Curriculum Vitae

Eldrin Boyd Futter

June 2010
 PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME: Eldrin Boyd Futter

DATE OF BIRTH: 21 March 1970

I.D. 7003215022085

AGE: 40

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Willem Botha ave

Eldoglen Estates
4 Agape
Eldoraigne
Centurion
0157

POSTAL ADDRESS: Willem Botha ave

Eldoglen Estates
4 Agape
Eldoraigne
Centurion
0157

CONTACT NUMBERS: Tel: Cell: 074 179 1186

Work:

MARITAL STATUS: Married since 09/09/94

CHILDREN: 2 (Ages 14 & 12 Years)

NATIONALITY: South African

DRIVERS LICENSE: Code 08

TRANSPORT: Car Allowance

HEALTH: Excellent

COURSES COMPLETED: Parker Gordon Training

(Member of Franchise
Association of South
Africa)

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 FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Pie City (Devpret (Pty) Ltd)

PERIOD INVOLVED: March 2008 Oct 2009

TITLE: General Manager

MAIN BUSINESS: Operational function for the

Group

RESPONSIBILITIES: - Production of Pies

- Delivery Logistics
- Manage operational
Quality and standards
- Gross Profit Analysis
& Profitability of sites
- Stock Takes and
Stock Audits
- Budget Forecasts
- Client Liaison
- Costings
- Drive marketing
campaigns
- Opening of new
stores
- Managing revamps
- Turn around of store
profits

REASON FOR LEAVING: The Company consolidated and I was retrenched due to
the recession.

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 FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

NAME OF COMPANY: Shoprite Group of

Companies (Hungry Lion)

PERIOD INVOLVED: May 2003 to February 2008

TITLE: Regional Manager Hungry

Lion Gauteng Region

MAIN BUSINESS: Operational function for fast

food outlets

RESPONSIBILITIES: - Manage operational

Quality and standards
- Gross Profit Analysis
& Profitability of sites
- Stock Takes and
Stock Audits
- Cash Audits
- Budget Forecasts
- Client Liaison
- Management of
Workforce
- Costings
- Drive marketing
campaigns
- Opening of new
stores
- Managing revamps
- Turn around of
company profits
- Opening of new
stores
- Project Management
- Recruitment of Staff
- IR Relations

REASON FOR LEAVING: I was happy with what I was doing but not with the
package I was receiving. Work done outweighed what I was receiving.

NAME OF COMPANY: CCS Software

PERIOD INVOLVED: May 2002 to May 2003

TITLE: Sales Consultant

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NAME OF COMPANY: Serveco (Pty) Limited

PERIOD INVOLVED: Sept 2000 to April 2002

TITLE: Area Manager (Industrial

Catering)

MAIN BUSINESS: Operational function for

designated units

RESPONSIBILITIES: - Maintain Operational

Quality and standards
- Gross Profit Analysis
- Analysis of Unit
Profitability
- Stock Audits
- Cash Audits
- Banking
- Budget Forecasts
- Client Liaison
- Management of
Workforce
- Costings
- Function Catering
- Tender surveys
- Purchasing
Negotiations

REASON FOR LEAVING: The company amalgamated with another company and
LIFO applied and I was let go

NAME OF COMPANY: Steers Holdings Ltd

(Famous Brands Limited)

PERIOD INVOLVED: June 1998 to July 2000

TITLE: Franchise Consultant

MAIN BUSINESS: Operational Manager for

Steers Fast Food Outlets

RESPONSIBLITIES: - Maintain Operational

Quality and Standards
of Allocated Stores
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 - Store Turnover
Analysis
- Gross Profit Analysis
- Analysis of Store
Profitability
- Marketing Related
Assistance and
Guidance
- Assistance with
Photography shoots
- Opening of Stores
(Local &
International)
- Stock Control and
Stock Analysis
- Serve as Link
Between Franchisee
and Franchisor
- Computer Literate

REASON FOR LEAVING: Was unhappy with management and thought my skills
could be used elsewhere.

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NAME OF COMPANY: Sixel & Patterson (Pty) Ltd

PERIOD INVOLVED: April 1995 to May 1998

TITLE: Project Manager of Tech

Military Base Centurion

MAIN BUSINESS: - Industrial Catering

- Function Catering for
High Ranking
Officers
- Catering for Official
Government
Functions from
time to time
- Private Functions

RESPONSIBILITIES: - Administration
- Stock Control
- Drawing up of Menus
- Client Liaison
- Liaising with
Suppliers
- Industrial Relations
- Food Costings
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 - Labour
Administration

REASON FOR LEAVING: Tender contracts were not re-

awarded to Sixel & Patterson
and no new contracts were
obtained

NAME OF COMPANY: Longhorn Steakhouse Hyde

Park

PERIOD INVOLVED: September 1992 to February

1995

TITLE: Assistant Manager / Manager

MAIN BUSINESS: Steakhouse

RESPONSIBILITIES: - Administration
- Petty Cash
- Stock Control
- Customer Liaison
- Basic Bookkeeping
- Staff Wages
- Liasing with
Suppliers
- Food Costings

NAME OF COMPANY: Longhorn Steakhouse

Rivonia

PERIOD INVOLVED: October 1992 – September

1993

TITLE: Waiter

MAIN BUSINESS: Restaurants

REASON FOR LEAVING: I was offered a Management

position at Longhorn
Steakhouse Hyde Park which
was part of the same Group.

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 PERSONAL HISTORY

SCHOOLS: Welkom Preparatory School

(1981 to 1982)

Matriculated at Welkom
High School
(1983 to 1989)

Matric Subjects:

- English
- Afrikaans
- Mathematics
- Science
- Technical Drawing
- Woodwork

Achievements:

- Hostel Prefect
- First Team Rugby
- First Team
Swimming

NATIONAL SERVICE: January 1990 to January 1991

Unit – Artillery
Job Function – Chef
Rank – Lance Corporal

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

SPORTS: - Spectator All Sports

- Player Squash
Swimming
Golf Occasionally

MOVIES: All types

BOOKS/JOURNALS: Enjoy both fiction and non

fiction

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 REFERENCES

1. Adrian Basson (M.D. Hungry Lion) Tel: (021) 980-4390

2. Christiaan Visser (Prodject Manager Hungry Tel: (021) 980 - 4390

Lion) Cell: 082 388 7477

3. Andrew Shonborn (General Operations Manager Tel: (011) 884 0722

Pie City Holdings) Current Cell: (083) 452 6010