Eric Rommen

About Eric Rommen

Eric’s loyalty and fierce resilience has empowered him to overcome business challenges and lead large and diverse teams in multiple organizations. He quickly develops trust with his peers and subordinates to enrich the team’s culture and raise moral. He uses his 26 year’s experience and entrepreneurial spirit to strategically develop short- and long-term business goals. Driven by results and vast knowledge of writing budgets, capital outlays and labor plans has given him the edge to foresee opportunities. With this winning combination he is able to pivot the businesses he manages to quickly reduce expenses, raise morale and improve profitability. Eric wears many hats in the food and beverage world. He is experienced and comfortable managing restaurants, running events for several thousand guests or stopping everything to mentor a team member. With his vast knowledge he is able to identify menu mix issues, guest issues before they happen and develop new revenue stream. He is always up for a challenge and always willing to lend a helping hand to departments in need. In the most stressful times Eric will always remain calm. Even in this time of the pandemic he has challenged himself to look to the horizon by developing his own business while looking for the next career move. Some of his biggest successes:• He and his team executed a block party for several thousand guests.• He had highest team morale rating via K-12 Gallop poll. • Café was 5th best museum restaurant in US according to (Travel and Leisure Magazine)• He was part of the opening team for Chihuly Garden and Glass.• He was also part of the opening team for the Space Needle’s $120 million remodel. • He and his team executed a $1 million event. • His team turned around a café losing $600k to be profitable in one year. • Learned from some of the best and brightest leaders in the hospitality industry. • Several more professional and personal successes to listCore values He holds himself accountable to are courtesy, honesty, inclusion and respect. Active Listener | Hands on Leader | Strategist | Coach | Analyst | Leader | Events | Restaurant | Entrepreneur | Diversity | Inclusion | Honest | Visionary | Trustworthy | Team building | Driving by results | Brand Champion | Get It Done| Growth | Consultant | Project Management | SCRUM|

Experience

1. Director of Premium at Lumen Field

   Levy Restaurants

   Apr 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Argosy University

  MBA, Business Management

  2006 — 2008

• Argosy University

  BA, Technical Communication

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Catering
• Banquets
• Process Scheduler
• Leadership
• Hospitality
• Team Building
• Management
• Tourism
• Time Management
• Hospitality Management
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Planning
• Food & Beverage
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Proposal Writing
• Marketing
• Workshop Facilitation
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• Marketing Strategy
• Project Management
• Event Management
• Recruiting
• Change Management
• Hospitality Industry
• Menu Development
• Budgets
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Social Media
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• Contract Negotiation
• Team Management
• Process Improvement
• Photography