Daniel Koen Trades · Restaurant Leadership · Warehouse Operations

Shift Leader · Moe's Southwest Grill

Duluth, GA

• Hands-on shift leader supervising 2–3 crew members — working prep, service, and dining stations alongside the crew while directing the shift, coaching, and supporting new-hire training.
• Run a clean, methodical, organized close: the store closes at 10 p.m. and the crew is out in 20–30 minutes on average.
• Handle cash and drawer counts, opening duties, customer issues, and food-safety standards during high-volume shifts.

Previously Shift Leader at Moe's Southwest Grill, Nashville, TN — July to September 2026, in the same role.

Apprentice Painter · Alabama Painting, GM Assembly Plant

Spring Hill, TN

• Dispatched through IUPAT Local 456 for industrial painting during a scheduled plant shutdown and subsequent plant work.
• Prepared surfaces by sandblasting, scraping, sanding, patching, caulking, taping, masking, and priming before finish coats.
• Applied coatings with brushes, rollers, and sprayers; worked from ladders and scaffolding following lead-safe, PPE, and plant safety procedures.

Assistant Manager · Wendy's

Suwanee, GA

• Managed daily operations — opening/closing, service flow, labor coordination, and cash handling — supervising 3–5 employees per shift.
• Cut drive-thru service time by approximately 20 seconds through crew repositioning and active floor management.
• Shortened post-close from approximately two hours to 45–80 minutes with a repeatable closing workflow.
• Completed food safety checks, drawer counts, deposits, inventory counts, and truck orders.

Fence Installer · Sunbelt Rentals

Nashville, TN

• Installed and removed temporary fencing (Moduloc panels, chain-link, gates, water barriers) for commercial, construction, demolition, and event projects — about 2 major or 5–8 small-to-medium projects per week.
• Worked in 2–3 person field crews, regularly lifting 50–80 lbs in 8–12 hour shifts; operated post drivers, drills, hand tools, and pallet jacks.

Warehouse Associate · Under Armour & Lightning Source / Ingram

Mt. Juliet & La Vergne, TN

• Under Armour: operated second-level conveyor sortation with RF scanning, processing approximately 80–160 boxes per hour.
• Lightning Source: book scanning, inventory sorting, pick-and-pack and palletizing, processing 60–80 books per hour in 10-hour shifts.