Jamel Brantley

Experience

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  Cazenovia College

  Sept 2009 - May 2013

  Event Planning Assistant

  Executed contracts for different vendors in order to plan events for the College •Helped organize and set up multiple events•Brought awareness to special events by promoting them using social media outlets such as Facebook, Myspace, and Instagram

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  Ruby Tuesday

  Jul 2014 - Nov 2019

  Implemented new manager structure to support sustained operational excellence, and sales building by instituting specific leader-ship roles and developed managers to effectively execute that role through ongoing development sessions. Promoted restaurant awareness through local community and online campaigning. Increased guest count and sales by providing applicable systems and striving for ideal results. HR relations, recruiting, re-training current team members and developing key role employees Interview, hire, and train new members to carry out job responsibilities to become experts in the field Improve and maintain the experience of the guest by interactions, quality control, and going above and beyond to make the guest happyProvide an energetic workplace to maintain low turnover and high morale Coach and develop team members to exceed expectations. Review all schedules for various departments.Oversee all opening and closing procedures, employee mentoring and training, cash and receipt reconciliation, invoices and ensuring compliance with all health and safety obligations.To manage a successful and profitable shift, effectively supervised a team of over 40 employees, oversaw house operations, complied with corporate operating and management policies and procedures, ensured accuracy of final cash out deposits, managed and delegated daily duties, and maintained constant communications with other managers and superiors. Result: received recognition from management; met sales goals 95% of the time.To reduce expenses, minimized waste, pre-portion ingredients and followed portion control guidelines, accurately forecasted staffing needs and cut down daily labor as appropriate, reconciled register log of items served to remaining inventory on hand. Result: successfully minimized expenses during my shift; met and helped increase daily net income pars. Show less

  • Assistant General Manager

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2019

  • Restaurant Manager

    Jul 2014 - Nov 2019
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  Virgil's Real BBQ

  Nov 2019 - now

  Take Out Waiter
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  Sanctuary Hotel New York

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Reservations Assistant
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  Mangia

  Jan 2022 - now

  Catering & Events Specialist

  Catering to different clients for all types of events all over NYC. I have worked with F.I.T, TIkTok, Meta, Hotels, Fashion week, local business, etc. I have achieved over One Million Dollars in sales for Mangia Since January 2022!