For Jeffry Valerio the restaurant consulting business is his calling, the role he was born to play; an industry that beckoned to him. As ordained as it may sound, Valerio’s trajectory is the sort of natural, if rapid, progression befit of professionals who are in the industry for which they are perfectly suited. With 20+ years of management and training service in restaurants like TGIFridays, Chevy’s and Elephant Bar, Valerio has developed a keen eye for seeing where a restaurant needs the most help, and has honed a talent for designing tactical approaches to improving a restaurant’s infrastructure. Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development is his preferred method for building and improving restaurant teams. Naturally, Valerio adds his own flair for congenial-yet-effective management. With management experience predominantly in the corporate restaurant sector, Valerio is especially savvy at creating systems that are catered to fit an establishment’s unique needs. His mastery of systemization is perfect for restaurants in need of a turnaround, and are designed to improve everything from organization and profitability, to staff performance and retention. Valerio, who is ServSafe® (Alcohol and Service) certified, has a background in training for both regional and nation-wide bartending and management programs, corporate restaurant management, menu development, event planning and booking. An innate capacity for hospitality and an amicable personality have afforded him many exciting opportunities. As you might expect, if you take him out for a leisurely meal “off the clock,” he’ll inevitably wind up taking mental notes of what needs improvement within the first five minutes of service. Outside of being a restaurant consulting “rock star,” Valerio is something of an actual rock star. With 20 years of experience touring all over the country, sharing the stage with some amazing acts. His musical background has not only made him a dynamic, delightfully unorthodox professional, but his booking experience for the band has also instilled in him the ability to advocate for the restaurants he believes in. Valerio created DinePros because he has a passion for the restaurant industry, and because he firmly believes that if everyone’s happy and loves their job, it means more profits for everybody. DinePros is currently serving happiness and profitability across the Greater Sacramento area.