Mr. Manuchia is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant Partners, Inc. Prior to founding Restaurant Partners, Mr. Manuchia was an executive with Darden Restaurants, where he was one of the founding members of The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant chain. Dave had a successful 11 year career with Darden Restaurants, and was awarded the annual Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Achievement on three separate occasions.
Dave has been an active member of the Central Florida non-profit community during his 3 decades in Orlando. In addition to being a past member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Historical Society, Dave has served on the Board of The Second Harvest Food Bank, and was President of that Board for two years. Dave was also named one of Orlando’s “100 Most Influential People” by The Orlando Business Journal.
As a testimony to its successful company history, Restaurant Partners was named to Inc. Magazine’s “500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in America” on two separate occasions.
Chef Bill Doyle joined Restaurant Partners in 2006 as Executive Chef for a 3 unit community called Solivita in the Orlando area. Due to his excellent performance, strong hands on work ethic and creativity, Bill was promoted to Restaurant Partners Corporate Chef in 2011. In his role, he brings over 35 years of experience to the coordination of all back of the house operations by putting systems in place to insure a profitable, professional and organized operation.
Originally from Massachusetts, Bill graduated from Johnson and Wales University where he received a degree in Culinary Arts. His career spans work at several hotels and restaurants under the tutelage of Chef Frank Prioli, including the Hartwell house restaurant in Lexington, Massachusetts. Bill was chosen to oversee all catering aboard the Columbian tall ship Gloria, as part of the Sail Boston event in 1988.He was also Chef Owner of Sabina Doyle’s restaurant in Medway, Massachusetts for 7 years.
Bill moved to Central Florida in 2002, where he furthered his talents at Walt Disney World and The House of Blues. He is a contributor to the United Way and the ALS Association of Central Florida. When he’s not creating new, exciting dishes for one of RPI’s restaurants, Bill enjoys golfing and traveling with his wife Carla and two children and his grandson.
Heather Lynn currently serves as the Human Resources Manager for Restaurant Partners, Inc. and has been with them for 2 years. Prior to being with RPI, Heather has held multi-unit executive level positions in both retail and food service operations. Specifically, she held positions of: Store Manager with Home Depot (10+ years), Regional Director of Operations for Bloomingdales (4 years), and Regional Director of Store Operations at Honey Baked Ham (6 years) overseeing as many as 86 year-round and 25 seasonal restaurant locations within her span of control across the United States.
Heather received her MBA at Florida State University. She currently resides in Winter Garden, Florida with her husband, Sam and her daughter, Addison. They enjoy staying active in their community, their church and spending time with family.
Mike Manuchia currently serves as RPI’s Consulting Manager. In this position, Mike is responsible for new business development, project management, client presentations, and is heavily involved in the operational planning and concept creation process.
Mike is a proud graduate of the Dedman School of Hospitality at Florida State University. Prior to joining RPI in 2013, he spent time in various management and operational roles with Disney, The Ritz Carlton, Club Corp of America and Rosen Hotels & Resorts. Mike is also a proud alumnus of The Orlando Economic Development Council’sLeadership Orlando, Class 97.
Mike and his wife Kara, along with their two children Kensey and Mitchell, currently reside in Winter Garden, Florida. Mike enjoys spending time with family, exercising on the West Orange Trail, and the challenge of golf.
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