through opportunites of fund raising via operation of sales areas. Negotiated and secured third party vendor contracts and quarterly performance reviews. Show less

• 

  ClubCorp

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2020

  Director Of Food And Beverage

  Direct overall food and beverage operations for a private member club, home of an 18-hole panoramic golf course designed by Fred Couples. Hamilton Mill is a part of the ClubCorp family which includes Firestone Country Club, Mission Hills CC , Rancho Mirage and over 200 more prestigious locations.Key focus includes marketing the club in alliance with the million-dollar reinvention, building on current and potential membership.Reinvigorate special event bookings including the private and business sector with particular emphasis on social activities for the 6000 residents of the Hamilton Mill community.Charged with mentoring and training potential staff members toward the goal of in-house elevation for supervisory and managerial positions.Sustaining budgeted costs, revenue expectations and bottom line results. Adapting to frequent, if not daily, alterations of projected sales, managing real time costs. Show less

• 

  Sports Force Parks / Oakwood Lodging

  Jan 2021 - now

  National Sales Manager - Sports Force Parks / Oakwood Lodging Group
• 

  Aspen Hospitality Group

  Jan 2023 - now

  Hospitality Director

  Aspen Hospitality Group is a booking agency with primary focus on assisting youth sports travel, offering hands on assistance to tournament directors, teams and families securing hotel and travel accommodations.