Lorene Adams la6c3614@westpost.

net
137 Hillcrest Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102, 847-532-8377 c.
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Objective: To obtain a Food Services career that will provide quality food produ
cts and services to customers.

Summary: I have 15 years experience in the Food and Beverage industry. I have ma
naged over 50 million dollars in Residential and Retail business in food service
s in the last ten years. Through my active networking and business dealings I ha
ve connections with many vendors to ensure quality and the best pricing. I have
experience in building full service kitchens from the ground floor. I have worke
d with recovering addicts with job skills training and job placement.

Experience:
2/993/2010 Regional Food Director
ACE Coffee Bar, Streamwood, IL
Responsible for Residential and Retails operations, hiring, and training of new
employees; follow up with the various customer/clients to ensure that food and s
upplies are properly handled and proper procedures are being followed; accountab
le for accurate audit of business records and time cards; set schedules, supervi
se the quality of food preparation, supervised staff of forty (40) employees, an
d six (6) accounts, develop and cost out menus, monitor inventory, write timely
reports and forecasts to upper management on projected sales volume, restore and
maintain good working relationships with clients, maintain detailed sales and r
eferrals logs. I have been accountable for vending, at several locations, repres
ented company at Unemployment Hearings, submit and collect invoices for company.
Negotiated contracts Developed and opened new accounts from the ground floor.
I have cooked, when necessary.
3/96-2/99 Data Coordinator
Systems House, Des Plaines, IL
Accountable for coordinating inventory and excel spreadsheets for prices and
comparisons in vendor catalogues; compiled, sorted and verified accuracy of d
ata entered; maintained and operated various equipment machines;
Data Entry
BT Office Products, Chicago, IL
Operated keyboard and other data entry devices to enter data into computer or un
to magnetic tape and disk; entered alphabetic, numeric and symbolic data from so
urce documents into computer; compared data with source documents, re-entered da
ta in verification format on screen to delete errors. (Acquired by Systems House
).
11/9510/99 Diamond Crown Manager
Tupperware Home Products, Chicago, IL,
Recruited and managed 46 people over a four year period as a global direct selle
r of premium, innovative products; significantly increased their incomes and sha
red the Tupperware opportunity with others; provided the tools to succeed in lif
e and the resources to share their confidence with others.

Education: Food Service Managers Certificate, State Of Illinois-Chicago -1999

 Certificate Life/Health Insurance - 1993
Training Certificate in Laser/Electrolysis (Carol Block, LTD
)-1990
Wright Community College, Chicago, IL (Accounting) 1987
Harold Washington College (formerly Loop) GED -1986
Other Skills: Microsoft Office 2003, Excel, Windows XP/ME/2000, Internet savvy

References: Available Upon Request