Date attended: from: 2007 to: 2009

School: San Jose State University

Description: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, with Honors, College of Business, San Jose State University. Awarded President’s Scholar Award in recognition of exemplary academic achievement by earning a 4.0 academic average in two contiguous semesters, San Jose State University.

Degree: Bachelor's Degree

Field of study: Management Information Systems (Major) & Environmental Studies (Minor)

Name company: Victory Point Cafe LLC

Title: Founder, Co-owner, and Operator

Location: Berkeley, CA, USA

Experience abroad: No

Time period: from: 03.2013 to: 06.2024

Description: Brainstormed in April 2013; Opened in September 2015, Expanded in June 2017; Navigated COVID from 2020-2021; Achieved record sales in 2023; Sold in June 2024.  Sales History o Doubled annual sales within first three full years of operation: $430K in 2016 to 865K in 2019. o Navigated and survived two challenging years in 2020-2021: $887K across both years. o Returned to form in 2022 with sales reaching $961K. o Achieved $1.24M in sales in 2023 while positioning business for sale. o 2024: Listed in January, secured a buyer by February, and generated $628K in sales in less than 6 months.  Expansion & Growth o Opened in 2015 with 49 seats, limited menu, two full-time owners, and a handful of staff. o Expanded into adjacent space in June 2017, doubling the number of seats, improving the menu, and increasing staffing. o Constructed 40+ seat parklet in mid-2022, increasing seating to nearly 150 total. o Maintained ratings of 4.3+ on Yelp (330 reviews) and 4.7+ on Google (850 reviews). o From 2021-2024: executed new revenue streams, strengthened community engagement via additional product or event offerings, created new roles and promoted staff, and grew the cafe to become attractive for a buyer.  Duties & Responsibilities o Human Resources: Creation of Job Roles, Descriptions, and Listings; Interviewing; Onboarding; Offboarding; Payroll o Operations: Establishment of Policies & Best Practices, Point-of-Sale Implementation; Menu Creation; Pricing; Staff Scheduling; Manage & Order 100+ Ingredients; Other day-to-day needs o Documentation: Internal and External documentation, signage, and other communications o Accounting: Accounts Receivable\Payable, Bookkeeping, Financial Management o Management of Staff, Vendors, Inventory, Board Game Library, Customers, and other Stakeholders o Restaurant Equipment Procurement, Maintenance, and Repair o Food & Drink: Third-wave Coffee; Craft Beer & Wine; Sandwiches; Pizza; ABC Type 41; Food Safety o Other duties include general administrative tasks; Managing public-facing portals such as Yelp, Google, Discord, and Website; Navigating commercial landlord and local government relationships and ordinances; Negotiations; Crisis Mitigation