Doroteo (Dory) Garcia

Neighborhood Brewery and Scratch Kitchen

• Managed bar staff, trained new hires, and implemented disciplinary procedures when necessary.
• Reviewed monthly sales reports to identify areas of improvement and growth opportunities.
• Monitored the performance of bartenders to ensure that all customers received prompt service in a courteous manner.
• Negotiated purchase agreements with vendors to obtain best pricing on supplies.

Casual Fine Dining Shared plates with cider.

• Ordered and maintained an adequate supply of alcoholic beverages, glassware, garnishes, ice, napkins, straws and other items needed for drinks.
• Developed drink recipes and menus to meet customer preferences while optimizing profitability.
• Maintained accurate records of liquor inventory and purchases for budgeting purposes.
• Assisted with planning special events such as wine tastings or cocktail parties.

Upscale Casual Destination spot, event space, production facility.

• Maintain a bar program that not only caters to lunch and dinner service but we provide the same relative bar experience to separate weddings, corporate events and large parties that are held in other spaces not in the main dining room within the large grounds of the venue.
• Oversee a team of up to 10 bartenders.
• Quick understanding and knowledge of food, dessert, wine, cider and cocktail menu's
• Lead trainer
• Writing protocols(SOP) for a successful bar
  Knowledge of big destination restaurant operations

Family Value Dining Casual neighborhood bar and grill.

• Recognized as one of the top ten bartenders in Chili's brand out of 1200 locations worldwide.
• Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
• Assisted servers with specialty drinks orders by preparing on-demand items.
• Recruited and trained new bartenders and barbacks to help maintain a talented team.
• Served high customer volumes during
  special events, nights and weekends.