SYED ASIF ABBAS

Kotli Syedan P.O. Noorkot

Teh: Shakargarh District: Narowal,
Pakistan.
Cell No. +92 321 9990139
Email: syedasifabbas74@hotmail.com

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Career Goals & Aspirations:

Seeking to contribute proven Hospitality talents, refined communication skills, and

excellent customer service attitude to a challenging environment and fulfill my desire to
become a professional in my field of endeavor. Seeking to apply these talents to a
forward thinking company that sees its people as assets and encourages developmental
growth as well as provides structured career path.

Professional Assets

Demonstrated Food and Beverage talents:

• Senior Food & Beverage operational manager with 5 years progressive experience
Restaurant Service - a result orientated manager;
• A wide range of service skills, particularly in the customer related and front of
house services;
• A strong leadership profile, a values-based team leader, approachable, people
oriented, leading by example, openness and the ability to motivate and mobilize
personnel, hands-on as needed;
• Revenue driven, a practical approach to the needs of the business;
• Experience in working with multiple cultures;
• ‘Hands-on’ management style

Personal Strengths:

• Mature relationship building qualities.

• Strong communications skills – verbal and written.
• Sound interpersonal skills – enjoys motivating teams.
• Effective financial reporting and interpretation skills.
• Relates well at all social, ethnic and skill levels.
• Excellent team building and empowerment talents.
• The proven ability to achieve well under pressure.
• Strong team management skills.
Professional work experience:

1st:
Position Held : Restaurant Manager
Duration : Dec 2009 to till Date
Company : BonFire Restaurant, Lahore
Pakistan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining high standards of quality control, hygiene, health and safety;

• Overseeing the day to day operation of the restaurant including cleaning, floor
plan lay-out, table settings and theme of the restaurant;
• Working with the chef to determine menu plans on daily basis, for special events
or occasions and for groups or parties;
• Managing all accounts payable and receivable, handling payroll and hiring
accountants or bookkeepers if required;
• Meeting, greeting and getting feedback from customers;
• Analyzing and planning restaurant sales levels and profitability.

2nd:

Position Held : Restaurant Manager

Duration : Jan 2005 to Feb 2009
Company : Mount Royal Hotel
Al Naser Square Deira, Dubai.
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining monthly inventory of restaurant and daily inventory of bar
such as glassware, chinaware, silverware and liquor measures.
• Responsible to order daily requisitions and equipment of the restaurant from time to
time.
• Responsible to take independent decisions as and when required & to maintain
exceptional service standards and to exceed them.
• Responsible for hiring and firing of staff, maintain good relations, allocations and
making of weekly duty roster of the staff.
• Responsible to supervise food and beverage staff of restaurant and bar to ensure
efficient service.
• Responsible to increase sales on food and beverage items and train staff on up selling
techniques.
• Responsible to set service standards to achieve maximum productivity and utility of the
staff.
• To hold regular and daily briefings and update the food and beverage staff on daily
happenings and events in the hotel.
• Responsible to report to the General Manager and attend daily HOD meetings.
3rd:

Position Held : Assistant Sales Manager

Duration : Feb 2004 to January 2005.
Company : Mustafa furnishing Industries
SAIF Free Zone Sharjah, UAE

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring targeted orders placed by the distributors every month.

• Sales-Promoting products to retail outlets by means of product briefing, product
literature and trade scheme.
• Monitoring competitor’s activities and product launches.
• Target achievements.
• Prepare and present marketing & financial reports to senior management.
• Report directly to the Sales Manager on Business Development

Education:

S. No. Degree Institute Grade year

1 Bachelor of Science in Quaid-e-Azam College of A 2004
Information Technology Information Technology
(BS IT) (QCIT) Lahore, Pakistan
2 Diploma of Associate Punjab Board of Technical A 2003
Engineer in Computer Education (PBTE) Lahore,
(DAE) Pakistan
3 Matriculation Board of Intermediate and A 1998
Secondary Education (BISE)
Gujranwala, Pakistan

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

ENGLISH Excellent Good Fair Bad

Speaking 
Reading 
Writing 
Listening & Understanding 
Other Known Languages: Arabic, Urdu and Punjabi.

Computer Proficiency:

• MS WORD
• MS EXCEL
• MS Power Point

Personal Details:

Father’s Name : Syed Nasir Hussain Shah

Date of Birth : 15 March 1983
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Pakistani
Passport #, Validity : EC1018601, 28 Sep 2014
Other skills : Driving

Reference:

• Will be furnished on demand