Steven Bico
@stevenbico
I lead hospitality operations, customer service, and business growth.
What I'm looking for
I've led daily operations at Zaria Court and Java House, coordinating staff, resolving customer concerns, maintaining records, and ensuring smooth service delivery. At Java House, I progressed from waiter to cashier and supervisor through strong customer service, reliability, leadership, and professional complaint handling.
I've also managed finance, suppliers, sales, marketing, inventory, and healthy food-service operations as General Manager at Unique Cuisine and as a business owner. My background includes hospitality management, financial control, social media marketing, video and audio editing, and multilingual customer communication.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Supervisor
Zaria Court
Apr 2026 - Present (4 months)
Supervising daily operations, staff coordination, customer service, and facility management. Ensuring smooth service delivery, handling client concerns, and maintaining operational standards.
Supervisor / Cashier / Waiter
Java House
Aug 2023 - Jul 2025 (1 year 11 months)
Promoted from Waiter to Cashier and later Supervisor based on strong customer service, reliability, leadership, and ability to handle customer complaints professionally. Supervised daily restaurant and coffee shop operations, ensuring smooth service and high customer satisfaction.
Personal Chef
Self-Employed
Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)
Full-time chef for American family; mentored by professional chef in English. Responsibilities include researching recipes, sourcing ingredients and improvising, ensuring kitchen environment met professional standards of cleanliness.
Executive Assistant
Self-Employed
Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)
Managing product and service acquisitions, problem solving, negotiating with local businesses on behalf of executive, financial management of discretionary accounts. Documenting business and academic site visits, interviews, instructional tutorials, and editing all video and audio content to final professional products.
General Manager
Unique Cuisine
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 4 months)
Reported directly to German CEO. Managed all financial records through an electronic billing platform, managed fast-paced kitchen with high turnover, including sourcing, supplier relationships, and creating custom offerings focused on healthy baked goods. Managed end-to-end service through in-person and online channels, enquiries, and problem-solving, while proactively soliciting customer feedback
Food Service Specialist
Querque Pale
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 (5 months)
Created a unique dining experience for each customer by tailoring to their needs. Responsibilities included memorizing menu ingredients and daily specials, ensuring proper sanitation and cleaning to highest safety standard.
Business Owner
Self-Employed
Manage day-to-day business activities, including planning, sales, customer service, purchasing, stock management, and financial control. Develop business strategies, identify market opportunities, manage operating costs, and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Kigali
Bachelor of Arts, Business Management
2024 - 2025
Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management with coursework in Finance, Operations, Strategy, and Human Resources.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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