Carolina Gomez
Bartender
Queens Village,NY
Summary
Energetic and hardworking bartender with 10+ years of restaurant experience. Complimented for great personality, work ethic, and solid hustle.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Waitress, Bartender, Expo and Shift Leader
Chili's Bar And Grill
7 2010 - Current
- Greet guests, work as team to ensure each guest experience is enjoyable, leaving them with desire to come back.
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Extended wine, beer and cocktail knowledge, with great recommendations for food pairings
- Achieved and exceeded sales goals in every quarterly contest. Top 5 in store, top 25 in area of over 300 team members.
- Maintained customer satisfaction rating above 90% for 8 years in a row..
Seasonal Bartender
Frosty's Christimas Bar
Times Square, New York
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Supported special events through attentive service, adapting quickly to varying needs of guests or clients.
- Maintained clean and organized workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Worked through extremely busy shifts, with bar consistently ringing in about 30k-40k in sales per night.
- Contributed to positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at end of each shift.
- Learned seasonal cocktails to spec to ensure guest satisfaction every time.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing bar area and prioritizing orders.
Bartender
Your Mother's House
New Hyde Park, NY
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Worked high volume UFC and boxing events, ensuring every guest was taken care of in timely manner.
- Prepared custom drink orders by accurately measuring and mixing house ingredients.
- Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Conducted regular inventory count to keep bar and drink supplies stocked, avoiding expensive rush orders.
- Mixed unique and interesting cocktails for customers, including bar specials.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Queens College of The City University of New York
Flushing, NYSkills
Responsible alcohol service
Beverage preparation
Liquor, beer and wine knowledge
Menu memorization
New hire training
Leadership
Expert in building and maintaining relationships with positive attitude focused on customer satisfaction
Self-motivated with great multi-tasking abilities
Attentive to detail and extreme organized
Team player with leadership character
Changing beer kegs
Timeline
Seasonal Bartender
Frosty's Christimas Bar
11.2023 - 01.2024
Bartender
Your Mother's House
01.2022 - 05.2023
Waitress, Bartender, Expo and Shift Leader
Chili's Bar And Grill
7 2010 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Queens College of The City University of New York