         BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT       Professional Summary    Seeking meaningful, part to full-time employment with an organization that could benefit from my professional experience with business development, management, and training business support.      Core Qualifications          Years of advertising and marketing  Years of experience developing and maintaining a marketing plan and budget  Years of experience of staff training and on site coaching  Maintain great working relationships  Use out of the box thinking to find solutions to very complex issues  Years of experience on product development and launch in to the marketplace  Skilled at design software such as inDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop  Maintain great attitude in stressful times  Versatile with various personality types  Mentoring spirit - love to see others succeed!  Open mind to change  Open to learning and continuously improving              Experience     01/2012   to   01/2014     Business Development    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Developed start up budget of $500,000 for new business, corporation  Collaborated with business partners in design and creation of entire business concept  Developed logo, menus, designed advertisements, radio spots, flyers, cards, etc. for marketing new business  Created cost controls  Interviewed, hired and trained entire staff  Created and maintained strong regular clientele  Personal interaction with guests  Identified and solved areas of concern for guest recovery  Operations  Lead in running operations  Ongoing coaching of staff  Financial management of business  Helped create marketing materials to grow business  Met and maintained all state requirements and regulations  Food safety regulations and procedures  Bar liquor license laws and regulations  Lead management team  Oversaw payroll and bookkeeping  Created and maintained social media including ongoing website changes  Set up and maintained an entertainment schedule, budget and promotional materials  Implemented employee incentive programs  Developed and executed guest loyalty programs  Purchasing Manager  Maintained weekly inventory  Oversaw weekly ordering of all food and supplies necessary to run the operations  Ran weekly meetings with chefs, and partners to strategize and implement new ideas and programs  Established and maintained cost controls and profit analysis  Collaberated with national brands to help brand their product with ours  Teamed up with national brands to promote events with POS materials, giveaways and specials  Partnered with major suppliers on rebate programs, contract negotiations and identifying cost savings  Worked with major suppliers to figure plate cost to identify profitable and non profitable items and menu placement         01/1985   to   01/2011     Business Management    Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Lead management team  Developed guest loyalty programs  Developed guest satisfaction procedures  Developed and implemented policy and procedure manuals  Created recipe guides and plating procedures for 14 units to maintain consistency  Created all print and marketing materials  Created and maintained social media and maintained website changes  Corporate Trainer  Lead in training, motivating, and coaching of over 1000 staff members  Help others to see the potential in themselves  Help others to take the steps necessary to advance in the company  Developed training manuals  Developed job descriptions for every position within the company  Worked with chefs to create recipes and specials to keep things fresh while maintaining cost controls  Retail Product Development  Help develop retail product, packaging and labels  Helped worked with food processing authorities to establish shelf stability, ingredient and nutritional information for labels  Helped worked with retailers to establish brand in the market  Big box stores  Retail grocers  Convenient stores  Met with national buyers to sell products  Developed promotional and sales programs  Created POS material  Presented annual deals and purchase incentives  Set up co-marketing with national brands  Participated in product demos  Took product to national food shows  Represented product in national cooking competitions          Education     1994     Bachelor of Science  :   Biology    1994 Graduated UNM - Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Biology         Professional Affiliations     Juvenile Diabetes Foundation  American Heart Association  Make a Wish Foundation       Skills     Coaching, Cost Controls, Marketing, Point Of Sale, Promotional, Advertising and Marketing, Sales, Business Management, Cooking, Corporate Trainer, Food Processing, Packaging, Plating, Product Demos, Product Development, Retail, Retail Marketing, Sales Programs, Training Manuals, Budget, Business Development, Purchasing, Financial Management, Food Safety, Incentive Programs, Inventory, Operations, Ordering, Payroll, Purchasing, Purchasing Manager, Fundraising, Great Attitude, Illustration, Marketing Plan, Mentoring, Photoshop, Solutions, Staff Training    