Kevin Shoemaker

About Kevin Shoemaker

I have a strong passion for aligning the art of hospitality with the science of restaurant management. I help people, companies and their leaders imagine, develop, inspire, and deliver operations with great hospitality and strong business results. Science (what keeps me up at night): • Finding hidden or ignored revenue, translating it into bottom line profits. • Operations Improvement - identifying problems at the Root Cause, implementing the right solutions. • Brand + Concept- authentic, understandable, blue ocean. • R + H Tool Kits - Financial, Operating, Staffing, Marketing social net. • Project Management – helping companies with small to large projects that can save stakeholder aggravation, scope creep, time, and cost. Art -(what gets me going in the morning): • Company Culture Matters- Vision, Mission, Values and Guiding Principles- taking them from a wall plaque, making them relevant, to every team member. • Fully Effective Meetings and Communication - relevant meetings, actionable output, flawless follow up. • Future Trip – a pragmatic approach to determining where you are going and how to get there. • Starting Line Up and Bench Strength - grow your people to grow your organization. Why Restaurant Dynamics?\"​In restaurants and in hospitality there is a thin line between success and failure - a dynamic model that every service business can learn from\"​. Why Prime Hospitality Solutions?\"Prime Beef is the top 5% of the market. I believe in providing clients with prime solutions \"cooked to perfection\"​, to fit their need\"​. Why Restaurant Whisperer?\"You can get all of the yelling you need from those food shows on television (just saying.). I have found it is more effective, better for my health, and easier on team members to practice the art of the whisperer, and share that approach with others.

Experience

1. Principal

   Restaurant Dynamics

   Jan 2006 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Brand Development and Execution StrategiesProject Management - Facilities Consulting, Remodels, Capitals and Renovations, Operations Improvement Strategies, Budget and Budget ProcessesManagement Work / Leadership Development Tool KitsBirkman Certified Leadership DevelopmentTalent Acquisition

Education

• Oregon State University

  Political Science, Foreign Relations

• Bellevue College

  Certificate Program

  2014 — 2015

• University of California, Irvine

  Bachelor of Arts

Skills

• Instructor-Led Training
• Multi-Unit
• Event Planning
• Operational Excellence
• Fine Dining
• Luxury
• Executive Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Leadership
• Team Management
• Food Service
• Operations Management
• Hospitality Management
• Menu Development
• Banquets
• Hospitality
• Cuisine
• Food & Beverage
• Resorts
• Culinary Skills
• Strategic Planning
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Hands-on Training
• Pre-Opening
• New Restaurant Openings
• Hospitality Industry
• Business Planning
• Hotel Management
• Restaurant Management
• Project Management
• Catering
• Food