Katie Dearing
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Hardworking Bartender with experience in large-scale, high volume casual dining establishments. Committed to upholding highest standards of customer service and safe food handling practices. Well-versed mixologist with diverse menu of memorized drink recipes. Friendly with exceptional leadership and team work skills. Keep work area clean, stocked and conveniently organized at all times. Successful in delivering quality service in fast-paced environments with high-volumes of patrons. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Sesh Brewing Company
Saint Petersburg, FL
08.2024 - Current
- 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.
Bartender
Yardhouse
Tampa, FL
01.2024 - Current
- Built connections with guests and the community to increase guest satisfaction.
- Upheld strict regulations for safe alcohol service and food safety. Verified drinking age requirements of customers by carefully reviewing photo identification.
- Handled big parties and restaurant buy outs while providing excellent service and by upholding the restaurant guest standard.
- Studied bar drinks while learning the recipes and how to build the cocktails to cross train as a Bartender.
Bartender
Bjs Restaurants Inc
Pinellas Park, FL
04.2020 - Current
- Served high customer volumes during nights and weekends. While handling simultaneous customer, team, and business needs.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, and sanitation protocol.
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and customer demands.
- Explained daily specials and beverage promotions to exceed daily sales goals.
- Recruited and trained new bartenders to help maintain talented team.
- Verified drinking age requirements of customers by carefully reviewing photo identification.
- Upheld strict regulations for safe alcohol service and food safety. Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
Education
Associate of Arts -
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FLMortgage Loan Originator License -
Mortgage Educators And Compliance
Tampa, FL05.
Skills
- Energetic and Outgoing
- Health Code, Age Identification, and Liquor Law Compliance
- Hospitality Service Expertise
- Craft Cocktail Preparation
- Private Events/Catering Banquet Events
- Suggestive Selling
- Attending Multiple Customers/ Exceeding Guest Satisfaction and Patron Experiences
- Billing and Payment Processing (Aloha POS)
- Cocktail Service
- Clear and Effective Communication
- Ability to Lift 30 Pounds
- Custom Drink Preparation
- Liquor, Beer and Wine Knowledge
- High-Volume Environments
- Responsible Serving
- Maintaining Clean Bar
- Serv Safe Alcohol Certified
Timeline
Bartender
Sesh Brewing Company
08.2024 - Current
Bartender
Yardhouse
01.2024 - Current
Bartender
Bjs Restaurants Inc
04.2020 - Current
Associate of Arts -
St Petersburg College
Mortgage Loan Originator License -
Mortgage Educators And Compliance