Jay Ford
Porterville,CA
Summary
Dynamic bartender with a proven track record at Elks Club, excelling in high-volume service and crafting exceptional cocktails. Renowned for strong multitasking and customer service skills, I fostered a loyal clientele while maintaining compliance with health regulations. My engaging personality and commitment to teamwork enhanced the overall guest experience.
Work History
Bartender
Elks Club
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
- Assisted with staff training, sharing expertise in bartending techniques and customer service best practices.
Bartender
Copa Cabana
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
- Assisted with staff training, sharing expertise in bartending techniques and customer service best practices.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Occupational Therapy
06.1986
I have also attended bar tending school in 2015 after working 5 years as a bartender in a club setting prior. Because I had a different profession for several years also in customer service
Skills
- Strong multitasking
- Customer service
- Highly reliable
- Team player attitude
- Clear and effective communication
- Patience and tolerance
- Outgoing personality
- Engaging personality
- Cleanliness and hygiene
- Customer service expertise
- Responsible alcohol service
- Complex Problem-solving
- Payment processing
- Handling difficult customers
- Cash register operation
- Menu memorization
- Memory retention
- Hospitality service expertise
- Service-oriented mindset
- Professional appearance
- Inventory
- Beverage preparation
- Team training and development
- Classic cocktails
- Food running
- Health codes compliance
- Changing beer kegs
- Creative mixology
- Ordering bar supplies
- Food preparation
- Preparing garnishes
- Garnishing drinks
- Mixology
- Liquor restocking
Timeline
Bartender - Elks Club
Bartender - Copa Cabana
Florida International University - Bachelor Of Science, Occupational Therapy
Certification
- [Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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