Kelly Ford
Oak View,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
The Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, TX
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Ensured high-quality beverage service for guests at special functions
- Assembled and disassembled bar areas to support seamless event execution.
- Coordinated bar setup activities to meet event schedules
- Streamlined customer interactions by balancing speed, quality, and regulatory compliance.
Bartender
The Crescent Hotel, HEI Hotels and Resorts
Fort Worth, TX
11.2023 - 01.2025
- Banquet bartender
- Configured and disassembled bar setups.
- Inventory and consumption counts
- Enhanced guest satisfaction by providing exceptional bartending services and maintaining a clean, organized bar
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
Bartender
Atico Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
03.2024 - 10.2024
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Staff regularly attended classes with liquor reps, distilleries, breweries and wineries
Bartender
River Ranch Stockyards
09.2022 - 01.2024
- Bartender for private events
- Facilitated successful execution of high-volume events.
- Set up/ break down bars/ inventory
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
Bartender
Boomer Jacks
Lake Worth
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Bartender for everyday service and during game days
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
- Reduced wait times for drinks by efficiently managing the bar area and prioritizing orders.
Bartender
Reata Restaurant
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Bartender for everyday service and private events
- High volume establishment
- Train new bartenders
- Created craft cocktails from scratch ingredients
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
Education
Cosmetology - Current Cosmetology License For TX/CA
Paul Mitchell
Santa Barbara09.2014
Skills
- Skills and Experience:
- More than ten years of experience in the food and beverage industry as a manager, bartender and server
- Taproom experience pouring and serving a wide variety of craft beer
- Bartending in high volume restaurants, night clubs, resorts and country clubs
- Extensive knowledge of beer, wine, liquor and craft cocktails
- Memory and attention to detail, including the ability to remain organized and juggle several tasks at once with accuracy
- People skills, including friendliness and composure Ability to read the room and diffuse situations appropriately
- Proficient in word and excel
Timeline
Bartender
The Hotel Drover
10.2024 - 02.2025
Bartender
Atico Fort Worth
03.2024 - 10.2024
Bartender
The Crescent Hotel, HEI Hotels and Resorts
11.2023 - 01.2025
Bartender
River Ranch Stockyards
09.2022 - 01.2024
Bartender
Boomer Jacks
06.2022 - 12.2022
Bartender
Reata Restaurant
01.2022 - 07.2022
Cosmetology - Current Cosmetology License For TX/CA
Paul Mitchell