Lee Ward

Director of Food Service and Catering @The Henry Ford

Dearborn, MI, US

Managing all aspects of the $16 million dollar Food & Beverage operation of the Henry Ford; The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, The Benson Ford Research Center, The Giant Screen Experience and The Ford Rouge Factory Tour.• Manage a team of five Senior Managers, twenty managers and over 400 frontline team members.• Part of the Development Team for projects including Plum Market Kitchen, The Detroit Central Market and a new Greenfield Village Restaurant.• Led the team that delivered record-setting financial results in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Hallowe’en and Holiday Nights special events.• Implemented new procedures and software to track COGS by location reducing the expense by 5%.• Managed the food service program of an in-house, 500 student Charter High School, The Henry Ford Academy.• Managed the $9 million dollar catering program that produced over 300 events a year including over 125 weddings and 75 corporate events. Event sizes ranged from 50 to