Ajay Pujara
Santa Rosa,CA
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated bartender with extensive experience at Applebee's Grill + Bar, recognized for cultivating loyal customer relationships and training new staff. Proficient in bar and food safety, cash handling, and event catering, I excel in high-pressure environments while ensuring exceptional service and organization.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head Bartender/Server Trainer
Applebee's Grill + Bar
11.2018 - 10.2025
- Maintained constant regulars that have known me for years.
- Trained 7 new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Ensure proper stock levels before and after shift
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- I took care of the store and customer complaints while managers went to get product.
Bartender
Carlos and Charlie's
06.2015 - 08.2018
- Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors. It was a very high volume restaraunt.
- would handle parties of 50+ when they used to have party busses.
Bartender /Server
T.G.I. FRIDAY'S - Bar & Restaurant
03.2013 - 12.2016
- I started as a host. and i was a terrrible host. and eventually trained up to server, there my people skillls, drink knowloedge flurished. I On my 21 birthday i didn't want to go out I wanted to train.
- I was trained by a flair bartender champion who took me under his wing.
- Cultivated strong relationships with repeat customers, engaging in friendly conversation and memorizing drink orders to promote loyalty.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
Education
Certification - Mixology
Crescent School of Bartending
Las Vegas, NV03-2018
Skills
- Bar and food safety
- Cash handling
- Customer focus
- Safe alcohol service
- Blending techniques
- Mixology
- Suggestive selling
- Safe food handling procedures
Certification
- Alcohol Training Certification
- Texas Food Handlers Permit
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Head Bartender/Server Trainer
Applebee's Grill + Bar
11.2018 - 10.2025
Bartender
Carlos and Charlie's
06.2015 - 08.2018
Bartender /Server
T.G.I. FRIDAY'S - Bar & Restaurant
03.2013 - 12.2016
Certification - Mixology
Crescent School of Bartending