Michael David Ripa di Meana, General Manager

Michael David Ripa di Meana

General Manager

Doppio Zero

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
دبلوم, Business And Computer Studies
الخبرات
17 years, 8 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :17 years, 8 أشهر

General Manager في Doppio Zero
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • فبراير 2022 إلى مارس 2023

Supervise staff. Ensure business maintains Weekly & monthly KPI. Improve staff performance through training, attention to detail and empathetic problem-solving methods. Assist with the preparation of staff assessments. Resolve staff and guest conflicts in a professional courteous manner. Inventory and order business supplies. Responsible for overall operations of the business. Admin tasks as needed including inventory, financial, budgeting, payroll, responding to email and social media inquiries.
Achievements:
Reduced f/c from 42% to 38% over 6 months, and managed to maintain a constant 38% f/c. Project managed 5-week renovations. Maintained the best f/c for the entire group of 22 stores for 8 months.

Country Operations Manager في Hogshead Holdings
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • فبراير 2017 إلى أغسطس 2021

Group holding: 5 Stores, 1 brewery
Managed, motivated, and supported a large team of 250 employees within a time-sensitive and demanding environment. Setup and implementation, development and rollout of more efficient policies and procedures within the group. Strategies to increase productivity, efficiency and customer relations. Analytical planning of the business & Forecasting. Weekly and monthly reporting on all operational areas. Developed and maintained partnerships with suppliers. Negotiated all contracts and deals.
Achievements:
Designed & implemented new operating procedures that assisted in increasing streamlined operations. Designed and implemented full QSC. Developed & implemented new operations manual. Developed new systems for more effective inventory controls that aided in the group GP to increase from 58% to 65%.

Assistant General Manager في Hogshead Bar & Grill Illovo
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • أكتوبر 2015 إلى فبراير 2017

Supervised and trained staff and resolved staff conflicts. Daily financial reporting. In charge of guest database and inventory management. Point person for client relations and reviewing guest feedback posted online. Worked as marketing manager on campaigns to increase revenue and foot traffic. Worked closely with legal department on all staff issues.

Country Operations Manager في Gastronomica
  • عمان - مسقط
  • يوليو 2014 إلى سبتمبر 2015

Group Holdings: 2 restaurants (Slider station & B+F Roadside diner) Oversaw full country operations with a staff compliment of 150. Achievements:
Successfully project managed a major renovation for Slider station during Ramadan.
Reduced Food Cost from 56% to 36% within 6 Months
Increased Turnover for slider station from avg of 1500rials p/d to 8000O p/d
Achieved “Best Casual Dining” award for Oman for 2015

Assistant General Manager في Hogshead Bar & Grill Rock Cottage
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • أغسطس 2012 إلى يونيو 2014

Supervised and trained staff and resolved staff conflicts. Daily financial reporting. In charge of guest database and inventory management. Point person for client relations and reviewing guest feedback posted online. Worked as marketing manager on campaigns to increase revenue and foot traffic. Worked closely with legal department on all staff issues.

Owner And Manager في lil Angels Cafe
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • فبراير 2011 إلى أكتوبر 2012

Achievements: Built up a new Coffee shop brand, and sold for a profit within 12 months
Reason for Leaving: While assisting Hogshead Holdings in their Rock Cottage branch as one of their managers had passed away.

General Manager في Hooters
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • أبريل 2010 إلى يناير 2011

Achievements: Opened Hooters 1 week before the 2010 Soccer world cup in South Africa. (Largest Hooters in the world - 400-Seater, with 120 Staff) Maintained and developed the international brand in South Africa.
Reason for Leaving: Left to open my own café

General Manager في Fego Cafe
  • المملكة المتحدة - لندن
  • أغسطس 2007 إلى يوليو 2008

Supervised and trained staff and resolved staff conflicts. Daily financial reporting. In charge of guest database and inventory management. Point person for client relations and reviewing guest feedback posted online. Worked as marketing manager on campaigns to increase revenue and foot traffic. Worked closely with legal department on all staff issues.

General Manager في Billy the BUMS
  • جنوب أفريقيا - جوهانسبرج
  • يوليو 2003 إلى يوليو 2007

Supervised and trained staff and resolved staff conflicts. Daily financial reporting. In charge of guest database and inventory management. Point person for client relations and reviewing guest feedback posted online. Worked as marketing manager on campaigns to increase revenue and foot traffic. Worked closely with legal department on all staff issues.

الخلفية التعليمية

دبلوم, Business And Computer Studies
  • في Computer training institute
  • أبريل 2022
دبلوم, Business And Computer Studies
  • في Computer training institute
  • أبريل 2022

Specialties & Skills

Hospitality Management
Restaurant Management
Process Development & Improvement
Customer Service
Inventory Analysis
Budget Declopment and planning
negotiation
marketing strategy
restaurants management
teamwork
planning
marketing
restaurants
staff training
menu development
myinventory (micros)
Loyalty App Development
Poised under pressure
Menu Decelopment
Social Media Marketing
Microsoft Office
Project Management
operations management
operation
problem solving

اللغات

الانجليزية
اللغة الأم
الأفركانية
متوسط
الايطالية
متوسط

التدريب و الشهادات

Online Learning - Project Management (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Udemy
تاريخ الدورة:
May 2015
المدة:
55 ساعة
Online Learning - Productivity & Time Management (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Udemy
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2018
المدة:
36 ساعة
Online Learning - Innovation Management (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Udemy
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2020
المدة:
80 ساعة
Operations Manager Hooters USA (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Hooters USA
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2010
المدة:
960 ساعة

الهوايات

  • Golf
  • Recipe Development
  • Travel
  • Formula 1 enthusiast