Giulia Rivera
Los Angeles
Summary
I have strong customer service and people skills developed through extensive restaurant experience 4+ years , including hosting, serving, cooking, and bartending. I’m outgoing, enthusiastic, and dedicated to creating a welcoming environment, building positive relationships with customers and coworkers, and consistently delivering high-quality service. I take pride in being reliable, hardworking, and community-focused, always putting in my best effort and offering a helping hand.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Server/Cashier/Bartender
Pitfire Mar Vista/Venice
Mar Vista
03.2024 - Current
- Processed customer orders at point of sale, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
- Served food and cleared tables to enhance guest dining experience.
- Cut and garnish pizzas
- Obtained RBS license for responsible alcohol service, ensuring compliance with regulations.
Server
Eat this cafe
Hollywood
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Managed multiple tables and prepared drinks and mimosas.
Food Runner/Server
Salt Restaurant and Bar
Marina del Rey
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Running food and beverages to guests at the restaurant and bar.
- Provided attentive service to guests at tables in a busy restaurant setting.
- Assisted team members with various tasks to ensure smooth restaurant operations.
Hostess
Avalon beverly hills
Beverly Hills
03.2023 - 05.2023
- Welcomed guests and customers upon arrival
- Ran the open tables app
- Assigned tables to guests based on availability and preferences
- Cleared and cleaned tables to prepare for new guests
- Provided attentive service to enhance guest dining experience
Hostess
J Nichols Kitchen
Marina del Rey
02.2021 - 01.2022
- I handled various positions of being a host as greeting customers, seating customers, running food
- Bused tables to maintain cleanliness and efficiency.
- As well as making barista drinks.
- Responded to incoming telephone calls, providing information and assistance.
- Welcomed customers to restaurant and provided assistance with seating.
- Coordinated seating and organized reservations
- Coordinated and managed private parties, ensuring guest satisfaction.
- Took and processed customer to-go orders accurately and efficiently.
- Cleaned and prepared tables
- Monitored training of new employees
Fulfillment Associate
Nordstrom Rack
Culver City
10.2020 - 11.2020
- Received online orders from customers, searched the store to locate items, and packaged all orders neatly.
- Acquired essential computer skills for store operations.
- Processed customer orders efficiently and accurately in a fast-paced environment.
- Stocked shelves with merchandise, ensuring product presentation met company standards.
- Assisted customers with inquiries, providing excellent service and support.
Food Prep/ cold station
Salt Restaurant
- I don't have the official title of being back of house, but I have full knowledge of the kitchen.
- Any prep stations and salad, bar and appetizers on the cold station are a great way for me to start in back of house
Baking/decorating
self employed
- Not being officially employed after a business, I know how to decorate and bake.
- I have full knowledge of baking and decorating and know how to do a wide variety of options.
Education
High School Diploma -
Culver City High School
Culver City, CASkills
- Kitchen Experience
- Food Service
- Spirits experience
- Data entry
- Public speaking
- Telephone etiquette
- Cash Handling
- Cashiering
- Decision making
- Interviewing skills
- Serving
- Barista Experience
- Team management
- Guest services
- Craft beer experience
- People skills
- Department store knowhow
- Active listening
- Casual dining experience
- Busser
- Wine knowledge
- Restaurant Experience
- POS
- Fundraising
- Relationship building
- Cooking
- Writing Skills
- Fine dining experience
- Research
- Customer service
- Written and verbal communication
- Shift management
- Bartending
- Time Management
- Front desk
- Leadership
- Packaging
- Recordkeeping
- Hospitality
- Team collaboration
Certification
- Driver's License
- ServSafe
- Rbs
Timeline
Lead Server/Cashier/Bartender
Pitfire Mar Vista/Venice
03.2024 - Current
Server
Eat this cafe
01.2024 - 03.2024
Hostess
Avalon beverly hills
03.2023 - 05.2023
Food Runner/Server
Salt Restaurant and Bar
04.2022 - 11.2023
Hostess
J Nichols Kitchen
02.2021 - 01.2022
Fulfillment Associate
Nordstrom Rack
10.2020 - 11.2020
Food Prep/ cold station
Salt Restaurant
Baking/decorating
self employed
High School Diploma -
Culver City High School