DANIEL ATTA
MELBOURNE,Australia
Summary
A premium-dining hospitality professional with 9+years experience leading restaurants and bars in high-end, service-driven environments. Proven Restaurant and Venue Manager with a strong background in high-performing teams, delivering refined guest experiences. Calm, polished leader with deep operational and financial knowledge, with a hands-on approach aligned with premium brand standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Manager
NOMAD Sydney
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Rostering a team of 30+ front of house staff
- Daily cash up/weekly banking
- Managing labour costs/budgets
- Provided leadership by setting clear expectations for team members.
- Recruitment of new team members, onboarding and training, as well as training/guiding existing staff.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive training programs to ensure staff compliance with health and safety regulations, as well as increasing sequence of service knowledge by improving staff standards.
- Managed payroll records accurately ensuring timely payment of wages, working closely with our accounting team.
- Resolved conflicts between staff and customers in a timely manner, whilst also maintaining our guest feedback portal, for any negative/recommendations provided following their dining experiences.
Assistant Restaurant Manager
Reine and La Rue
12.2024 - 01.2025
- Main responsibilities include, but not limited to, overseeing lunch/dinner services as floating manager, assisting section waiters to uphold a high level of service, continually providing training and development, ensuring guests have high satisfaction levels throughout their experience.
Assistant Restaurant Manager/Bar Manager
Three Blue Ducks
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Supervising a team of 15+ on a single shift, overseeing services as a host, communications manager or pass master.
- Training and development of new and existing team members.
- Providing support to the Venue Manager and fellow Restaurant Managers.
- Implementing and monitoring cleaning protocols, checklists, bar ordering for 15+ beers on tap and local wines.
- Liaising with suppliers on a daily basis, overseeing consistency in the bar with our team, maintaining par levels, stocktake conducted with Sculptures bi-weekly.
- Services ranged from breakfast to dinner shifts, services reaching 300 pax guests for lunch during summer period.
- Additionally, working closely with VM to maintain cost of goods for all beverage related products.
Restaurant Supervisor
Society Restaurant
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Supervising our team during service, as well as staff training and development for new and existing staff.
- Controlling a section of 6-8 tables in a premium dining environment for both regular and VIP guests on our busy nights.
- Being a financial controller for the venue responsible for petty cash and daily cash ups.
- Providing end of service/day reports to our management team.
- Provided support and guidance to staff during shifts, as well as our down times to ensure the team were up to date on new dishes, sequence of service and overall expectations.
Restaurant Manager
Stix and Stones
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Managing a team of 50+ employees, it is my duty to ensure the smooth running of the restaurant from all aspects, such as phone enquiries and communicating with our customers daily, from all walks of life, staff recruitment/training, development, and rostering, ordering/stocktake for service, overseeing the efficient running of hospitality services.
- Managing financial aspects such as daily cash ups, deposits, invoicing, and wages.
- Liaise with our marketing team in the USA and Canada to promote Stix and Stones on social media platforms (Instagram/Facebook).
Team Leader/Casual
Delaware North
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Working in a team environment to ensure an efficient running service to our patrons and professional elite athletes.
- This job is seasonal and is dependent on various events throughout the year.
- Food, venue and hotel management company focused on providing and delivering a service that exceeds industry standards.
Restaurant Manager
4 Doors
11.2015 - 03.2020
- Managing a team of 40+ employees, it was my duty to ensure the smooth running of the restaurant from all aspects, such as phone enquiries and communicating with our customers daily, from all walks of life, staff recruitment/training, development, and rostering, overseeing the efficient running of hospitality services.
- Managing financial aspects such as cash ups, deposits, invoicing, and wages.
- Additionally, managed our social media accounts to promote 4 Doors (Instagram/Facebook).
Education
Associate Degree - Legal Practice (Paralegal)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
01.2020
Certificate IV in Diploma - Justice, Advanced Diploma of Justice
Melbourne Polytechnic
01.2015
Victorian Certificate of Education - undefined
Marymede Catholic College
01.2013
Skills
- Leadership and management
- Problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Sevenrooms
- Recruitment
- Oral and written communication
- Time management
- Team building
- Operations management
- Point of sale (POS) system operation
- Shift management
- Trained in performance and wage reviews
Availability
Full availability, immediate start upon my return to Melbourne by January 31st.
Timeline
Restaurant Manager
NOMAD Sydney
01.2025 - 01.2026
Assistant Restaurant Manager
Reine and La Rue
12.2024 - 01.2025
Assistant Restaurant Manager/Bar Manager
Three Blue Ducks
12.2022 - 06.2023
Restaurant Supervisor
Society Restaurant
06.2022 - 12.2022
Restaurant Manager
Stix and Stones
10.2020 - 05.2022
Team Leader/Casual
Delaware North
01.2018 - 01.2022
Restaurant Manager
4 Doors
11.2015 - 03.2020
Certificate IV in Diploma - Justice, Advanced Diploma of Justice
Melbourne Polytechnic
Victorian Certificate of Education - undefined
Marymede Catholic College
Associate Degree - Legal Practice (Paralegal)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology