Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Courtney Crockett

Montauk,NY
Courtney Crockett

Summary

Passionate about the bar industry and committed to ongoing education. Experienced in working with diverse brands and mastering the multi-bar method. Dedicated to sharing knowledge and contributing to the growth of the bar community, both internally and externally. Consistently demonstrates skills, hospitality, responsibility, and professionalism in any environment, task, or location.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

TAUK at Trail’s End

Bartender/Server
09.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Working with Ownership to affect training policy for staff, create cocktail menu and provide an overall hospitable and enjoyable guest experience

Rooted

Bartender
06.2024 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
  • Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
  • Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
  • Increased repeat customer numbers, creating welcoming atmosphere and remembering regulars' favorite drinks.

Young Living

Cocktail Creator and Author
08.2021 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Published my first online cocktail book using all natural products through Young Living’s Vitality Essential oil line
  • Will be releasing additional, seasonal installments

Saint Hotel

Bartender
12.2021 - 03.2022

Job overview

  • Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
  • Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
  • Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
  • Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
  • Educated customers on drink options, making personalized recommendations based on preferences or dietary restrictions.
  • Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
  • Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.

Hospitality Consultant/Bar Educator
12.2018 - 08.2021

Job overview

  • Consult with ownership to create a cohesive bar program for both restaurant locations in an attempt to create a worthwhile dining and bar experience for guest base
  • Create a more concise and modern cocktail menu to showcase the restaurant’s theme and menu
  • Curate an approachable yet sophisticated wine list along with organizing classes that educated and encouraged industry professionals as well as the public to learn more about what they were drinking and how to recognize quality of beer, wine and spirits

The Traveling Cocktailian

Traveling Bartender/Hospitality Professional
02.2016 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Utilize my skills as a bartender to spread education, hospitality and community building through the hospitality industry to cities around the country

The Westin at Crown Center

Bartender
05.2019 - 02.2020

Job overview

  • Responsible for providing exceptional guest service while performing a multitude of duties
  • Focus on bartending and continued bar education and guest relations
  • Fast paced, multi faceted environment that lends itself to providing continued guest satisfaction

Various Locations

Bartender
03.2013 - 03.2019

Job overview

Manifesto 3/13-4/14

Blvd Tavern 4/14-7/14

The Brick 7/14-9/16


  • Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
  • Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
  • Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
  • Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
  • Educated customers on drink options, making personalized recommendations based on preferences or dietary restrictions.

The Traveling Cocktailian

Hospitality Consultant/Bar Educator
02.2018 - 07.2018

Job overview

  • Worked directly with owners, management and staff to build a sustainable Barback and Bar program centered around bar fundamentals, spirits education and hospitality in order to achieve a progressive bar program to influence and reflect growing cocktail culture

Paris Of The Plains Cocktail Festival

FOH Manager
08.2011 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Create events and seminars based around continued bar education and brand awareness to the public and industry professionals while building camaraderie and sustainability throughout the bartending community

Education

Northeastern State University
Broken Arrow, OK

Bachelor of Science from Pre Law/Paralegal Practice
01.2003

University Overview

focused on preparation of law school while allowing to understand and apply all necessary steps to legal process

Skills

  • Craft cocktail knowledge
  • Guest Communication
  • Reasoning
  • Responsibility awareness of guest consumption
  • Sustainability techniques

Additional Accomplishments

Additional Accomplishments
  • Chosen competitor in SW Division of Speedrack in 02/17 and currently in 02/20.
  • USBG DC Repeal Day: 1 of 3 national bartenders chosen to participate in 12th Annual Repeal Day Event at which I was tasked with creating a dignitaire cocktail that reflected my spirits knowledge and creativity.
  • Camp Runamok Alumni Recipient.
  • Spirits Judge: The First Annual Spirits Competition in Rochester, NY 3 years running.
  • Runamok Kentucky 08/15: An immersive week of bourbon distillation from master distillers along the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky.
  • Bar Institute Portland, OR 10/15: Week of continued bar education combined with community building and brand awareness.
  • Bar Institute 2016: focusing primarily on bar standards, responsibility and continued industry growth through continued education. Baltimore, Phoenix, Austin and NYC.
  • USBG Tampa Repeal Day 12/16: 3 days of continued bar education while focusing on the history of cocktail/spirits culture in America and celebrating the end of Prohibition.

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

Extensive continued bar education including multiple spirits certifications


First-level Cicerone certification


WSET Level 1Award in Wines

Timeline

Bartender
Rooted
06.2024 - 08.2024
Bartender
Saint Hotel
12.2021 - 03.2022
Bartender/Server
TAUK at Trail’s End
09.2021 - Current
Cocktail Creator and Author
Young Living
08.2021 - 08.2022
Bartender
The Westin at Crown Center
05.2019 - 02.2020
Hospitality Consultant/Bar Educator
12.2018 - 08.2021
Hospitality Consultant/Bar Educator
The Traveling Cocktailian
02.2018 - 07.2018
Traveling Bartender/Hospitality Professional
The Traveling Cocktailian
02.2016 - 03.2020
Bartender
Various Locations
03.2013 - 03.2019
FOH Manager
Paris Of The Plains Cocktail Festival
08.2011 - 09.2017
Northeastern State University
Bachelor of Science from Pre Law/Paralegal Practice
Courtney Crockett