In August 2025, I joined Lucky Club Entertainment part-time as a bookkeeper, supporting three fine dining restaurants in the Minneapolis area. In addition to bookkeeping responsibilities, I developed several automation tools to improve operational efficiency.

Tip Share Reconciliation Tool

The first tool I created was an automated reconciliation tool that validates daily tip sharing across all employees. The tool connects with the Toast POS API and Cognito Forms API to automatically identify discrepancies such as missing submissions, unclosed checks, or data entry errors. These issues previously required manual investigation through Toast's web interface and spreadsheet review. This was able to save roughly 15 minutes of work daily.

Sales and Labor Report Generator

After the reconciliation tool, I built an automated reporting tool that generates weekly and year-to-date sales and labor cost reports. The system aggregates data from Toast's Orders API (avoiding the $300/month Reporting API cost) by pulling individual checks and payments across five years of transaction history. The tool accurately identifies and handles taxes, tips, voids, refunds, credit card fees, gift card sales, and reservation deposits.

Cash Management Tool (In Progress)

I am currently developing a cash verification tool to validate nightly cash receipts and till adjustments.

General Skills and Experience
- Effectively communicating requirements and progress with a spouse, who also happens to be my boss.

Technical Skills and Experience
- Working with the Toast Order and Payments API
- Working with the Cognito Forms API
- Creating applications in .NET/C#