Devin Gell
Dobbs Ferry ,NY
Summary
Upbeat, personable, and highly motivated with keen ability to adapt quickly to new environments. Well-versed in customer service principles and inventory management, excelling in maintaining welcoming atmosphere and streamlined operations. Dedicated to enhancing guest satisfaction and driving repeat business through exceptional service and attention to detail.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
BarManager
Dolly's Restaurant
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Ordering all liquor and beer
- Creating craft cocktail menu
- Training other bartenders
Morning Manager
Dolly's Restaurant
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Set up and ran coffee program
- Opened restaurant
- Scheduled morning employees
Food Runner/Barback
Peekskill Brewery
11.2014 - 05.2015
- Set and cleared tables
- Delivered food from kitchen
- Cleaned behind bar
- Knowledgeable about food and craft beer
food prep/bartender
Round Up Texas BBQ
02.2014 - 10.2014
- Helped in kitchen prepping meals(cooking fries and burgers, making m&c, etc...)
- Helped prep meat for smoking
- Worked as a bartender at outside beer garden, knowledgeable about over 24 beers
- General sanitation (take out trash, clean tables, etc...)
Cashier/Delivery/food Prep
Papaya King
09.2013 - 10.2013
- Open Store: clean, put away daily deliveries, prep food for day
- Prep food: toppings, buns, sides
- Prepare and make deliveries
- Knowledgeable about menu, up sell customers: bigger drink, extra toppings...
- Clean store: sweep, mop, organize supply room, take out garbage..
Waiter/Server
Raffaella Cafe
08.2013 - 08.2013
- Open cafe: set tables; make coffee, prep juices, inventory, etc
- Make Cappuccino, late, tea and wide variety of juices
- Knowledgeable about wines and beers
- Use POS system for order, transactions and reservations
Head Barista/Cashier
Garrison Cafe
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Open cafe: prep coffee, cold beverages and deli, open register, clean and stock
- Use espresso machine to make wide variety of beverages (macchiato, cappuccino
- Latte, ice latte, red eye, etc.)
- Customer service: friendly, treating every customer, as you would want to be treated, creating a customer base of regulars
- Take orders, communicate with kitchen and serve from deli case
- Close cafe: close out register, clean, prep for next day, lock up
Counter sales
Storm King Cafe
06.2011 - 08.2012
- Managed Cafe counter and register
- Promoted sales
- Cleaned and maintained cafe
- Driver for deliveries and pick-ups
- Open and close cafe
Busboy, Waiter, Sanitation, Coordinator and Dishwasher/Prep-cook
Fresh Company
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Started as bus boy and worked way up to waiter then Sanitation Coordinator
- Washed dishes and prep-cooked during off-season
- Set up Wedding venues, passed orders and dinner, helped with food prep and assisted guests
- Responsible for sanitation station so dishes can be cleared and put away quickly and efficiently
- Break down wedding: prep for rental pick up, do garbage, escort guests, etc
- During off-season washed dishes in a high volume kitchen, washing large equipment, stacks of trays and pots and pans
- Prep-cooked when needed (pealing potatoes, skinning garlic, dicing onions)
Education
Westchester Community College -
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NYHaldane High School -
Haldane High School
Cold Spring, NY01.2011
The Master School -
The Master School
Dobbs Ferry, NY01.2010
Skills
- Customer service
- Quick learner
- Efficient multitasking
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Team leadership
- Highly reliable
Timeline
BarManager
Dolly's Restaurant
01.2022 - 01.2024
Morning Manager
Dolly's Restaurant
01.2018 - 01.2022
Food Runner/Barback
Peekskill Brewery
11.2014 - 05.2015
food prep/bartender
Round Up Texas BBQ
02.2014 - 10.2014
Cashier/Delivery/food Prep
Papaya King
09.2013 - 10.2013
Waiter/Server
Raffaella Cafe
08.2013 - 08.2013
Head Barista/Cashier
Garrison Cafe
02.2012 - 05.2013
Counter sales
Storm King Cafe
06.2011 - 08.2012
Busboy, Waiter, Sanitation, Coordinator and Dishwasher/Prep-cook
Fresh Company
01.2007 - 01.2011
Haldane High School -
Haldane High School
The Master School -
The Master School
Westchester Community College -
Westchester Community College
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