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Food & Beverage Director

Engineering Culinary
Excellence.

Transforming high-end dining concepts into profitable, scalable hospitality experiences. Blending uncompromising operational excellence with avant-garde guest journeys.

Career Trajectory

2019 — Present

F&B Director

The Azure Hotel Group (Global)
  • Orchestrated a $15M multi-venue F&B portfolio, exceeding net profit targets by 18% in FY22.
  • Engineered and launched 3 award-winning rooftop concepts, generating $4.2M in first-year gross revenue.
  • Optimized global vendor supply chain, reducing COGS by 12% without compromising ingredient integrity.
  • Spearheaded digital transformation, migrating legacy systems to cloud-based POS and inventory tech stacks.
2015 — 2019

Executive Operations Manager

Nova Dining Concepts (New York)
  • Directed daily operations for 4 high-volume flagship restaurants serving 2,500+ covers daily.
  • Architected a comprehensive Zero-Waste initiative that reduced food waste by 32% and enhanced sustainability PR.
  • Redesigned floor plans and server zoning protocols, decreasing average table turn times by 15 minutes.
  • Developed and executed an immersive staff training academy, slashing turnover by 25% year-over-year.
2011 — 2015

General Manager

Lumière Restaurant & Lounge (Chicago)
  • Rebuilt the entire front-of-house service model, elevating Yelp and TripAdvisor ratings from 3.8 to 4.8 stars.
  • Negotiated exclusive beverage allocation contracts, expanding the wine program to 800+ labels while improving margins by 8%.
  • Secured consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognitions through rigorous quality control and BOH synergy.

Operational Expertise Matrix

Strategy & Ops

P&L Management
Scalability Planning
Vendor Negotiation
Supply Chain Optimization
CAPEX Forecasting
Risk Management

F&B Execution

Menu Engineering
Beverage Program Curation
Zero-Waste Architecture
Quality Control Systems
Michelin-Level Service Protocol

Tech Stack

Toast POS
SevenRooms (CRM)
MarketMan (Inventory)
Tableau (Data Viz)
Resy OS
HotSchedules

B.S. Hospitality Administration

Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration

Certified Sommelier (Level 2)

Court of Master Sommeliers

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Process Optimization in Hospitality

Strategic Case Studies

Premium restaurant interior design

Project: Cloud Kitchen Nexus

Architected a centralized dark-kitchen hub powering three distinct virtual brands. Streamlined BOH flow, resulting in a 40% reduction in average ticket times and dominating local delivery platforms.

MarketMan Deliverect API Kitchen Display Systems
Chef preparing intricate dish

Eco-Gastronomy Initiative

Spearheaded a sustainability overhaul across a multi-site restaurant group. Implemented closed-loop sourcing, composting protocols, and dynamic portion controls, drastically cutting waste while boosting PR.

Lean Management Winnow Solutions Supply Chain Auditing
Elegant cocktail presentation

Beverage Program Revitalization

Completely rebuilt the cocktail and wine strategy for a struggling luxury lounge. Introduced draft-cocktail systems for speed and curated high-margin vintage allocations, reversing a 2-year revenue decline.

BevSpot Menu Engineering Matrix Staff Sommelier Training
Modern hotel lobby breakfast area

Boutique Hotel F&B Integration

Designed the seamless integration of room service, rooftop bar, and ground-floor bistro for a new 150-key boutique property. Achieved unified guest profiling and billing architecture.

Opera PMS Micros Simphony SevenRooms

Industry Endorsements

"Julian possesses a rare hybrid of visionary culinary insight and ruthless operational efficiency. During his tenure with us, he didn't just manage the numbers—he redefined our entire culture of hospitality, driving our margins to historic highs."

Eleanor Vance

VP of Operations, The Azure Hotel Group

"Working alongside Julian was a masterclass in crisis management and scalability. He has an uncanny ability to dissect complex supply chain issues and implement tech-forward solutions that empower both BOH and FOH teams seamlessly."

Marcus Toussaint

Executive Chef, Nova Dining Concepts

"A truly transformative leader. Julian's data-driven approach to menu engineering and table optimization completely turned around our flagship property within six months. He builds systems that last."

Sarah Jenkins

Managing Partner, Horizon Hospitality Partners

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