Randy T - Senior Operations Restaurant and Food industry

Senior Management professional with 26 years of extensive expertise in strategic planning and operational efficiency in restaurant operations, food warehouse, distribution, and business development. Demonstrates a strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and implement cost-effective strategies, enhancing service quality and customer satisfaction. Committed to driving innovation and sustainable growth through data-driven recommendations and market analysis.

Top 3 Attributes:

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, ensuring cohesive collaboration and efficient operations.
• Strategic Planning: Expertise in devising and implementing cost-effective strategies that improve service quality and customer satisfaction.
• Operational Efficiency: Extensive experience in streamlining processes, reducing costs, and enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Top 3 Accomplishments:

• Project Management: Spearheaded the largest breakfast in the classroom initiative, serving 96,000 hot meals daily to students at Houston ISD
• Lean Management: Successfully implemented lean management and process improvement projects, significantly reducing operating expenses.  Managed a 212,000 sq. ft. Food Service Facility for the seventh-largest school district, overseeing production, warehouse, logistics, and distribution.  Produced 193,000 meals daily in bakery, cook/chill, and cold processing areas.
• Business Development: Established the start-up company Grow Food Packing in a 26,000 sq. ft. cook/chill and cold processing area.  Secured new food accounts for Salata Salad Kitchen, Russo's New York Pizzeria, Taco Deli and Sunny Fine Foods.  Produced forty-six products in over nine hundred cases daily for restaurant groups and national grocery stores, including Whole Foods and HEB.