Chubby's Family RestaurantCo-Owner
Apr. 2015Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate, and support sustainability objectives. Drove implementation of new market expansion to propel business forward and adapt to market changes. Collaborated with development teams, internal customers, and product line management to verify delivery of desired quality requirements to distributors. Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations. Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members. Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization. Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality. Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.