John Spendley Jr.

Experience

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  Oh!Bryan's Family Steakhouse

  May 2006 - Apr 2009

  Assistant Kitchen Manager

  Responsible for placing product delivery orders and maintaining inventory; assisted the manager with making schedules; managed kitchen operations during assigned shift

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  Mellow Mushroom

  Apr 2009 - Jan 2014

  Responsible for the entire kitchen operation of restaurant generating $2.3 million in annual revenue; developed and implemented new methods of processing food/supply shipments to maximize efficiency and eliminate waste; realigned staff schedules to maximize employee productivity resulting in an average kitchen labor cost of 7.6% of revenue (Q3 – 2014) Assisted the kitchen manager with scheduling; responsible for all food ordering

  • Kitchen Manager

    Aug 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Assistant Kitchen Manager

    Apr 2009 - Aug 2012
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  United States Department of Defense

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Student Internship

  Helped with the installation of computer systems, provided technical assistance to end-users on computer and peripheral operation

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  First Investors Corporation

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Financial Representative

  Received Series 6 Investment license, Variable Contracts/Investment Products license (GA), Life/Accident/ Health Insurance license (AL, GA, SC); assisted clients in developing financial strategies tailored to their personal needs

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  Mellow Mushroom

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2019

  Complete P&L responsibility for restaurant with $1.8 million in annual revenue; Promoted to General Manager position after serving 5 months as Assistant GM; created cross-function teams in accordance with Total Quality Management principles to improve processes and procedures for Front of House (FOH) and Back of House (BOH) operations which significantly improved employee/customer satisfaction and ultimately resulted in a 7% increase in revenue (Q4 2017 vs. Q4 2016) and a 13% increase in operating income during the same period; responsibilities included the training, development and management of six shift/function area managers and thirty-five non-exempt employees. Show less

  • General Manager

    Jul 2018 - Apr 2019

  • General Manager

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Assistant General Manager

    May 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Kitchen Manager

    Jun 2014 - May 2016
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  Tropical Grille

  Apr 2019 - now

  • District Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • General Manager

    Apr 2019 - Apr 2021