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Olivier Gosse

Olivier Gosse

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Business development - A history of success for the past 40 years

  • Education

    • EHT Hotel Management College - France

      1969 - 1972
      BA Hotel-Restaurant Management Hotel-Restaurant Management

      Activities and Societies: Reading, gym, walking, Pickleball, classical music, Travel, Investing, Socializing, My daughter & Wife, Knights of Columbus charity, Club Francais, HFTP(former member), CRA, OCMR(model trains), my 2 cats. I grew-up in a Hotel environment(my parents' Hotel in Cluny France). I can say that Hospitality flows in my veins. I started my career at the Ritz Hotel - Paris as a front desk clerk, I managed a cafeteria in Paris, a F&B Department at Sofitel Hotel in Brussels, the Cashiering department at Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, I was Food Cost Controller in 6 mall restaurant units near Paris, GM at La Vie En Rose in Brea CA(now The Lazy Dog Cafe) as well as POS Manager with Frere Jacques Restaurants… Show more I grew-up in a Hotel environment(my parents' Hotel in Cluny France). I can say that Hospitality flows in my veins. I started my career at the Ritz Hotel - Paris as a front desk clerk, I managed a cafeteria in Paris, a F&B Department at Sofitel Hotel in Brussels, the Cashiering department at Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, I was Food Cost Controller in 6 mall restaurant units near Paris, GM at La Vie En Rose in Brea CA(now The Lazy Dog Cafe) as well as POS Manager with Frere Jacques Restaurants in Newport Beach(La Vie En Rose, Casa Di Pompei) upon my arrival in CA.I entered the POS Industry with NCR in 1982 and have been involved in POS with Micros and Above store Mgt with MenuLink as well as Radiant Systems between 2003(formerly Jadeon - Aloha POS) and April 2011. Also involved with Brink POS(cloud based) and Focus Systems in 2011 - 2012, RRT in 2012-2017. Show less

    • CES in Cluny(France)

      1964 - 1969
      High School diploma General education

  • Experience

    • Frere Jacques Restaurant Company Dba La Vie en Rose

      Oct 1981 - Feb 1982
      General Manager

      Managed a team of 60 employees as LVenR reached $1.5M/year revenue. One of the last great white table cloth establishments in Orange County that was demolished in 2011. Louis Laulhere took over the reins of the restaurant in 1983 and had a great run until 2011. La Vie en Rose was one of the beacons of the French restaurant business in Southern California.

    • NCR Corporation - Smyth Systems(NCR Reseller)

      Apr 1982 - Aug 1996
      Executive Sales Account Manager

      My NCR tenure span from 1982 to 1992 as an Executive Sales Account Manager and from 1992 to 1996 at Smyth Systems, an NCR Reseller in Irvine, CA. During my NCR career, I qualified for 7 CLUB nominations(100%+ performance). During my Smyth tenure, I qualified for 2 CLUB nominations(100%+ performance).

    • Micros Systems, Inc

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2000
      Sales Executive - Sales Manager

      As a Sales Executive I handled both Orange County and San Diego territories(selected accounts - Record District sales in 1998-99 - $1.3Mil). As a Sales Manager I managed a team of 6 sales representatives and revenue forecast for the Huntington Beach, Ca office.

    • Radiant Systems

      Mar 2001 - Nov 2010

      Radiant Systems purchased Jadeon from Innuity in May 2008. In charge of a few multi-unit accounts and street accounts. 22 major accounts of mine were transferred to the Radiant Systems's team. I became a street salesman overnight. Jadeon positioned itself as a Premier Professional services company and was a Reseller of Aloha POS. Jadeon brought new standards in terms of overall hardware, software support and was purchased by Radiant Systems in May 2008. I generated a yearly average $1.7Mil. Sales revenue between 2003 and 2008(multi-unit accounts). Menulink is part of Radiant Systems' portfolio, Its focus if to provide sophisticated Inventory, Labor and Sales Above store Management tools with multiple POS interfaces.

      • Sr. Sales Executive

        May 2008 - Nov 2010

      • Sr Sales Executive

        Mar 2003 - May 2008

      • Sales Executive

        Mar 2001 - Mar 2003

    • SDCR Business Systems

      Nov 2010 - May 2011
      Sr. Executive Sales

      After 7 1/2 years spent with Jadeon Inc. and Radiant Systems in Irvine SDCR Business Systems has welcome me among its team. Exciting times as SDCR Business Systems is now the exclusive Radiant Systems Reseller in Southern California(Santa Barbara to the Mexican border).

    • Brink Software

      May 2011 - Dec 2011
      Director of Business Development

      Brink Software is the designer of Brink POS, a cloud-based solution that was created in 2008 and has implemented sites since 2009. This robust platform offers full redundancy, low startup costs, extensive Back Office functionality, an easy to use front of the house application. No server required, real-time data is available anywhere, any time. A few chains are already enjoying this Next Generation system, built around an integrated Loyalty application to drive more revenue and profitability. Centralized data management is a very attractive benefit for multi-store enterprises. Show less

    • Focus POS

      Dec 2011 - May 2012
      Executive Account Manager

      Focus POS is a proven POS solution offering a vast array of options such as cloud-based reporting, automated report Emailing, Inventory, Delivery, Gift card and Loyalty applications, is hardware agnostic, features a World leading reliability level, etc....

    • RRT USA - Restaurant Revolution Technologies

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2017
      Director of Sales

      RRT USA's Value proposition focuses on a managed service ensuring a consistent TakeOut ordering experience for the End user, enhanced productivity and profitability for the Restaurant chains. RRT USA currently helps generate up to 35% sales increases with a 16% bump in check average and 16.5% in number of TakeOut orders(numbers derived from a company piloting RRT's integrated solution). RRT is currently integrated with Aloha, Micros & POSitouch, Brink POS, Focus POS. More POS platforms' integrations pending. RRT is currently marketing several products: order processing center solution, both mobile and on line applications and Loyalty, all sharing the same technological DNA. Its level of integration is second to none, no secondary database is required, data flows seamlessly from POS to order processing center platform. Highly trained agent-servers on both restaurant concept and menus provide a very professional experience that yields return visits and RRT's Intelli-upsell is an intelligent patent-pending module that is designed to enhance the average per check. Our customer feedback is consistently positive, the word is spreading in the Hospitality Industry. Show less

    • TRU WINES LLC

      Nov 2017 - now
      Sales Executive

    • Tru Wines

      Nov 2017 - now
      Sr Sales Executive

      Tru Wines offers approx. 300 wines from France and California and is based in Los Angeles. We can deliver in Southern California and organize wine dinners upon request. Tru Wines has been operating since 2005 and is owned by Pierre Truyoo, a former graduate of EHT(Ecole Hoteliere in Thonon les Bains - France). Pierre is also a renowned Sommelier with a wide knowledge of the wine industry.

    • Life Safe LLC - Legacy application

      Jun 2019 - now
      Sr. Vice President of sales

    • LIFE SAFE LLC

      Jun 2019 - now

      Life Safe is a cloud-based application that's specifically designed to document all assets of an individual and designate a notifier to manage his/her profile should a Life event prevent him/her to do so. The Life Safe application will prevent many of the misunderstandings that occur during a family legacy. It generates peace of mind and better overall organization relieves stress.

      • Sales Specialist

        Jun 2019 - now

      • Sr. Vice President of sales

        Jun 2019 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BTH - college degree in Restaurant & Hotel Management - Thonon-les-Bains - France

      EHT - Hotel-Restaurant Management in Thonon-les-Bains, France
      Jun 1973