Brad Lee-Garcia

Experience

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  Genkiyaki

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Line Chef

  • Responsible for preparing and cooking meat and vegetable products• Audited customer orders to make sure they were accurate• In charge of making the weekly work schedules for the kitchen employees• Created and tested new menu items

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  Panera Bread

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2017

  Baker

  • Train new bakers and managers on how to run the bakery side of establishment• Created training guidelines and procedure outlines for new bakery employees• Responsible for ordering supplies for the entire bakery side of the establishment• Makes sure the bread and pastries are baked to specifications

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  Marriott International

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  Culinary Voyager

  • Overseeing the day to day culinary operations for a high volume, 1030 room convention hotel with 3 different F&B outlets.• Enhance guest experience through table touching and delighters to increase and enhance restaurant quality of service scores.• Assisted in interviewing and hiring new Employees.• Creating weekly schedules based on weekly forecasts and business demands.• Helped increase quality of food scores throughout 2017.• Helped reduce meal break violations throughout 2017.• Connecting with, listening, and engaging with hourly Employees leading Culinary Department Engagement Survey scores to increase by a total of 14 points through the tenure at the property. Show less

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  The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2019

  Food And Beverage Supervisor

  -Running the day to day operations of 3 different F&B outlets: Parallel 37, The Lounge Bar, and In-Room Dining.-Works closely with Sales and Marketing to plan, organize, and execute multiple private events, from small Private Dining experiences to full on restaurant buyouts ranging from $3k to $40k in revenue.-Train new associates in Forbes Travel Guide Luxury Standards: F&B outlets has had 90% or higher compliance in mock audits over the past 6 months. -Creating training tools to increase staff knowledge about the items they are selling (Food, cocktail, and wine descriptions). Show less

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  Marriott International

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

  Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

  - Managed the entire hotel’s beer, wine, and spirits program, this incuded cocktail creation, menu planning, beverage pricing, managing inventory, ordering and receiving. Assisted with coverage in areas where staffing is needed. -Main Property Manager for EMC and Micros. Can create new users, buttons, and change pricing on both POS and EMC Software. - Co Represented the F&B department weekly in Labor and Staff meetings. Represented the F&B department for monthly P&L Meetings as well as completing month end P&L Critiques. During COVID also took over Kitchen portion of P&L.- Reduced meal break violations in the department by +70% YOY saving the department more than 3.5k.- Interviewed and hired new Associates.- Fostered and maintained relationships with distributors to maximize best pricing or combos.- Worked closely with wine and liquor reps to set up trainings to increase staff knowledge and create engagement points about the items they are selling. Show less

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  Renaissance Hotels

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

  Food And Beverage Operations Manager

  - Manages the entire hotel’s beer, wine, and spirits program, to include cocktail creation, menu planning, beverage pricing, managing inventory, ordering and receiving. - Revitalized the Lobby Bar’s beverage program to focus on local craft beers, whiskey, and tequila. Beverage revenue has consistently exceeded forecast since the transition.- Through strategic pricing, drink specials, signature cocktails, and working closely with vendors, averaged a 16.5% beverage cost throughout tenure at property.- Fostered and maintained relationships with distributors to maximize best pricing or combinations. Utilized said relationships secure highly rare and allocated liquor for the property. - Partner with wine and liquor reps to provide staff trainings for further knowledge and create customized engagement points about the items they are highlighting, - Reduced department costs by 1.5k in printing and creation of brand new menu books as a result of key vendor relationships.- During the absence of an F&B Director, planned and executed the F&B and Banquets coffee program revamp from Starbucks to illy. With this transition the property is the only hotel serving illy products in the LAX corridor and increased profits year over year by $8k in a similar 3 month period.- Planned and relaunched evening activations to improve F&B satisfaction scores. - Create weekly schedules based on business demands and forecasts. Post and modify schedules based on productivity. - Main Property Manager for EMC and Micros. Creates new users, buttons, and change pricing on both POS and EMC Software. - Responsible for weekly payroll tasks for F&B discipline (posting tips, gratuities, PTO, and sick time)- Represents the F&B department weekly in Labor and Staff meetings. Represents the F&B department for monthly P&L Meetings as well as completing month end P&L Critiques. Department has positively impacted HPKM during tenure at property.- Sourcing and hiring talent for the F&B discipline Show less

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  The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles & JW Marriott LA LIVE

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Food And Beverage Operations Manager
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  Breakthru Beverage Group

  Jan 2023 - now

  On-Premise Field Sales Manager (Metro East)

  -Manages a team of 7 sales representatives covering, DTLA (Arts District, Financial District, Little Tokyo, USC), Silverlake, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, and Montrose.-Manages partnerships with large stadium accounts and campuses (USC, Crypto.com Arena, Dodger Stadium), many large hotel chains (Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Omni, etc.), and multiple large restaurant groups (Think Food Group, Noble 33, Levy Restaurants, Patina Group, etc.)