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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work Availability
travel, snowboarding, food and adventure.
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travel, snowboarding, food and adventure.
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DOMINIQUE TAYLOR

Vail,CO

Summary

Hard-working, high energy attentive Server with passion for customer satisfaction. Over 30 years in food service industry. Known for great reliability and attention to detail. Experienced Banquet Server always looking to surpass expectations and achieve excellence. Enjoy providing positive customer experiences through energetic interpersonal communication. Team player who works well with staff and supervisors to satisfy customers.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Restaurant Bartender

Sato Sushi Restaurant
Edwards, CO
09.2006 - Current
  • 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.
  • Set up bar for operation, obtained cash bank and stocked service bar.
  • Kept alcoholic beverages well-stocked and organized to meet expected demands.
  • Adhered to state laws regarding alcoholic beverage services and customer regulations.
  • Polished glassware, bussed tables and removed debris to keep customer areas clean.
  • Assisted servers with specialty drinks orders by preparing on-demand items without delay.
  • Operated efficiently in high-volume setting to prepare and serve more than 50 drinks per hour.
  • Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
  • Developed new signature cocktails to support bar marketing brand and increase profits.
  • Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed

On-Call Banquet Server

Doubletree By Hilton
Vail, CO
04.2020 - Current
  • Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for guests.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
  • Maintained event cleanliness during service by promptly clearing dishes after each course.
  • Served appetizers, delivered entrees and refilled beverages for banquet guests.
  • Answered guest questions about event plans and food service choices.
  • Fostered enjoyable event atmosphere through friendly guest interactions
  • Checked identification for minimum age for sale of alcoholic beverages
  • Circulated appetizer and drink trays smoothly around events to offer selections to guests
  • Maintained event cleanliness during service by promptly clearing dishes after each course

On-Call Banquet Server

Grand Hyatt Hotel
Vail, CO
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Arranged linens and table settings according to seating plan and event theme.
  • Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for guests.
  • Maintained event cleanliness during service by promptly clearing dishes after each course.
  • Served appetizers, delivered entrees and refilled beverages for banquet guests.
  • Maintained flexible work schedule to meet event needs.
  • Executed synchronized meal service simultaneously serving multiple guests.

On-Call Banquet Server

Talisa Hotel By Marriott
Vail, CO
07.2017 - 05.2019
  • Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for guests.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
  • Maintained event cleanliness during service by promptly clearing dishes after each course.
  • Arranged linens and table settings according to seating plan and event theme.

Bartender

Rays Steakhouse
Edwards, CO
10.2001 - 09.2006
  • Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers and taking inventory.
  • Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.

Freelance Photographer, Photo editor/staff photographer

Vail Daily Magazine group
12.2013 - Current
  • Setting up, photographing and editing a variety of photo assignments including editorial, event and advertising photography, portraits, weddings and food photography for publication online and in print.

Cross Utilized Agent

United Ground Express
Gypsum, CO
01.2019 - Current
  • Loading and unloaded customer luggage, airfreight and company mail on and off aircraft.
  • Greeted passengers, issued tickets, shared seat assignments, checked baggage, boarded flights and re-booked passengers.
  • Escorted passengers and special needs customers safely and courteously.
  • Provided high level of customer service to each person by engaging customer and using active listening and effective interpersonal skills.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Bartender

Various Restaurants In NZ, Australia And UK.
01.1989 - 01.2000
  • For a busy year-round restaurant, serving high volume while providing outstanding service to very particular clientèle
  • Bartending and serving experience in London, Australia and New Zealand between

Education

Tips Certified - Tips Training

Learn2Serve
Online
01.2022

Bachelor of Communications - Journalism, Photography

Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand
1995

Skills

  • Safety-oriented
  • Legal Requirements
  • Team Player
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Issue Resolution
  • Clear Communication
  • Table and Tray Bussing
  • Customer Service
  • Restaurant Operation
  • Food Safety Understanding

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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travel, snowboarding, food and adventure.

I grew up in NZ in a restaurant family and we started traveling when I was 4years old. These early experiences gave me a taste for international adventure and passion for world cuisine. Snowboarding was a great way to incorporate all of these passions at once with snowboard trips to places like Japan, Turkey, Georgia and Kashmiri, searching out the best powder along with the tastiest meals.

Timeline

On-Call Banquet Server

Doubletree By Hilton
04.2020 - Current

On-Call Banquet Server

Grand Hyatt Hotel
01.2019 - 01.2020

Cross Utilized Agent

United Ground Express
01.2019 - Current

On-Call Banquet Server

Talisa Hotel By Marriott
07.2017 - 05.2019

Freelance Photographer, Photo editor/staff photographer

Vail Daily Magazine group
12.2013 - Current

Restaurant Bartender

Sato Sushi Restaurant
09.2006 - Current

Bartender

Rays Steakhouse
10.2001 - 09.2006

Bartender

Various Restaurants In NZ, Australia And UK.
01.1989 - 01.2000

Tips Certified - Tips Training

Learn2Serve

Bachelor of Communications - Journalism, Photography

Auckland University of Technology

travel, snowboarding, food and adventure.

I grew up in NZ in a restaurant family and we started traveling when I was 4years old. These early experiences gave me a taste for international adventure and passion for world cuisine. Snowboarding was a great way to incorporate all of these passions at once with snowboard trips to places like Japan, Turkey, Georgia and Kashmiri, searching out the best powder along with the tastiest meals.

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