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Brent Shultz

Hospitality
Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

Professional hospitality expert with proven skills in mixing and serving beverages, managing bar inventory, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving high-quality results. Skilled in providing exceptional service, handling high-pressure situations, and maintaining clean and organized workspace. Known for reliability, flexibility, and creating positive experiences for patrons.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Bartender/Server/Hourly Manager

Kaya
06.2021 - 08.2025
  • Responsible for training for new hires in multiple positions, assisted bar managers in developing cocktails for seasonal drink menus. Kayafest 2022 and 2023 preparation and festival staff. Featured on social media for fried chicken dinner night. Multiple secret shopper 100% scores, comment card king.

Bartender/Server/Hourly Manager

Casbah
03.2017 - 07.2020
  • Responsible for training new hires, including assisting co workers passing mandatory wine class/on floor wine suggestions and wine service, as well as utilizing each step of the dining experience to sell product and raise check averages/ restaurant sales. Assist manager pulling wines from cellar and organizing cellar inventory. Emails from guests following flawless event service. FOH employee of the month.

Bartender/Server

Union Pig and Chicken
03.2015 - 11.2016
  • Develop recipes for craft cocktail menu with bar manager, preparation of juices, syrups, garnishes. Organize wells and service bar setup. Floating team member/ Event and venue preparation/ server on and off site.

Dining Room Assistant/ Server

Antrim 1844
06.2007 - 03.2015
  • Expedite six-course menu, delegate tasks of DRA’s and communications to servers, restaurant manager, executive chef, and events coordinator. Delegate and help to complete all tasks of runners for leadership events, weddings, and restaurant service.

Bartender/Server

Saucon Valley Country Club
05.2012 - 08.2012
  • Identified large membership preferences of food and drink to form friendly relationships across seven locations and dining styles.

Education

Bachelors - Philosophy and English

California University of Pennsylvania
05.2014

Skills

  • Clear verbal and written communication
  • Monitor inventory to eliminate waste and accurately order new products
  • Marking and pre bussing for presentation and efficiency
  • Strong multitasking
  • Customer service
  • Highly reliable
  • Deductive tasting
  • Proficient in software for mobile orders/ POS systems
  • Team player attitude

Certification

  • Court of Master Sommeliers - Level 1 completed
  • Lustau Certified Sherry Expert level 1
  • Member of the Pittsburgh United States bartenders guild.
  • Woodford Reserve cocktail competition at The Warren
  • Allegheny Wine Mixer blind wine tasting group
  • Big Burrito Wine Course for speciality stores
  • Ramp Certification
  • MBT career sales coaching

Timeline

Bartender/Server/Hourly Manager

Kaya
06.2021 - 08.2025

Bartender/Server/Hourly Manager

Casbah
03.2017 - 07.2020

Bartender/Server

Union Pig and Chicken
03.2015 - 11.2016

Bartender/Server

Saucon Valley Country Club
05.2012 - 08.2012

Dining Room Assistant/ Server

Antrim 1844
06.2007 - 03.2015

Bachelors - Philosophy and English

California University of Pennsylvania
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