Bret Kelly

About Bret Kelly

I joined Patrice & Associates as a restaurant recruiter after a lengthy and rewarding career in restaurant management. Several years ago I used Patrice and Associates in a job search and decided to join the team two years later. Depend on the Nation’s Leading Restaurant & Hospitality RecruiterA nationwide network of 30 Regional Offices, an immense database of qualified restaurant and hospitality management candidates, and over 500 hospitality management jobs to fill at any one time: Patrice and Associates is the recruiting engine that fuels the restaurant and hospitality industry. Restaurant jobs, restaurant management jobs, restaurant multi-unit jobs, restaurant corporate positions, hotel jobs, casinos and every restaurant or hospitality career in between – we make the connections that build rewarding careers and grow great brands.Specialties:Recruiting and placement of candidates in the restaurant industry in various concepts including: quick service, fast casual, family dining, casual dining, fine dining, sports bar, multi-venue, contract food service, buffet and fast food. Restaurant ManagersGeneral ManagersKitchen & Assistant ManagersExecutive Chefs, Sous Chefs and Culinary StaffDirectors of OperationsRegional ManagersVice PresidentFranchise DevelopersRestaurant Corporate Support Personnel:Human ResourcesAccountingFinanceBusiness DevelopmentMarketingFranchise SalesGeneral CounselTraining & DevelopmentEnthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success!

Experience

1. Uber Driver

   Uber

   Jan 2016 — Present · Flint, MI, US

   Uber is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Uber offers services including peer-to-peer ridesharing, taxi cab hailing, and food delivery. The company has operations in 785 metropolitan areas worldwide. Wikipedia

Education

• Baker College Business and Corporate Services

  Studied Small Business Management (Semester Short of Degree) - taking classes online, Business Administration, Management and Operations

• Atherton High School

  Diploma, Small Business Administration/Management

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Food
• Succession Planning
• Onboarding
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Google Chrome
• Leadership
• Client Relationship Building
• Hospitality Industry
• Inventory Management
• Talent Management
• Coaching
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Restaurant Management
• Cold Calling
• Teamwork
• Catering
• Employee Relations
• Management
• Team Building
• Hiring
• Multi-Unit
• Recruiting
• Operations Management
• Client Development
• Hospitality
• Resume Writing
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Food Service
• New Restaurant Openings
• Staffing Industry
• Restaurants
• Sourcing
• Interviews
• New Hire Orientations
• Customer Relations