Christopher Cleary
Peterborough,ON
Summary
Trustworthy Senior Property Manager committed to increasing occupancy and consistently reaching collection goals. Experience overseeing all aspects of property management for 25 commercial & residential buildings, including training, and maintenance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Property Manager
Cleary Investment Inc. & Cleary Homes
08.2020 - Current
- Manage a portfolio of 86 residential/commercial properties, ensuring optimal performance and tenant satisfaction
- Oversee leasing processes, including marketing vacancies, conducting property tours, screening tenants, and negotiating lease agreements
- Implement cost-effective maintenance and repair strategies, ensuring properties are well-maintained and meet safety standards
- Conduct regular property inspections and address tenant concerns promptly to maintain positive landlord-tenant relationships
- Develop and maintain relationships with vendors, contractors, and service providers.
- Maintained original leases and renewal documents in digital and hardcopy format for property management office.
HEAD CHEF
THE REC ROOM
09.2018 - 03.2020
- Successfully meeting and exceeding planned labour and cost of goods budgets
- Mentoring 8 sous chefs with a kitchen staff of 60+
- Overseeing BOH production and execution of catering and restaurant menus
- Implementing Best Practices throughout The Rec Room
- Maintaining up-to-date health and safety records
- Conducting production meetings with chefs daily
- Facilitating resolutions to enhance staff efficiency
- Leading culinary team to increase operational efficiency to ensure guest satisfaction
- Exposing sous chef and cooks’ strengths
- Offer an operational perspective for menu development and execution
- Experience in new unit openings and best practices.
CHEF DU CUISINE
MAPLE LEAF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
09.2013 - 09.2018
- Successfully create menus for BMO Field and Ricoh Coliseum while leading and developing the culinary team to seamless execution of such items
- Contribute to the company’s EBITDA by exceeding departmental projections
- Develop culinary supervisors into strong leaders
- Maintain strong relationships with front of house, management, as well as other departments
- Forecast inventory pars while maintaining minimum waste with maximizing profits and staff productivity
- Contributed to new concepts for the re-launch and expansion of BMO Field
- Attracted and developed a strong culinary team for west campus
- Elevated catering by creating menus for professional sports teams
- Managed and trained cooks while implementing union policies
- Responsible for culinary development of suites, catering, and QSR.
- Optimized kitchen workflow by delegating tasks according to individual strengths, resulting in faster ticket times during peak hours.
Multi-unit Chef de Cuisine
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
- Hired, trained and developed of over 120 unionized employees
- Led catering and quick service execution at major sporting events such as: Pan-Am Games, NBA All-Star, World Cup of Hockey, Centennial Classic, Grey Cup, MLS Cup (2016 and 2017), Women’s FIFA World Cup
- Volunteer at St
- Francis Table, SickKids Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, and Second Harvest
- Booked and executed over 125 weddings
- Running multiple venues simultaneously for over 10 years
- Assisted in forming two separate and independently owned restaurants and catering divisions into multimillion dollar operations in Sudbury, Ontario
- Set up ordering systems and administered all purchasing & receiving
- Designed menus and implemented dinner service to well over 2000 people per day
- Formulated and implemented new employee orientation manuals
- Able to meet and exceed labour and food cost budgets
- Executive Chef of multiple restaurants for one organization
- Schedule staff for multiple events.
EXECUTIVE CHEF/PROPRIETOR
BLOOD ORANGE CATERING & ENTERTAINMENT
- Owner and operator of an offsite catering company specializing in film set catering, weddings and corporate events.
PARTNER/GENERAL MANAGER
CURIOUS THYMES EVENTS & CATERING
- In house restaurant and exclusive caterers at Science North, Northern Ontario’s most popular attraction.
EXECUTIVE CHEF/GENERAL MANAGER
RESPECT IS BURNING
- Provincial Italian fine dining restaurant
- VESPA STREET KITCHEN, Sudbury ON
- Independent QSR.
Education
BA General Arts -
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
Skills
- Leasing and sales
- Proven Success Rate with the LTB
- Tenant relations
- Rental Listings Research
- Tenant and eviction laws
- Problem and Complaint Resolution
- Building operations
- Diligent with tenant selection
- Critical Thinking
- Administrative Support
Certification
- First Aid & CPR
- Food Handlers
- WHMIS Training
- Smart Serve
- JHSC
- Respect, Ethics and Inclusion Training
- Transformational Thinking for Leaders
References
References available upon request.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Property Manager
Cleary Investment Inc. & Cleary Homes
08.2020 - Current
HEAD CHEF
THE REC ROOM
09.2018 - 03.2020
CHEF DU CUISINE
MAPLE LEAF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
09.2013 - 09.2018
Multi-unit Chef de Cuisine
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
EXECUTIVE CHEF/PROPRIETOR
BLOOD ORANGE CATERING & ENTERTAINMENT
PARTNER/GENERAL MANAGER
CURIOUS THYMES EVENTS & CATERING
EXECUTIVE CHEF/GENERAL MANAGER
RESPECT IS BURNING
BA General Arts -
LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
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