Hugo Martinez
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialist with an extensive and strong background in Fine Dining and Restaurant & Retail management. Excels at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. Broad industry experience includes On premise/Off premise purchasing, sales and management. Working with multiple portfolios from major nationwide distributors as well as niche market boutique distributors and the multiple sales teams attached to them.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant General Manager
Urbanspace NYC/Chicago
Chicago, IL
09.2021 - Current
- Managed day to day operations of a major 23 booth food hall.
- Trained and managed staff of 14 people to maintain standards set by the company. Aided in logistics of final build out stages, including: Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry.
- Maintained property doing necessary repairs as needed.
- Developed promotions to increase business and visibility. In charge of all supply ordering and staff scheduling.
- Am an integral part of the team charged with opening the second location at the Willis Tower to open late 2022.
Senior Club Manager Scout Seats/Scout Lounge
White Sox/Levy Guaranteed Rate Field
Chicago, Illinois
03.2020 - 09.2021
- Trained extensively on protocols and procedures at Senior Club Management level.
- Familiarized myself with coworkers and property.
- Trained with Human Resources on required annual modules for management.
- Helped close down the property due to the Quarantine/Stay at Home order that went into effect March 21, 2020.
- Worked from home with the management team brainstorming ideas on how to make appropriate safety protocol changes to be in compliance with impending new CDC and local Health Department regulations due to Covid-19.
- Sourced first version of protective masks for staff with 2020 White Sox Logo. Furloughed on May 02, 2020 due to Covid-19.
- Returned to work April 01, 2021. Worked on reopening property under new guidelines set by MLB and The City of Chicago starting at 25% capacity up to !00%.
- Retrained returning staff on CDC protocols as well as new company guidelines and procedures.
Midwest Sales Manager
Broken Earth Winery
Chicago, IL
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Work cohesively with upper management at Broken Earth Winery and our Illinois distribution partner Breakthru Beverage Group in establishing new accounts, while providing exceptional maintenance to existing accounts.
- Represented the brand and its sustainability mission statement to the utmost deserved prestige at any and all times.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients showcasing the success and credibility of Broken Earth Winery products.
Salaried Manager Restaurant/Retail Division
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Chicago, IL
05.2017 - 01.2019
- Managed day to day operations of a $2M Flagship Restaurant & Retail location.
- Responsible for logistics in ordering and inventories as well as training and managing a staff of up to 40 people.
- Passed all inspections by the City of Chicago as well as NSF International with top marks.
- Maintained the store in a position of 1 of2 stores out of 24 meeting fiscal expectations exceeding sales vs previous year's sales, while meeting and surpassing the current year's budget set by the company.
Beer, Wine & Spirits Lead
Mariano's
333 E. Benton Place, Chicago, IL 60625
04.2014 - 05.2017
- Managed day to day operations of a $4.2M Beer Wine & Spirits department.
- In charge of all purchasing for the department in all categories of products offered
- Worked cohesively with upward of thirty sales representatives on a weekly basis to insure consistent product availability to consumers. Also worked with their respective portfolios to introduce new products that would appeal to the demographic that regularly shops there.
- Maintained the department to and above the standards set by the company including building product displays while following the monthly programming directives coming from the company's Beer, Wine & Spirits division.
- Advanced the department's company ranking from a bottom twenty percentile in sales and profit to a top five position out of 36 stores in my first six months.
Specialized Corporate Chauffeur
Chicago Private Car
5315 W. Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
04.2013 - 04.2014
- Worked locally as part of a global corporate transportation group
- Chauffeured corporate clients in town for financial and business road shows
- In charge of planning safe and efficient routes from arrival to departure for corporate clients visiting multiple locations in and around the tri state area
- Established and maintained excellent customer relationships
Bar Manager
J. Patrick's Bar and Grill
1367 W. Erie St, Chicago, IL 60642
01.2012 - 04.2013
- 20+years bartending experience
- Served multiple customers at the bar and throughout the bar area
- Collaborated with management in creating a list of signature drinks that increased bar revenue by 30%
- Managed bar revenues and product inventory
Security Director
Boulevard3 Nightclub
6523 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
02.2007 - 01.2012
- Charged with all security aspects and operations for one of Los Angeles premier nightlife destinations that entertains upward of 500 guests an evening.
- Managed staff of up to 30 professionals in charge of safety of guests as well as protection of assets of the venue.
- Due to the high profile of certain private events, I was entrusted with maintaining discretion of guest lists to post award show functions and movie premiere after parties.
- Played an integral part in the drafting of the security plan kept on file with both the insurance company that provided coverage as well as the L.A.P.D.
- Responded to calls in both routine and emergency situations.
- Maintained accurate and detailed logs of all events that occurred during each shift.
Education
High School Diploma -
Roosevelt High School
Skills
- Excellent people skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Social perceptiveness
- Extremely focused in aspects of organization
- Meticulously attentive to detail
- Adapt to diverse groups
- Shipment processing
- Expert in identifying opportunities for trending, new and seasonal products
- Extensive, demographic specific, beer, wine and spirit preference knowledge
Certification
Certified Level I Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas
City of Chicago Livery Chauffeur's License
ServSafe Manager Certified
Timeline
Assistant General Manager
Urbanspace NYC/Chicago
09.2021 - Current
Senior Club Manager Scout Seats/Scout Lounge
White Sox/Levy Guaranteed Rate Field
03.2020 - 09.2021
Midwest Sales Manager
Broken Earth Winery
01.2019 - 10.2019
Salaried Manager Restaurant/Retail Division
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
05.2017 - 01.2019
Beer, Wine & Spirits Lead
Mariano's
04.2014 - 05.2017
Specialized Corporate Chauffeur
Chicago Private Car
04.2013 - 04.2014
Bar Manager
J. Patrick's Bar and Grill
01.2012 - 04.2013
Security Director
Boulevard3 Nightclub
02.2007 - 01.2012
High School Diploma -
Roosevelt High School