Nicole Cartee
North Augusta,SC
Summary
Im in Augusta Ga, but I have a place to live in Charleston as soon as I land a job. Food and beverage experience for 12 plus years. I traveled and took a break. Now im back home and excited.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Server
Frog Hollow
Augusta, GA
12.2023 - Current
- Open 4 days a week, we serve farm to table dinner. Tavern style restaurant with local foods, American wines, and quality sourced ingredients
Bar tender
Black Star Pirate BBQ
Richmond, CA
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Amazing BBQ restaurant that had its own smokers out back. Served a variety of styles of BBQ, sides and drinks. Lunch through early dinner. Live music all nights that we were open. Line out the door every night.
Server/Waitress
Limones mexican restaurant
Asheville, NC
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Fast pace fine dining. Serving, pre set up, clearing and proper fine dining service required. Served fine Tequila tasting boards, multi course meals, fresh juice margaritas. Knowledge of every dish very important. Menu changes are ongoing.
Event/catering Assist. Manager
Charline Charf
Asheville, NC
02.2005 - 11.2006
- Set up and break down of large events 100-300 people events. Large Weddings, hospital fund raisers creating detailed items for event: personal name tags, decorating 12 foot cardboard pillars, moving pillars in our box trucks. Assisted designing themes for events. Artistic foliage. Alice in wonderland theme. @Large weddings I cooked for the set up staff. Accounting for all rental supplies during pick up and return.
Food service counter
Green life Grocery
Chattanooga, TN
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Serving the cold pre-prepped foods: salads, fish etc. making smoothies, coffee drinks & juice drinks. Customer service
Server
Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
Asheville, NC
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Serving lunch and dinner at Chops @sunset terrace on huge porch. Carried large trays often. Large parties often. Resetting proper silverware between meals. Semi Fine dining.
Server
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Bryson City, NC
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Summer job waiting tables at Relia’s Garden. Log cabin style restaurant with edible garden. Served guest coming off the Appalachian trail, church and school groups and general public
Cocktail Server
High Cotton Restaurant
Charleston, SC
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Winter job cocktail server. Summer job in mountains at the Nantahala outdoor center
Education
2 year degree - Communication and relationship coaching training
Somatica institute
Berkeley, CA01.2019
2 year degree - Environmental horticulture
Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA01.2010
Associate's degree - Culinary school
A-B Tech
Asheville, NC08.2008
Certificate - Multi Media Arts/welding, sculpture
Augusta State University
Augusta, GA01.2000
Skills
- Banquet and catering expertise
- Sales and customer service
- Food preparation and culinary skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Quality assurance practices
- Beverage service and bartending
- POS system proficiency
- Leadership and supervision
- Effective communication
- Time management strategies
- Inventory management
- Food safety compliance
- Guest engagement and hospitality
https://profile.indeed.com/p/nicolec-tnn3tvs
Full resume on indeed for time spent on west coast jobs past 10 years.
Timeline
Server
Frog Hollow
12.2023 - Current
Bar tender
Black Star Pirate BBQ
05.2022 - 11.2022
Server/Waitress
Limones mexican restaurant
01.2006 - 01.2008
Event/catering Assist. Manager
Charline Charf
02.2005 - 11.2006
Food service counter
Green life Grocery
01.2004 - 01.2006
Server
Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
01.2002 - 01.2004
Server
Nantahala Outdoor Center
01.1999 - 01.2002
Cocktail Server
High Cotton Restaurant
01.1999 - 01.2000
2 year degree - Environmental horticulture
Augusta Technical College
Associate's degree - Culinary school
A-B Tech
Certificate - Multi Media Arts/welding, sculpture
Augusta State University
2 year degree - Communication and relationship coaching training
Somatica institute