General Manager

JOE STARK 2614 Tyler Parkway Bismarck ND 58503 (701) 250-2508 (701) 471-2597 Email JBTSTARK@YAHOO.COM February 3, 2014 Please consider me an applicant. As you will see, I am an energetic, hardworking , loyal individual with a high degree of self-motivation. My strong passion towards working in food service has helped me find success every where I have worked. I am a firm believer in active communication and understand management concepts, budget conservation, inventories, and general goal setting. Most of all, I enjoy meeting new people and would be thrilled to bring my enthusiasm to your company. My education and work history point to a successful career as a Restaurant Manager. I have over twenty-five years experience in food service. While Food Productions Manager with Perkins I had the lowest food cost on the region of Minnesota and North Dakota. I had numerous perfect health inspections. As a General Manager at Denny’s I have had a 100% score on a Sparkle inspection and numerous perfect scores on Food Safety Audits. I am Serv-Safe certified with a 99% score on my written exam. I have had the lowest or one of the lowest food costs in the company and the highest mystery shopper scores. I have received numerous President 4 Diamond awards. I have received many other awards and certificates. I have grown my sales to over Three million annually. During my many years as manager I have trained numerous employees and managers. I have always set high goals and standards with a strong emphasis for guest service, hospitality and food safety. As a regional recruiter I help staff up two stores using college and university students. Enclosed you will find my resume, providing in-depth information on my work experience. I appreciate your consideration for this position and welcome the opportunity to discuss it further. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Joe Stark

General Manager