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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Bartender

Kate Brand

Clearwater,FL

Summary

Katherine "Kate" Brand What's got two thumbs and loves encountering quality of life enhancers? This applicant does. Experienced with more than 17 Years in the hospitality industry, 6 Years management/supervisor experience. Capable and passionate about serving customers well while exceeding customer expectations and maintaining poise and sense of humor in demanding environments. Strong history of exceptional service in high volume and fast paced establishments.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Driver

Uber Eats
01.2024 - Current
  • Deliver food and grocery orders safely and promptly to customers.
  • Became Pro Gold status the first week
  • 5star rated
  • Followed all relevant traffic laws and safety regulations.
  • Utilized GPS and other navigation tools to plan routes and stay on schedule.
  • Delivered goods and products to customer on time and in excellent condition.

Fine Dining Event Server/Bartender

Qwick
09.2023 - Current
  • Event server that typically have 500+ guests.
  • Most recent event venues are Armature works, Tampa Yacht Club, and The Motor Enclave. Of which the position is hand selected.
  • Tasks include but aren't limited to: event set up and take down, cocktail serving, food running and table bussing.

Bartender/Server

Becca's Busy Bees
06.2023 - Current
  • I bartend private events like weddings and other gatherings/celebrations
  • Set up tables/prepare food to be cooked
  • Set up bar area, stock bottles, glasses, tend to small final touches
  • Serve drinks and hors d'oeuvres, collect waste, be on my toes watching for spills or any other assistance needed.

Server/Bartender/Expo

Sekushi
02.2022 - 11.2022
  • Checked customer IDs, licenses and identification
  • Worked dinner, closing and lunch shift
  • Prepared and served alcoholic beverages
  • Worked dinner, closing and lunch shift
  • Maintained safety standards
  • Experience with fast paced dining establishments
  • Provided exemplary customer service

Bartender/Server

Billy Bricks
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • I live in the tower this restaurant is located at the bottom of and they had a major staff turnover so I just filled in and bartended 1-2 days a week while they built the new crew
  • They offered me a permanent position that would ultimately render my friend her job, but I started working at Sekushi and between not wanting to do that to my friend and
  • I parted ways in good standing.

Medical Office Coordinator

Surgery Consultants of Florida
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Data entry
  • Patient intake and triage
  • Tasks include taking vitals, charting, prepping doctors notes, and sterilizing rooms and equipment between patients.

Front Office Manager/Audiology Assistant/Technician

Audiology Associates of Southern Oregon
05.2020 - 03.2021
  • Opening and closing the office at the beginning and end of each day
  • Scheduling
  • Inbound calls and confirmation calls
  • Checking in patients, creating charts, checking insurance
  • Taking payments
  • Creating contracts and other personal patient documents, scanning documents/ patient files, contacting patients from doctor referrals, keeping insurance and patient information up to date
  • Physician marketing outreach
  • Cleaning and checking hearing aids, changing hearing aid tubing, receiver wires, and domes
  • Aiding patients with bluetooth pairing and app settings/connection on their phone
  • Entering in audiograms
  • Keeping the office clean, sanitized, and comfortable
  • Audigy Certified

Business Owner and Operator

Sweet Tooth Canndy, LLC
03.2015 - 03.2021
  • Crop cultivation
  • Constructing two 96'x40' greenhouses and other required infrastructure
  • Keeping in compliance with state, local, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules and regulations
  • Green house maintenance
  • Employee hiring and firing, management supervising and training
  • Compliance oversight
  • Inventory
  • Production
  • Marketing, packaging, sales, quality control, inventory checks and coordinating orders and scheduling deliveries
  • We owned this business in Oregon for 6 years
  • We moved from downtown St
  • Petersburg, FL in March 2015 to brave a business venture opportunity in southern Oregon
  • My ex husband and I built and ran the company for 4.5 years until a wholesaler picked us up and thus rendering my workload
  • When Covid-19 happened, our sales dropped significantly and the wholesaler was not able to make the sales they had been making since fall of 2019
  • While looking for ways to revamp the business, my husband got an offer to buy him out of the whole business- sold it and moved back home- for good.

Audiology Assistant/ Audiology Technician

09.2020 - 01.2021
  • I have taken and completed the Core Audiology Assistant Training from Audiology Academy in 2020
  • Food Handler Certification

Server/Waiter

06.2002 - 01.2015
  • Brief job related experience summary prior to 2015:
  • Almost all of my prior work experience was in the service industry. I worked at Quiznos in high school, then village tavern (fine dining in Winston-Salem, NC) for almost 2 years- where I started as a hostess and learned serving. I proceeded to serve at Applebees, Blowing Rock Country Club, Gianni and Guitano's Italian Fine Dining, Okeefs (bartend), Island Way Grill (server), Crowley's (bartend) and worked for my family's liquor store (Island Estates Liquors) and bar (LesPartners) for 3 years
  • I did 10 months as a medical technician Due to the business aspect of it, morally and ethically it's just not for me
  • Hospitality is in my blood. My great grandparents had a well known diner in Connecticut, and my grandparents opened The Sherwood, on the corner Beach and Central of downtown St. Petersburg in the 1940s.
  • My family has successfully worked in the industry until the last bar and package store closed in 2020. If you have any questions about any of my employment please let me know.

Education

Diploma - Patient Care Technician Program 720hours

Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
07.2010

200h Registered Yoga Instructor - Yoga Teacher Training

Ashland Yoga Center
Ashland, OR
11.2020

Realtor

Bob Hogue School of Real Estate
St. Petersburg, FL

Biology & Health Science

Meredith College
Raleigh, NC

High School Diploma -

Mount Tabor High School
Winston Salem, NC
05.2004

Junior High School -

Summit School
Winston-Salem, NC

Skills

  • Remaining calm and keeping focus in stressful situations
  • Creative Direction/problem solving
  • Communication & active listening
  • Restaurant experience
  • Serving
  • Bartending
  • High Availability
  • Host/Hostess
  • Proper Table Setup
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Menu Memorization
  • Event Service
  • Upselling Skills
  • Staff Training
  • POS System Operations
  • Order Accuracy
  • Table Monitoring and Turnover
  • Wine and Liquor Service
  • High Energy and Stamina
  • Beverage Preparation
  • Adaptable and Flexible
  • High-Volume Dining
  • Menu Memorization and Presentation
  • Table Bussing
  • Food Running
  • Ability to Lift 30 Pounds
  • Quality Control
  • Cleaning and Sanitizing
  • Age Verification
  • Service Prioritization

Additional Information

  • Willing to relocate to:, Authorized to work in the US for any employer

A few reviews...

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Timeline

Driver

Uber Eats
01.2024 - Current

Fine Dining Event Server/Bartender

Qwick
09.2023 - Current

Bartender/Server

Becca's Busy Bees
06.2023 - Current

Server/Bartender/Expo

Sekushi
02.2022 - 11.2022

Bartender/Server

Billy Bricks
01.2022 - 03.2022

Medical Office Coordinator

Surgery Consultants of Florida
05.2021 - 09.2021

Audiology Assistant/ Audiology Technician

09.2020 - 01.2021

Front Office Manager/Audiology Assistant/Technician

Audiology Associates of Southern Oregon
05.2020 - 03.2021

Business Owner and Operator

Sweet Tooth Canndy, LLC
03.2015 - 03.2021

Server/Waiter

06.2002 - 01.2015

Diploma - Patient Care Technician Program 720hours

Ultimate Medical Academy

200h Registered Yoga Instructor - Yoga Teacher Training

Ashland Yoga Center

Realtor

Bob Hogue School of Real Estate

Biology & Health Science

Meredith College

High School Diploma -

Mount Tabor High School

Junior High School -

Summit School

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