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RAVI KUMAR

RAVI KUMAR

Pattambi

Summary

Ambitious Location Manager with proven track record of creating successful food service operations, managing staff and increasing profits. Extensive experience in menu design, ordering supplies and creating innovative solutions to food service challenges. Well-versed in hospitality standards and natural knack for building relationships with customers.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
5
5
Languages

Work History

Location Catering Manager

Sodexo Kelvin
Abu Dhabi
10.2022 - Current

Operations Management, Client Servicing, Food & Beverage Operations, Facilities Management

  • Ensuring customer satisfaction by achieving delivery of service quality norms
  • Monitoring overall operations and management of all restaurants, events and caterings.
  • Preparing and monitoring of food & beverage budgets and maintaining appropriate documentation for sales, costs and inventory control for timely indenting of supplies
  • Overseeing all aspects of Kitchen management including menu‑planning as well as monitoring food production
  • Organizing and conducting practical and theoretical training programs, to enhance skills and motivational levels.
  • Handling shifts operations entailing preparing shift rosters, reallocation of manpower in case of absenteeism & meeting work force requirement
  • Managing all aspects of facilities management & maintenance, Supervising maintenance of high standards of housekeeping,
  • Ensuring highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness including Infection Prevention • Maintenance & upkeep of restaurants premises

Opeartion Manager

Abu Dhabi National Hotels Compass ME
  • Locations Worked: Offshore Locations: Zakum Central Super Complex (from Jan 2021 to till date), Al Hyleh Barge (from March 2018 to Dec 2020): Remote Onshore Locations (from Dec 2016 to Dec 2017): ADNOC elixier, ADNOC Bu Hasa, ADNOC Irshad Ruwais, ADNOC Fujairah Offshore Locations (from May 2014 to Nov 2016): ZADCO Artifical Islands, and ADNOC, Zirku Island Archidone
  • Operations Management, Client Servicing, Food & Beverage Operations, Facilities Management
  • Built strong team through proactive recruitment and hiring strategies
  • Increased team productivity by providing clear communication of expectations and deadlines to all involved parties
  • Controlled location operational expenses and maintained budgets through balance of profit promotion and cost control
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks

Senior Catering Supervisor

Abu Dhabi National Hotel Compass ME
  • Locations Worked: From Sep 2008 -To June 2012] - [Senior Catering Supervisor], [Sector: Health Care] [Location: SKMC - BSP Hospital, ICLDC - Abu Dhabi] Ensure that food is prepared in a clean and hygienic manner and with the minimum of wastage
  • Ensure that kitchens, restaurants and food storage facilities are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness Monitor personal hygiene of all kitchen/restaurant staff to ensure compliance with standard health and hygiene practices
  • Identifying opportunities for improvement which may improve the service, make a job safer, improve protection of environment or enable a task to be performed
  • Ensuring the customer satisfaction by achieving and monitoring excellence in service quality, handling quest queries and resolving any complaints

Restaurant Manager

Edasseryʼs Farm Yard Restaurant

Monitoring overall operations and management of outlet

  • Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
  • Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
  • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly and annual revenues and expenses Promote brand in local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events Liaising with customers, employees, suppliers, licensing authorities and sales representatives Making improvements to running of business and developing restaurant
  • Successfully handling day-to-day functioning of outlet in regards to staffing, customer services and product quality.

Senior Instructor

Canan Edasseryʼs IHM, Continental IHM
  • Establish and maintain civil, productive, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment
  • Actively involved in preparing and generating various reports
  • Proven skills in troubleshooting and handling situations related to day to day routine
  • Train students in all core areas of operations thus giving exposure to all functions and giving insight to there contribution in making unit as profit center head
  • Demonstrated skills in achieving targets for loyalty programs for guests thereby ensuring regular & repeated clientele for outlet thus enhancing revenues.

Restaurant Captain

Malabar Residency
  • Always greet and welcome guests promptly in a warm and friendly manner
  • Ensure guest are serviced within specified time with a good knowledge of menu and presentation standards
  • Speak with guests and staff using clear and professional language, and answer phone calls using appropriate telephone etiquette
  • Always applies service techniques correctly at all times, and serving Food & Beverage items with enthusiasm
  • Ensures that hotel brand standards and SOP's are consistently implemented
  • Conducts monthly inventory checks on all operating equipment and supplies
  • Actively involved in various promotions happening at outlet

Education

Master of Arts - Tourism Managment

Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai, India
05.2006 - 06.2008

Bachelor of Science -

Bharathiar University
Coimbatore, India
07.1998 - 06.2001

Diploma in -

Society For Information Technology Development
Trivandrum, India
07.2006 - 07.2007

Diploma in Tally -

Society of Information Technology
Trivandrum, India
07.2006 - 07.2007

Skills

Fast Learner

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Certification

Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering (QCF), Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance, 11/01/15

Timeline

Location Catering Manager

Sodexo Kelvin
10.2022 - Current

Diploma in -

Society For Information Technology Development
07.2006 - 07.2007

Diploma in Tally -

Society of Information Technology
07.2006 - 07.2007

Master of Arts - Tourism Managment

Madurai Kamaraj University
05.2006 - 06.2008

Bachelor of Science -

Bharathiar University
07.1998 - 06.2001

Opeartion Manager

Abu Dhabi National Hotels Compass ME

Senior Catering Supervisor

Abu Dhabi National Hotel Compass ME

Restaurant Manager

Edasseryʼs Farm Yard Restaurant

Senior Instructor

Canan Edasseryʼs IHM, Continental IHM

Restaurant Captain

Malabar Residency
RAVI KUMAR