A brief essay of approximately 500 words outlining your career goals and how your hospitality employment background has prepared you for graduate study.

A brief essay of approximately 500 words outlining your career goals and how your hospitality employment background has prepared you for graduate study.

​HAROLD PULLEY
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Professional Summary
Multifaceted, cost-efficient Hospitality Manager with extensive experience overseeing food and
beverage operations, financial management, purchasing, quality assurance, sales, vendor and
client relations, event management and customer service within the food and beverage industry.
Proven expertise streamlining and supporting operational efficiency and profitability while
maintaining optimal levels of quality and customer service. Talent for identifying industry trends
and evolving customer needs and working tirelessly to implement effective process changes,
improve menu options, and train and motivate a cohesive workforce focused on maximizing
quality and experience.
Core Qualifications
Hospitality Management; Food and Beverage Operations, Catering Operations Restaurant
Management, Team Leadership and Training, Sales and Marketing Business Management, and
Event Coordination Client / Vendor Relations Customer Service.
Work Experience
Food & Beverage Manager Holiday Inn Select 10/2007 to 12/2015
Alongside​ ​other​ ​members of a culinary management team,​ ​food and beverage directors
create and maintain menus that satisfy guests. We are responsible for managing food
costs,​ ​upholding menu standards, and controlling inventory. Food and beverage directors
create events such as banquets, conventions and catered meetings.
Co​-O​wner​ / G​eneral Manager​ 08/2004 to 10/2013
Sophisticated Country Restaurant & Catering
Established restaurant business plan by surveying restaurant demand; conferring with
people in the community; identifying and evaluating competitors; preparing financial,
marketing, and sales projections, analyses, and estimates.
Banquet Manager/ Radisson Hotel 05/2000 to 07/2004 Responsible for coordinating the delivery of all food and beverage for functions and all details pertaining to functions being held in all Banquet and
Meeting rooms in keeping with the standards prescribed by management.
Education
Pursuing MBA (Project Management) Columbia Southern University
BS – Business Management/Marketing, Athens State University