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Jennifer Cruz

Easton,PA

Summary

Industrious Bartender with broad experience in variety of bars. Remains calm and poised in fast-paced environments. Prepared to handle high-volume service situations. Familiar with wide range of beers, liquors, wine and cocktails. Works great with team members to serve customers and meet demand. Always ready to help others and reliable in keeping bar organized, stocked and ready for customers. Friendly Bartender with expertise concocting cocktail drinks and alcoholic beverages. Familiar with numerous drinking-making techniques. Well-rounded Bartender committed to providing guests with genuine hospitality and delivering exceptional services in bar area. Talented and skilled multitasker comfortable juggling competing priorities. Polished in concocting specialty cocktails and adding inspiration to new menus. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Bartender

Club Obsession's
Hampton, NJ
01.2023 - 11.2024
  • Cleansed glasses with sanitizing solution after each use.
  • Trained new bartenders on drink preparation and upselling techniques.
  • Carefully inspected identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
  • Monitored bar inventory and promptly restocked low items before depletion.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing intoxication and handling intoxicated guests.
  • Maintained safety and sanitation standards with firm enforcement amongst bar staff.

Clothing Sales Associate

Costco
Flemington, NJ
10.2016 - 04.2017
  • Stocked shelves and supplies and organized displays to focus customer attention on specific items.
  • Communicated item availability with retail team members and shoppers.
  • Attended staff meetings to stay up-to-date on changes in store policies or procedures.
  • Conducted price comparisons between similar items from different stores upon customer request.
  • Coordinated and merchandised seasonal collections and designs based on trending styles.
  • Performed stock processing by filling and stocking floor racks and backstock racks.

Cashier

Smokin' Joe's Tobacco
Nazareth, PA
10.2015 - 10.2016
  • Helped with purchases and signed customers up for rewards program.
  • Greeted customers and answered any questions they had about the store's products and services.
  • Verified customer age requirement for alcohol or tobacco purchases.
  • Boosted customer satisfaction levels by going extra mile to personalize service for each customer.
  • Maintained clean and orderly checkout areas by sanitizing register belts, emptying trash cans and organizing candy racks.
  • Tracked company inventories, moved excess stock and arranged products to improve sales.

Server

Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Easton, PA
11.2012 - 05.2013
  • Followed health safety guidelines when preparing and serving food products.
  • Satisfied customers by topping off drinks and offering condiments, napkins and other items.
  • Prepared checks, itemizing total meal costs and taxes.
  • Greeted guests and provided menus.
  • Took orders from customers accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Stayed informed about daily specials, new menu items, promotions.
  • Set up tables in between patrons to reduce wait times.
  • Collaborated with other restaurant staff members to ensure efficient operations within the restaurant environment.

Education

GED -

Easton Area High School
Easton, PA
06-2016

Skills

  • Beverage Preparation
  • Suggestive Selling
  • Health Codes Compliance
  • Payment Processing

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Bartender

Club Obsession's
01.2023 - 11.2024

Clothing Sales Associate

Costco
10.2016 - 04.2017

Cashier

Smokin' Joe's Tobacco
10.2015 - 10.2016

Server

Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
11.2012 - 05.2013

GED -

Easton Area High School
Jennifer Cruz