Lennon Murphy

Objective

I am looking to bring my diverse management experience to a company that I can grow with long-term. I am a hard worker, dedicated, willing to relocate, and always maintain the highest standards.

Experience

Zia's Restaurant and Catering

May 2015 — Present

Catering Manager
June 2019 — Present
  • Receive, plan, and execute 750+ orders a year, including large scale events, serving over 30,000 people per year.
  • Manage all daily operations, sales, inventory, and food costs.
  • Manage event transportation, setup, execution, and clean up, with scales ranging from 15 to 600 people. Event setup including table placement, presentation and keeping an eye for ways to improve efficiency.
  • Increased sales by 16% in the months prior to the pandemic, helping to maintain a 500K plus income to the business.
  • Manage a staff up to 10 people, depending on order volume, including cooks, prep cooks, drivers, porters, and servers. Schedule and hire event staff as necessary.
  • Develop and maintain customer relations with hospitals, unions, small and large businesses, individual households; helping to maintain a 90% return rate.
  • Develop new ways to maintain business during the pandemic, including new menu items designed for smaller gatherings and individual packaging as needed.
Assistant Catering Manager
May 2015 — June 2019
  • Duties included double checking orders for accuracy, supervising the preparation and cooking of orders and delivery, as necessary.

Drunken Fish

March 2014 — May 2015

Line Cook Supervisor
March 2014 — May 2015
  • Duties included ensuring inventory was maintained at appropriate levels and kept in proper food handling conditions. Assisting in completing orders should any help be required.

Front Porch Restaurant & Pie Shop

Feb 2010 — Feb 2014

Short Order Cook
Feb 2010 — Feb 2014
  • Large volume kitchen serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner; with a large diverse menu.

Education

Lecanto High School — Lecanto, FL

2009: GPA 3.80

  • Member of National Honor Society
  • Speech Club
  • President of the Florida Future Educators of America