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Christopher Irons tinyurl.com Manager at McGillin's Olde Ale House Greater Philadelphia Area Food & Beverages Christopher Irons's Overview Current Manager at McGillin's Olde Ale House Past Training Mentor / Mac Specialist at Apple Inc. Manager / Corporate Trainer at Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Project Manager / Intern at Office of Social Equity Education Cornell University School of Hotel Administration Neumann University West Chester University of Pennsylvania Recommendations 3 people have recommended Christopher Connections 22 connections Websites Blog Company Website Christopher Irons's Summary “The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Specialties -Common sense -Leading high performance teams -Motivating and developing others -Attention to detail -Cost efficiency -Revenue forecasting -Headhunting -Perceptivenes -Social network marketing -Extensive knowledge in technology & information systems Christopher Irons's Experience Manager McGillin's Olde Ale House April 2008 – Present (3 years 11 months) Philadelphia's oldest running and only authentic Irish pub, established in 1860. Proud to be working for the Mullins family, who have had ownership in their family since 1958. Training Mentor / Mac Specialist Apple Inc. Public Company; 10,001+ employees; AAPL; Computer Software industry February 2007 – January 2008 (1 year) King of Prussia, PA At Apple, Inc., I helped revolutionize the way a retail company conducted business in a 30-foot store environment. As a Mac Specialist, my job was namely to inspire, assist, delight and impress the customers of Apple, Inc. on a daily basis. Adaptability was a tremendous “must have” for a position that took a different turn almost every day. Mac Specialist was a very dynamic position that included a multitude of tasks including consulting, personal training, sales, hardware service, and hands-on customer interactions. Within six months of my hire date, I was part of the 8% of store employees that were selected to become new hire trainers, and was sent to Apple, Inc. mentor training. I also actively took place in the remodel of an entire 30-foot retail store. Manager / Corporate Trainer Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Restaurants industry 2005 – 2007 (2 years) Exton, PA Handled inventory, ordering, and cost management of over 400 items that a multimillion dollar restaurant depended on for imperative day-to-day operations. Single-handedly took on a full restructuring of inventory system, helped build a consistent clientele that increased sales on an everyday basis, and placed orders in a fashion that improved upon cost efficiency while not negatively effecting business. For the first fiscal year that I was placed in charge of performing inventory and handling orders, our restaurant was recognized as having the best year-to-date improvement in cost out of the 500+ corporate restaurants worldwide. Project Manager / Intern Office of Social Equity 2004 – 2005 (1 year) West Chester University, West Chester, PA In the eight months working at the of?ce as an intern under Dr. Barbara Schneller, I was in charge of planning a semester cumulative, day long, campus-wide roundtable on racism. I also, single-handedly revised, re-wrote and re-printed the University’s Sexual Harassment brochure for distribution to new students. Christopher Irons's Education Cornell University School of Hotel Administration M.C., Hospitality Management 2011 – 2012 (expected) -Restaurant Revenue Management -Data Gathering and Analysis -Managing People More Effectively Neumann University M.S., Strategic Leadership 2007 – 2009 -Strategic Planning and Systems Thinking -Fiscal Planning for Effective Leadership -Knowledge Management -Legal Issues & Public Policy -Social & Ethical Responsibility in Leadership Cumulative GPA : 4.0 West Chester University of Pennsylvania B.A., Comparative Literature, English 2001 – 2005 Minor, Business and Technical Writing Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi tinyurl.com