César Alvarez
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Host, Server, or Bartender in a fast paced NYC restaurant or bar. Dependable successful providing fast, high-quality customer service to guests in restaurant settings. Adaptable professional with expertise in personnel development, team collaboration and resolving issues with customers, waitstaff and management.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder and Editor In-Chief
Tótem Magazine and Tótem Tienda
11.2013 - Current
- Founder and Editor In-Chief of independent fashion and culture platform.
- Creative direction, production.
- Retail and website management.
Server and bartender
Bar Caló
06.2017 - 12.2020
- Responsible for opening and closing shifts, helping to structure staff training, resident CDMX expert for authenticity in the concept, and assisted in creating cocktail and bar food menu curation to align with contemporary CDMX restaurants.
Server and cashier
Antojitos El Paisa
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Responsibilities included customer service, serving food, all transactions, and handling daily bank settlement
Bartender
FYF Fest Backstage Bar (Music Festival)
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Was in charge of mixing keg cocktails, serving beer and wine, and setting up and breaking down the large outdoor bar taking care of artists and VIP guests at a 40,000 capacity music festival.
Bar back
Down and Out
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsibilities include setting up and breaking down the bar for service, restocking ice, beer, spirits, wine, etc., serving beer and wine, bussing and cleaning tables, working with security to prevent overserving of customers, and washing and storing glassware behind the bar
- Helping out with bartending during busy Friday and Saturday nights when the bar turns into a dance club.
Opened and managed high-end design boutique
Taxonomia Design Boutique
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Developed the original concept and hired opening staff.
Education
Degree in Graphic Design -
UniTec
12.2012
Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Proficient in bar/restaurant POS systems
- Proficient in Adobe design programs
- Art direction
- Creative direction
- Styling
Timeline
Server and bartender
Bar Caló
06.2017 - 12.2020
Bartender
FYF Fest Backstage Bar (Music Festival)
01.2017 - 01.2018
Server and cashier
Antojitos El Paisa
01.2016 - 01.2019
Bar back
Down and Out
01.2016 - 01.2018
Opened and managed high-end design boutique
Taxonomia Design Boutique
01.2014 - 01.2016
Founder and Editor In-Chief
Tótem Magazine and Tótem Tienda
11.2013 - Current
Degree in Graphic Design -
UniTec
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