James Martin

About James Martin

A skilled, hands-on, operations leader, with restaurant experience at every level up to Executive Chef and Director of Operations. Highly skilled in leadership development with a proven track record of helping leaders grow, get great results, and grow their teams. Able to identify future high performing leaders, assess their skill level across important metrics, create development plans, challenge them with new responsibilities, follow-up and provide on-going mentorship. Able to develop, write, operationalize, and cost recipes plus menu engineering. Skilled in Ctuit recipe writing. Experience working with vendors, selecting and sourcing products, negotiating for both cost and quality. Strong skills in reading/comprehending/analyzing/teaching financial statements.

Experience

1. Director, Culinary Operations

   Bracken\'s Kitchen Inc

   May 2025 — Present · Garden Grove, CA, US

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Hospitality Administration / Management Studies

Skills

• Wine
• Food
• Revenue Analysis
• Restaurant Management
• Food Safety
• Guest Service Management
• Team Building
• Profit
• Resorts
• Customer Satisfaction
• Hospitality Management
• Guest Recovery
• Hospitality
• Culinary Skills
• Cuisine
• Serve Safe Certified
• Servsafe
• Menu Engineering
• Catering
• Pos
• Income Statement
• Leadership
• Cost Control
• Food Service
• New Restaurant Openings
• Hotel Management
• Recipes
• Fine Dining
• Banquets
• Franchising
• Labor Control
• Restaurants
• Pre-Opening
• Cooking
• Hospitality Industry
• Hotels
• Micros
• Bartending
• Food & Beverage
• Hiring