sarina salvo

event director

About

Accomplished hospitality director with tenured experience running multiple restaurants in the New York City area. Have led and produced events in the fashion, movie, music and entertainment industries. Mainly have dealt with luxury brands and high profile customers. I am a natural “closer” with all sales pertaining to the “full experience” of the brand. My leadership fosters strong teams and motivates those around me to achieve greater depth in their skills, thereby improving the overall service experience.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

hospitality

Skill

microsoft excel, leadership, microsoft word, hospitality, management, project management, restaurant management, event management, corporate events, music industry, fashion, luxury brand marketing, employee management, food and beverage, social networking, negotiation, deal closure, team leadership, team building, customer service, event planning, microsoft office

Experience

food beverage manager

casa la femme soho

1998-9 - 2003-8 · 5 yrs

* Fully responsible for the food and beverage department for the restaurant * Hired and trained front of house staff * Implemented ongoing training programs in food and beverage, customer service, team work, employee motivation, up sale techniques * Worked with Chefs in creating menus with bar managers in wine programs * Responsible for scheduling and maintaining a low payroll cost * Assisted Director of Operations in running day to day operations. Special focus on hiring and training

consultant

stella maris restaurant historic front street

2006-12 - 2007-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Assisted in opening American Bistro on Historic Front Street in South Street Seaport. * Recruited and hired all service staff * Spearheaded all restaurant manuals * Created Sequence and steps of service for staff for front of house * Developed wine list * Established a wine program for rotating boutique wine by the glass daily * Launched signature cocktail list

general manager

casa la femme

2003-9 - 2006-12 · 3 yrs 4 mos

* Opened new Casa La Femme location * Created back of house team and front of house team to take the restaurant through the review process * Hired Chef De Cuisine to create menus * Developed all signature cocktails and wine lists * Created Sequence and steps of service manual * Conduct ongoing service standards training for 25 employees * Recruited hired and trained all management, and service staff * Controlled payroll cost through proper scheduling while lowering liquor cost through daily inventories * Implemented stringent food and beverage controls without adversely effecting service and quality * Supervised managers.