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Gaylinne Kenney

Gaylinne Kenney

Hospitality Professional
New Orleans,La

Work History

Bartender/Server

Creole Cuisine Concepts
New Orleans, LA
02.2022 - Current
  • Greeted guests with friendliness and professionalism.
  • Worked in close collaboration with team members to ensure customers received high-quality service.
  • Trained new hires to sll aspects of service
  • Checked identification of guests to verify age requirements for alcohol purchase.
  • Mixed and served both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for patrons by following standard recipes and procedures.

Bartender

Murphy’s Brew House /Mugshots,Westwego
Gretna, La.
11.2014 - 09.2016
  • Setting up and stocking bar, condiments, garnishes, mixing and serving beverages, draft beer, bottled beer, assorted snacks and merchandise sales.
  • Video poker and credit card cashiering, including maintaining tabs in a high volume setting.
  • Assisting in preparing pre-mixed house specialty drinks and shots, craft cocktail creations and specials
  • Assisting guests with jukebox, pool and foos ball tables, when necessary, while serving regulars with prompt, friendly, if not, entertaining service
  • Assisted in inventory, ordering, receiving
  • New hire training
  • This began as a fill-in position and developed into a steady, yet temporary, schedule.m

Desk Assistant/Used Car Sales

Todd's Complete Auto / TEK Automotive
Harvey, Louisiana
03.2007 - 05.2015
  • Planned and coordinated logistics and materials for board meetings, committee meetings, and staff events.
  • Trained and supervised employees on office policies and procedures.
  • Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries.
  • Completed daily logs for management review.
  • Served as corporate liaison for finance, IT, and marketing departments.
  • Managed data and correspondence to secure information across complex landscapes of organizational departments.
  • Directed automation of office procedures such as correspondence management, recordkeeping and online communications.
  • Streamlined office operations by effectively monitoring and addressing client correspondence and data communications.
  • Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
  • Built strong sales team through careful hiring, training and managing practices.
  • Developed site-level strategic plans focused on delivering increased EBITDA, free cash flow and organic sales growth.
  • Planned and carried out marketing activities to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values and timescales.
  • Used computerized data management systems to organize immense datasets and coordinate care details for large patient bases.
  • Used [Software] to prepare daily and monthly reports regarding claimed tips, alcohol usage and overall sales to cross-reference with accounting.
  • Processed sales transactions with point of sale system, upselling loyalty program and private label credit cards.
  • Used knowledge of career opportunities, labor market trends and global economics to assist students in understanding marketable abilities and career interests.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.

Bartender/Beverage Server

Boomtown Casino
Harvey, La.
02.2011 - 12.2014
  • Basic bartending and service bartending responsibilities including stocking, cleaning, bar-backing/ beverage serving, as needed, providing guests with prompt and friendly beverage service, while developing a familiarity with regular guests, providing information of promotions, give-a-ways, food venue hours & menus, etc.
  • Micros cashiering, Hot Dog preparation and sales, including in-house credit/players cards procedures
  • Training new hires

Bartender/ Room Service Server

Round House Bar & Grill
Gretna, La.
02.2010 - 02.2011
  • Full service Bartending, food service, Room Service, Greeting, Seating, bussing, food service, including suggestive selling, in a fast paced high volume hotel restaurant.
  • Micros cashiering, including in-house guest room charge and meal voucher procedures, desert and soup/salad buffet preparation and stocking, cleaning

Server/Bartender/Hostess/Busser

The Beef Connection
Gretna, La.
08.2009 - 05.2010
  • Full service, table-side fine dining serving, bartending, including wine sales, manual orders and calculations, credit card sales, take-out orders, stocking, cleaning, setting tables, prep and pantry cooking, lobster weighing, sales, preparations, dessert, soup and salad preparations and service

Bartender

Star Steak and Lobster
New Orleans, Louisiana
03.2003 - 05.2008

Full service bar including frozen drinks, Wine sales and service

  • Made friendly conversation with customers to provide enjoyable dining experience.
  • Checked identification cards for proof of age prior to serving alcohol beverages.

Full service restauran with table side service

Timeline

Bartender/Server

Creole Cuisine Concepts
02.2022 - Current

Bartender

Murphy’s Brew House /Mugshots,Westwego
11.2014 - 09.2016

Bartender/Beverage Server

Boomtown Casino
02.2011 - 12.2014

Bartender/ Room Service Server

Round House Bar & Grill
02.2010 - 02.2011

Server/Bartender/Hostess/Busser

The Beef Connection
08.2009 - 05.2010

Desk Assistant/Used Car Sales

Todd's Complete Auto / TEK Automotive
03.2007 - 05.2015

Bartender

Star Steak and Lobster
03.2003 - 05.2008

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
Gaylinne KenneyHospitality Professional