Christopher (Chris) D. DeMers 639 Newberry Dr., Richardson, TX.

75080 Mobile: (504) 460 - 6628 Fax: (972) 231 - 7718 Email: cd12cd2ca@westpost.net * Present Skills, Experience, and Industry Proficiency : Chief Operations Officer Vice President of Operations Director / Author of Operating Systems National Franchise Development Franchisee Relationship Manager Real Estate Research & Site Selection National / Regional Contract Negotiation Lease Review & Negotiation Construction & Development Manager Franchise & Area Development Sales Local/Regional/National PR & Marketing Media Buy / Ad Design New Unit Design & Space Planning National F&B Program Developer Supply Chain Coordinator Cost Design / Management Simultaneous Multi-Unit Openings Profitability Analysis & Control Training Program Author / Implementation Training Program Instructor P&L Management Training Executive & Line Level Team Building Standardization of Corporate Operations Menu & New Product Design Margin & Price Point Analysis Wine & Cheese Specialist Beer & Coffee Coordinator Wine Bar & Coffee Bar Manager Industrial F&B and Accommodations Logistics Coordinator Successful Team Builder Human Resources Management Regional / National Recruiter Safety & Loss Prevention Manager Safety Program Author / Inspector Behavioral Based Safety Program Author Technology Coordinator POS Programming & Installation Virtual Office Designer * Primary Work History : 01/11 - Pres. - Project - Land Max Developers - Mixed Use Development - Retail Consultant 07/10 - 12/10 - Project - The Dinghy Bar & Grill (Lakeside) Lewisville, TX - Ope ration Manager Pro-Tem 07/10 - 12/10 - Project - Dee Lincoln Tasting Room & Bubble Bar - (Uptown) Dalla s, TX - Start-up Consultant 02/10 - 07/10 - Project - Whole Foods Market - Park Lane - Dallas - Specialty De partment Team Leader - Pro-Tem 09/09 - 01/10 - Project - NYLO Hotel @ Legacy - Plano - Food & Beverage Director Pro-Tem 11/06 - 07/09 - The Doyle Restaurant Group & The Wine Loft (National Wine Bar Fr

anchise) - Chief Operations Officer 09/05 - 11/06 - The Doyle Restaurant Group & Rasputin (Test Brand Ultra-Lounge) - Vice President Operations 05/00 - 09/05 - TWTB & Cinco Y Uno - Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar & Restaurant (Mu lti-unit Full Service) - Operations Manager 10/98 - 05/00 - Delta Catering Management, LLC - Corp. Office (Div. of Universal /Sodexho) - Human Resources MGR., & Corporate Trainer 08/97 - 10/98 - Delta Catering Management, LLC - Remote Site Food, Beverage, & A ccommodations - Multi-unit Supervisor / HS&E MGR. 08/95 - 08/97 - Delta Catering Management, LLC - Remote Site Food, Beverage, & A ccommodations - Unit/Site General Manager 03/95 - 08/95 - Gayfers - Division of Mercantile Corp. - Assistant Visual & Merc handising Manager 09/86 - 03/95 - RoJe' (Full-Service On/Off Site Caterer & Restaurant) - Front & Back of the House Manager * Additional Work Experience : 09/05 - 12/05 - Project - Drakes Catering - Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Remote Site Coordinator / Supervisor (2nd Job) 01/00 - 05/00 - Ruth's Chris Steak House (2nd Job) - Host / Maitre' D / M.I.T. 08/99 - 01/00 - Project - RoJe' - Full Service Caterer (2nd Job) - Project Super visor - Contract Sous Chef / Menu & System Dev. 07/92 - 10/93 - Edison Brothers Inc. (Oak Tree Men's Retail Division) - GM, AGM, and Visual Manager 05/90 - 03/95 - Various Medium to Very High Volume Bartending and Shift Lead Exp erience (2nd Jobs) - Bartender/MOD * Education : Current - Studying for both CSW - Society of Wine Educators and Level 1 - Court of Master Sommeliers Certifications 2000 - 2002 University of Phoenix - Bachelors of Science / Business Management Metairie, LA 1992 - 1994 Delgado Community College - Small Business Mang. - New Orleans, LA 1990 - 1992 University of Southern Mississippi - Architecture / Interior Design - Hattiesburg, MS 1989 - 1990 New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts - Visual Arts - New Orleans , LA 1987 - 1990 Lutheran High School - Metairie, LA 1986 - 1987 Ben Franklin High School - New Orleans, LA * Computer Skills : MS Windows 7 & Office Pro 2010 / AS400 / SAP R3 / Quick Books Pro / MS Money Bus iness Pro / Corel Office / Open Office / Online Resource Management, Purchasing, and Acquisition / Web-Ex / Fran-connect / Basic Graphic and Image Design / Desi gn CAD Express / Micros 2700 / Digital Dinning / Aloha / RMPOS - Design, Operati on, & Programming / Created, Managed, or Assisted in Design of www.lucysretireds urfers.com , www.deltacatering.com , www.thewineloft.net , & Bacchus University - The Wine Loft Online University (w/ Alignment in The Academy of Wine) * Additional Training : WFMU - Certified Organics - 10' TABC / Responsible Server Certification - 09' Texas Food Handlers Card - 09' LRA - Responsible Beverage Server Training Program - 00', 02', 04' AMA - Interviewing People & Fundamentals of Human Resource Management - 99' LRA - Serve Safe - 99'

US Services - Basics of Employment Law - 99' US Services - Supervisor Safety Leadership Program - 98' US Services - Remote Order & Product Management - 98' Moreno and Associates - Behavioral Based Safety Analysis - 98' SOI - Meeting Mechanics and Goal Setting - 97' Lord and Hogan Business Consultants - Impact Thinking - 97' Randy Smith Training School - Management Leadership Training - 97' Lord and Hogan Business Consultants - Communication for Higher Performance - 97' * Personal Study: Good to Great - Jim Collins Think & Grow Rich - N. Hill Lead The Field - E. Nightingale The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - S. Covey The 8th Habit - S. Covey Whale Done - K. Blanchard The Secret - R. Byrne Millionaire Next Door - T. Stanley & W. Danko 1001 Ways to Energize Employees - B. Nelson Tools for Teams - L. Thompson The E-Myth - M. Gerber Richest Man in Babylon - G. Clason * Organizations & Accomplishments : Serve Safe Trainer / Louisiana DHH Food Safety Certificate Petroleum Education Council - Industrial Safety Orientation Trainer / Instructor Universal Services / Delta Catering I.T. Planning and Improvement Committee Memb er Delta Catering Employee Education / Credential Acquisition Program Founder (Amer ican Culinary Federation & National Restaurant Association) SOI - Gulf of Mexico Health, Safety and Environmental Network Member SOI - Mars TLP Safety Committee Member SOI - Behavioral Based Safety Process Committee Member SOI - Deepwater - Safe Operation Procedure Manual - Commissioned Author/Organize r/Creator Created Multiple Merit Based Incentive and Reward Programs Catered to international music industry personalities, local and national govern ment officials City of New Orleans Louisiana Managers License * Start-ups and Store Openings : Roje's - Event Catering (Sanger & Orpheum Theatre, Lakefront Arena, Lakefront Ai rport, Large/Small Private Events) - New Orleans, LA Boca Beach Club / Palladium Nightclub - Opening Team(s) - Metairie, LA Ritz Carlton - French Quarter Bar (now Davenport Lounge) - New Orleans, LA (Loca l Consultant for startup - 1st Casual Ritz Concept) Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar and Restaurant - The Attic - Warehouse District - Ne w Orleans, La Lucy's Retired Surfer's Bar and Restaurant - Uptown - New Orleans, La Lokahi Pan Asian - Downtown - New Orleans, La Rasputin Russian Restaurant and Vodka Bar - Ultra-Lounge - Baton Rouge, LA (prework on two additional TX locations) The Wine Loft Wine Bar - Down Town & Perkins Rowe - Baton Rouge, LA; Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL; Lafayette, LA; Mountainbrook, AL; Southlake, TX; Charlotte, NC;

Mooresville, NC; Mandeville, LA; Pittsburg, PA; Long Branch, NJ; Dublin, OH; Na shville, TN; Atlanta, GA; LODO & Tech Center - Denver, CO; Kalamazoo, MI; and Pr e-Open work on 13 other locations coast to coast - border to border Land MAX - Real Estate and Commercial Development - (Business Consultant for ret ail development) New Orleans, LA Liquid Lipo - Energy Shot - (Business Consultant for new brand launch) - New Orl eans, LA Whole Foods Market - Parklane - Specialty Dept. & 1st Southwest Region In-store Wine Bar (Wine, Beer, Cheese, Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, House wares, Coffee Bar, a nd Wine Bar) - Dallas, TX Dinghy Bar & Grill - Full Service Casual Lake Restaurant - Lewisville, TX Dee Lincoln's Tasting Room and Bubble Bar - All Preconstruction Work - Dallas, T X References, Brand Summaries, and Salary History available upon request