CHRIS R.

FAMULARO
411 S. Gay St. #303
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-566-7899
Email: Cfamularo77@gmail.com
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Objective
Performance-oriented professional with a Communication/Advertising degree from the University of
Tennessee. With over twenty years of experience in a business environment, I am looking to obtain a
management position where I can utilize my supervisory and team leadership skills. I bring a unique
skill set to the management level, with creative and out-of-the-box thinking combined with solid goal-
oriented planning.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Medical Office Assistant/IT Support, Sevier Heart Center, Sevierville 3/20 – Present
 Assisted in routing phone calls to manager or nurse.
 Contacting patients regarding appointments.
 Managing and rectifying insurance issues or making payments on accounts.
 Provided IT support for office network and software issues.
 Created and scanned patient documents for office records, setting up database for interoffice
use.  

General Manager, Finn's Restaurant & Tavern, Knoxville 6/18 – 10/19

 Oversaw the hiring and firing of all FOH staff, as well as in charge of any training and
educating staff about new product. Was in charge of bringing on and interviewing all
opening staff.
 Independently was in charge of Scheduling for all FOH staff, including coordinating special
events, request time off's, etc.
 In charge of weekly Inventory of all products in house, as well as maintaining and ordering of
all in house alcohol on a weekly basis, working hand in hand with all distributors to maintain
inventory and new products.
 Consistently kept a keen eye on all costs, consistently beating our goal of 25% alcohol costs,
with the average being between 18-20%.
 Oversaw and ran the business consistently for over a year without any other management
staff.
 Maintained all employees ABC cards and constantly enforced all health inspection guidelines
to make sure that everything was running as it should be.
 Coordinated Pharmaceutical lunches and dinners, being the liaison between said companies
and making sure that everything went as smoothly as possible.

Restaurant Manager, Cru Bistro, Knoxville, TN 2/13-7/18

 Oversee and supervise all aspects of the restaurant and bar, including front and back of the
house.
 In charge of weekly schedules for all of the FOH
 Person responsible for all hiring and termination of FOH employees
 Oversaw all inventory ordering of Liquor, Wine, and Beer
 In charge of doing all corporate invoicing for weekly payments to all vendors
 Created entire drink menu for both Cru locations, Downtown & Turkey Creek.
 Created new advertising avenues, for both FOH and BOH, including getting the Executive
Chefs on live TV.
 Responsible for all Facebook and Social Media updates, including, weekly specials, employee
 praise, and community events.

Restaurant Manager, Sapphire, Knoxville, TN, 05/06 – 1/13

 Oversee and supervise all aspects of the restaurant and bar, including front and back of the
house.
 Weekly ordering of all inventory including food & liquor.
 Create shift schedules for all employees and cooks with having to consider events that will
affect business.
 Dealt directly with all vendors and distributors about inventory.
 Personally coordinated in the hiring and termination of employees, as well as employee
reviews with the owner.
 Handling all financial aspects of the business including payroll, cutting checks, and monthly
forecasting.
 Full knowledge of all positions within the establishment through experiences as security, bar-
back, server, cook, bartender, and finally, manager.

EDUCATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 01/07-8/11
B.A. In Communication

ITT, Knoxville, TN, 9/99 to 9/01

Associate of Applied Science and Computer Network Systems Technology

Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, 9/95-5/98

Associate Degree in Humanities & Social Sciences

References available upon request