James Griffin

Experience

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  FIFA

  Jun 2001 - Jun 2008

  FIFA FPYC Referee

  -Started working at the age of twelve as an assistant referee. Choosing to give up the opportunity of weekends for work. - Consistently excelled and advanced to become a center referee with multiple assistant referees of my own. Took many transferable skills away from this role that formed the foundation of a strong work ethic.

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  Noodles & Company

  Jan 2008 - May 2012

  - Ran and maintained a restaurant in a corporate environment- Responsible for product, employees, and customer satisfaction

  • Shift Manager

    Aug 2010 - May 2012

  • Noodle Ambassador

    Jan 2008 - Aug 2010
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  Shorebreak Pizza and Taphouse

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

  - Responsible for assisting in the running of a multi-million dollar kitchen,including; ordering, training, scheduling, managing, and cooking- Successfully generated competition between vendors and minimized foodcosts to under 30% by reevaluating expenses and applying actuarial skillsacquired in school towards the kitchen

  • Assistant Kitchen Manager

    Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

  • BOH Shift Manager

    Jan 2014 - Nov 2016
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  Hot Tuna Bar & Grill

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2020

  Sous Chef/Senior Line Cook

  - Leading a kitchen line of 12 cooks, reviewing and preparing daily kitchen supplies to ensure supply and demand, maintaining par levels, cooking, and cleanliness- Implemented and led a successful brunch service, including the creation and costing out of specials- Vendor management to negotiate cost- Responsible for efficient communication and direction between the FOH and BOH

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  Virginia Wesleyan University

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017

  Tutor

  - Philosophy and Mathematics tutor in the school's Learning Center- Facilitated a healthy learning environment for students in both a 1:1 and 1: many setting- Maintained a hundred percent pass rate

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  Yellow Dog Software

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

  Technical Support Specialist

  - Worked within; SQL Management Studio, Active Directory, Windows Task Scheduler, as well as working with multiple syncs and POS systems- Customer facing; focusing on the end user experience, problem solving, customer satisfaction, and troubleshooting- Maintaining the company's computer services and equipment- Troubleshooting to detect and solve technical problems, installing andupdating required hardware and software

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  THE RUSTIC SPOON LLC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Head Chef