Brian McSpadden

• Mixed unique and interesting cocktails for customers, including bar specials.
• Assisted with inventorying beverage stock and bar supplies.
• Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.
• Helped management plan and serve bar menu exceeding customer expectations.
• Followed strict recipes and drink measurements to minimize product used.

Bartending at this downtown bayside location has been an awesome experience! We have had the highest sales in the company for over 3 years (before covid). It is really great connecting with the locals and the tourists. Sometimes being nonstop busy from open to close. I am always ready for the huge crowds, they make bartending fun. I have had many great life experiences in this restaurant. I am still the head bartender here, but I feel this is the time to move on to my next big family. I believe my skills and experience can be harnessed by a more deserving crowd, which is the reason you are reading this.

PLEASE DO NOT DISMISS MY RESUME BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE. This place had a bad reputation, but the best servers and bartenders were the ones that were NOT rude, but simple whitty and smart. The BEST were the ones that could handle all of the extra "acting" and still provide amazing customer service. I was a Multi-tasking bartender/server in this busy Gaslamp restaurant. Consistently producing the highest sales in food and alcohol. Training and coaching all new FOH staff. Concept was entertainment on top of excellent service skills. Most shifts required handling large numbers of guests at any given time. This required strong serving capabilities that most people just do not possess. Quick decision making while maintaining the brand reputation and exceeding the guests expectations. As one of their strongest team members, I had the opportunity to remain there for many years to come. Unfortunately this location unexpectedly closed down and let go of their entire staff. I was not one of the terrible ones, I was one of the BEST.

Worked at Petco Park for the entire 2019 season. Covid had the ballpark closed for 2020.

• Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
• Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
• Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
• Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.

I was in a serious accident in the begining of 2021 and unable to return at the time.

​Started as a server while still in high school. Providing dine-in guests with exceptional service while also taking care of to-go orders and assisting with all staff duties as assistant management.  

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