Catering Sales Manager at Patina Restaurant Group
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Catering Sales Manager at Patina Restaurant Group
- Past
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- Catering Sales Manager at Lawry's The Prime Rib
- Restaurant Manager at Lawry's The Prime Rib
- Restaurant Manager at California Pizza Kitchen
- Shift Manager/ Server at Club Sushi, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
- University of Southern California
- University High School
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Summer Stearns’s Summary
Promotes and manages client relations with catering clientele and potential catering clientele and builds catering sales. Creates and manages sales contracts and menu offerings.
Summer Stearns’s Specialties:
Sommelier Certification from Court of Master Sommeliers
ServSafe Certification
Summer Stearns’s Experience
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Catering Sales Manager
Patina Restaurant Group
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Restaurants industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Handles sales for offsite catering by Patina Restaurant Group at private events throughout Southern California.
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Catering Sales Manager
Lawry's The Prime Rib
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Restaurants industry)
January 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Oversees catering sales program and manages catering department for Lawry's Restaurants, Inc. Instrumental in developing the business plan and executed the launch of the division. Initiates all new client relations within the catering department.
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Restaurant Manager
Lawry's The Prime Rib
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Restaurants industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
Wine Program Manager
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Restaurant Manager
California Pizza Kitchen
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPKI; Restaurants industry)
February 2004 — December 2004 (11 months)
Handled customer relations and managed all personnel responsibilities including: scheduling, hiring and terminations.
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Shift Manager/ Server
Club Sushi, Inc.
(Restaurants industry)
May 2002 — February 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Trained new servers and hosts, handled customer service issues, managed day shifts.
Summer Stearns’s Education
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University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
BS , Finance , 1998 — 2002
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Lamda Delta
Delta Gamma
Order of Omega
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University of Southern California
1998 — 2002
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University High School
Additional Information
Summer Stearns’s Websites:
Summer Stearns’s Interests:
Outdoor recreation, USC football, reading, cooking, and travel.
Summer Stearns’s Groups:
USC Alumni, NACE
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The Official USC Alumni Association Group -
BizBash—Event Planners Gather -
University of Southern Californa - Alumni, Current Students, and Faculty -
Delta Gamma Alumnae Network -
NACE (National Association of Catering Executives) -
Wine Connections -
D-Ten (DownTown Event Network)
Summer Stearns’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
