1. Benjamin Pepion
102 Fawn Ridge Way, 29662 Mauldin SC
 benj067@hotmail.com
864-559-4002
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Business entrepreneur with experience building business opportunities, positioning product alternatives,
analyzing financials, managing teams,and negotiating solutions to strategically expand business
throughout various markets.
EDUCATION
 ANDERSON UNIVERSITY SC
BS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
 UNIVERSITE NICE SOPHIA
ANTIPOLIS (France)
ASSOCIATE IN STATISTICS AND
COMPUTING FOR BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE
SUPERVISOR
The Den By Denny’s. Spartanburg SC Aug2015-present
 Schedule and train employees and ensure proper coverage.
 Check restaurant on daily basis to ensure cleanliness, high quality food and food presentation.
 Supervise policies and procedures and cash handling.
 Efficiently cooke orders based on established recipes, modifying as needed per customer requests.
 Maintaining accurate financial and administrative records.
TRAINING BAR MANAGER
Apple Gold Group/Applebee’s, Easley SC Jun2015-present
 Daily Stock Control and full weekly audit.
 HR responsibilities including recruitment, training and development of staff. Inventory.
 Train all the new Manager, General Manager and Area Director for all the front of the house
expectation.
 Efficiently resolve problems or concerns to the satisfaction of all involved parties.
 Develop and maintain exceptional customer service standards.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Tradewindsbar& grill/ Island Queen Cruises, Miami FL May2013-Jun2015
 Initiated negotiations regarding vendor contracts and kept updated records of contracts
 Built sales forecasts and schedules to reflect desired productivity targets.
 Schedule and direct staff in daily work assignments to maximize productivity.
 Regularly updated computer systems with new pricing and daily food specials.
 Assigned tasks and oversaw the direction of employees to ensure compliance with food safety
procedures and quality control guidelines.
 Consistently exceeded daily sales targets by 10-14%.
 Met monthly sales goals for 14 months straight. ($5.5 million/year)
 Create a million dollar net operation between both sides of the company in a year.
 Began event restaurant calendar on social media that has been adopted district wide due to proven
ability to increase sales on event days.
 70+ hours on premise a week.

2. MANAGER
Da Vinci Ristorante, Anderson SC Sept2012-May2013
 Managing the entire staff of the restaurant and coordinating their work.
 Meeting and greeting customers and organize table reservations.
 Set budgets and execute plans for department sales, product purchase and staff development.
 Overseeing the stock levels and placing the orders well in time.
 Generating detailed daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports on business, staff, and profit.
BUSINESS DEVELOPER,
Chez les Français, Budapest Hungary Jan2010-Jan2011
 Develop Chez les Français French restaurant and grocery in Eastern Europe.
 Analyze new geographic opportunity to develop the concept.
 Conduct sales and marketing calls to book meetings with potential clients.
 Monitored new account success by contacting customers at scheduled intervals.
OWNER
Nyteclubz Inc. , Anderson SC Mar2010-Sept2012
 Supervised employees schedule
 Coordinated and planned the promotion of event
 Managed the cost of event and inventory
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
 Anderson University Men soccer team scholarships
 Anderson University Tennis team scholarships
 French NCAA soccer champion with Nice Sophia Antipolis
ADDITIONALSKILLS
 Fluent in French (first language) and English; conversational in Spanish
 Micros POS / DINE POS
 Microsoft Office
 Strong P/L management skills
 Inventory management expert
 ServSafe Manager