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Casey Kehres

Old Bridge,NJ
Casey Kehres

Skills

  • Service-Oriented
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Extensive Food & Wine Knowledge
  • Point of Sale (POS) system operation
  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Passion for Customer Satisfaction
  • Client Engagement
  • Budgeting Understanding

Summary

Proactive Hospitality Specialist with history of success managing operations, building teams and equipping employees with skills to independently handle business needs. Offers progressive experience combined with sound judgement and good problem-solving abilities. Strong record of surpassing organizational goals.

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

Ember & Eagle
Eatontown, NJ

Assistant General Manager
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Oversaw all service operations, including staff training to increase staff efficiency and maintaining a high service standard.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
  • Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Increased staff knowledge of wine through training seminars and tastings.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.

Blu Grotto Restaurant
Oceanport, NJ

Assistant General Manager/Wine Director
Jul.2021 - Jan.2024 (2 years & 6 months)

Job overview

  • Overhauled & redesigned service standards for the outdoor Beer Garden section of the restaurant which had a capacity of 1500 people and hosted live music 4 nights a week during the summer
  • Maintained/Curated a Wine List with over 200 selections and assisted guests in bottle selections
  • Coordinated with Distributor contacts to create, promote & organize special wine & cocktail dinners monthly
  • Developed reports on Excel to track weekly food, beverage & labor costs
  • Worked in tandem with Bar Manager to update Cocktail lists & maintain liquor costs
  • Managed daily operations of the restaurant, including scheduling and supervising staff.

Drifthouse by David Burke
Sea Bright, NJ

Assistant General Manager, Bartender/Server
Dec.2019 - Jul.2021 (1 year & 7 months)

Job overview

  • Maintained inventory of liquor, beer, wine, and other beverage items.
  • Curated Wine List and answered any guest questions to assist in wine selections
  • Oversaw food preparation, production and presentation according to quality standards.
  • Assisted staff by serving food and beverages or bussing tables.
  • Maintained detailed records of sales transactions and daily shift reports.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.

Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, NJ

Catering Director
Feb.2016 - Dec.2019 (3 years & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Oversight of all aspects of planning and execution of all events hosted at the Racetrack
  • Coordinated with all Monmouth Park Departments for each event (Parking, Security, Admissions, & Operations)
  • Responsible for Hiring, Training, & Scheduling a Staff of 2 Managers & 50 Front of House Staff
  • Created and Implemented a service standard to handle over 500 events during a 50 day live race meet(AVG. 10 events a day, AVG. 60 guests per event)
  • Grew sales of catering services by 57% through strategic marketing and promotions from $800,000 to $1.4 Million over 3 racing seasons.
  • Handled financials for all catered events and accurately reporting
  • Maintained Agilysys POS for entire track.
  • Assisted Office Manager with payroll on a bi-weekly basis using ADP for all Food & Beverage Department Employees

Landmark Hospitality (Liberty House & Ryland Inn)
Whitehouse & Jersey City, NJ

Assistant Manager/Maitre D'
Sep.2012 - Sep.2016 (4 years)

Job overview

  • Oversaw Restaurant & Banquet departments at Liberty House which accrued $13 Million in Sales annually
  • Responsible for hiring, training & scheduling of all Liberty House front of House Staff
  • Maintained weekly alcohol & dry goods inventory at both Ryland & Liberty House
  • Created & Executed new cocktail concepts for the bar program at Liberty House
  • Set-up, installed & trained management & serving staff on Breadcrumb POS at all Landmark locations (Liberty House, Stonehouse, Ryland Inn, Logan Inn)
  • Was promoted to Head Capitan at 21 at the Ryland Inn and worked with sommelier to expand my wine knowledge & to help them train staff
  • Ryland Inn received a Zagat Rating of 26 Food, 27 Decor, 26 Service under my tenure as Head Captain/Lead Trainer.

Stagehouse Tavern
Scotch Plains & Somerset, NJ

Server
Jun.2008 - Sep.2012 (4 years & 3 months)

Job overview

  • Started as a food runner/busser at 16, and promoted to server at 18 and strived for providing excellent service
  • Responsible for training of new employees
  • Both locations did sales of 4-5 million annually
  • Helped Management with POS issues

Education

Old Bridge High School

High School Diploma

University Overview

GPA: 3.1

References

References available upon request.

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