Damien Lee has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, including 8 years of experience in restaurant management. He is currently the Culinary Manager at Olive Garden Restaurants in Manhattan, KS, where he manages staff, schedules, cash drops and performs other management duties. Lee is bilingual in Spanish and has worked in various roles such as server, bartender, trainer, cook, and assistant manager at several restaurants throughout Iowa, Arizona, and Kansas.

1. Damien Lee
1120 Garden Way Apt. C
Manahattan, KS
66502
319.936.8353
Relevant Experience:
-Eight years of experience in restaurant management.
-Over twenty years of experience in the restaurant industry.
-Experience interacting with coworkers and customers in Spanish.
Work Experience:
• 10/2013-Present
Manhattan, KS Culinary Manager Olive Garden Restaurants
Management of staff, schedules, cash drops. Everything involved
in restaurant management. Local marketing.
• 03/2008-10/2013 Service Professional, Server, Trainer,
Bartender Olive Garden Restaurants
Coralville,IA
My responsibilities include serving, bar tending, training new staff.
• 08/2007- 11/2007 Tech/Sales and Support GoDaddy
Chandler, AZ.
Technical Sales and Support
• 10/2006- 08/2007 Server/ Bartender Chili's Grill and Bar
Phoenix, AZ
My responsibilities include serving, bar tending, training new staff.
• 3/2006 - 10/2006 Assistant Manager Village Inn

2. Iowa City/Iowa
Management of staff, schedules, cash drops. Everything involved
in restaurant management. Some marketing. Fully trained for
G.M. position, just waiting for an opportunity.
• 11/2005 - 3/2006 Kitchen Supervisor Okoboji Grill
Iowa City/Iowa
My responsibilities included cooking, cleaning, taking inventory,
and training new staff.
• 11/2004 - 11/2005 Assistant General Manager International
House of Pancakes
Phoenix/AZ
Management of staff, schedules, cash drops. Everything involved
in restaurant management. Some marketing. Fully trained for
G.M. position, just waiting for an opportunity.
• 5/2004 - 11/2004 Telemarketer Starwood Vacation Homes
Tempe/AZ
Place phone calls, outbound sales, taking some credit cards over
the phone.
• 1/2004 - 5/2004 Cook Okoboji Grill
Iowa City/IA
My responsibilities include cooking, cleaning, and training new
staff.
• 5/2003 - 1/2004 Cook/Certified Trainer Bennigans
Coralville/IA
My responsibilities included cooking, cleaning, taking inventory,
and training new staff.
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• 8/2002 - 5/2003 Cook/Server Chili's Grill and Bar
Coralville/IA

3. My responsibilities included cooking, cleaning, serving, taking
inventory, and training new staff.
• 8/2001 - 8/2002 Assistant Manager Village Inn
Coralville/IA
My responsibilities included ordering, taking inventory, making
change orders, and scheduling in addition to general
management duties during a shift. I was also responsible for both
opening and closing the store during this time.
• 10/1998 - 8/2001 Senior Manager Chili's Grill and Bar
Coralville/IA
My responsibilities included ordering, taking inventory, making
change orders, making the night deposit, and scheduling in
addition to general management duties during a shift. I was also
responsible for local store marketing as well as both opening and
closing the store during my time there.
Education
5/1994 Iowa City High School
High School Diploma
Iowa City, IA
Mesa Community College
1/2007- 11/2007
Mesa, AZ
Additional languages:
Bilingual - Spanish Intermediate Currently used / 13 years
References:
Reference Name: Gemma Cherioli

4. Reference Company: Olive Garden
Reference Title: Server/Trainer/Bartender
Phone: 319.936.1390
Type: Professional/Personal
Reference Name: Brian Markham
Reference: GoDaddy.com
Reference: Technical Support
Phone: 480.635.6592
Type: Professional/Personal
Reference Name: Ian Lee
Reference Company: United Natural Foods Inc.
Reference Title: Warehouse
Phone: 319.621.5704
Type: Personal
Reference Name: Aisha Salameh
Reference Company: Olive Garden
Reference Title: Server
Phone: 219.936.5781
Type: Professional