Daniel Rueda
West Hollywood,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
San Vicente Bungalows
02.2023 - Current
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
- Enhanced overall guest experience by promptly addressing concerns and resolving issues professionally.
- Streamlined inventory management, accurately tracking stock levels to minimize waste and control costs.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Supported special events through attentive service, adapting quickly to varying needs of guests or clients.
Bartender
Spiro’s Steak House
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Cultivated strong relationships with repeat customers, engaging in friendly conversation and memorizing drink orders to promote loyalty.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Verified drinking age requirements of customers by carefully reviewing photo identification.
- Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
General Manager
Lone Star Tex-Mex Sport Bar
08.2020 - 10.2021
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
Bartender
KB Bistro Restaurant (Seafood And Meat)
02.2018 - 08.2020
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Prepared custom drink orders by accurately measuring and mixing house ingredients.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
- Cultivated strong relationships with repeat customers, engaging in friendly conversation and memorizing drink orders to promote loyalty.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
Bartender
Double Tree By Hilton Central Pacific
11.2014 - 03.2018
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Verified drinking age requirements of customers by carefully reviewing photo identification.
- Maintained impeccably clean, attractive and well-stocked bar area.
- Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
- Cultivated strong relationships with repeat customers, engaging in friendly conversation and memorizing drink orders to promote loyalty.
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Assisted with inventorying beverage stock and bar supplies.
- Mixed unique and interesting cocktails for customers, including bar specials.
- Obtained cash bank and stocked service bar to prepare for operation.
Education
High School Diploma -
IPEC Sede Central
06.2014
Skills
- Stocking and Replenishing
- Room Inventory
- Event Coordination
- Hospitality Management
- Time Management
- Guest Satisfaction
- Strong Client Relations
- Health codes compliance
Timeline
Bartender
San Vicente Bungalows
02.2023 - Current
Bartender
Spiro’s Steak House
04.2022 - 11.2022
General Manager
Lone Star Tex-Mex Sport Bar
08.2020 - 10.2021
Bartender
KB Bistro Restaurant (Seafood And Meat)
02.2018 - 08.2020
Bartender
Double Tree By Hilton Central Pacific
11.2014 - 03.2018
High School Diploma -
IPEC Sede Central
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