Overview
Work History
Education
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Margaret Saunders

Brooklyn,NY

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Bartender

Chilo’s
Brooklyn, USA
04.2021 - Current
  • Mixed, garnished, and served drinks to guests
  • Provided guests with knowledge of wines, beers, spirits, and specialty cocktails
  • Worked with management to develop new seasonal drinks and pre-batched cocktails
  • Helped to coordinate, advertise, and host parties for both holidays and sporting events
  • Additionally, introduced and organized various events at the bar, including DJ nights, karaoke, and paint-and-sip sessions
  • Collaborated with management to develop and implement creative drink specials and happy hour promotion
  • Acted as the Manager on Duty when needed, overseeing bar operations, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with health department regulations
  • Stocked bar with bottles, glasses, garnish, and mixes while maintaining a cleanly and organized space

Bartender

Private Event Bartending—Self-Employed
New York, USA
04.2021 - Current
  • Bartended private events, managing all aspects of the bar service, including drink preparation, inventory, and customer interactions
  • Created signature cocktails and worked with clients to design tailored drink specials for a variety of private occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, car shows, and birthdays
  • Built strong relationships with clients to ensure repeat business and referrals for future events

Bartender

P.S. 450
New York, USA
03.2019 - 03.2020
  • Mixed, garnished, and served drinks to guests
  • Provided guests with knowledge of wines, beers, spirits, and specialty cocktails
  • Stocked bar with bottles, glasses, garnish, and mixes while maintaining a cleanly and organized space
  • Helped to host and manage weekly brunch parties and special events.

Bartender

Campeon
New York, USA
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Mixed, garnished, and served drinks to guests
  • Provided guests with knowledge of wines, beers, spirits, and specialty cocktails
  • Conducted weekly inventory
  • Helped to host sporting events and weekly watch parties.

Server

Ulysses Folk House
New York, USA
07.2014 - 09.2016
  • Greeted and sat guests, took orders, and provided information about wines, spirits, and beers, as well as daily specials
  • Assisted in daily AM and PM set-up procedures, ran food and drinks, bussed tables, and worked with Micros POS
  • Trained new servers and FOH workers on restaurant protocol and proper food handling
  • Garnished and served drinks to guests

Bartender

Spring Natural
New York, USA
03.2015 - 05.2016
  • Mixed, garnished, and served drinks to guests
  • Worked with management to develop new cocktails
  • Provided guests with knowledge of wines, beers, spirits, and specialty cocktails
  • Monitored and managed alcohol stock

Education

Master of Arts - Education

Hunter College
New York
01.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism & Spanish

New York University
New York
05.2015

Skills

  • Training other employees
  • Beers/ spirit knowledge
  • Basic knowledge of wines
  • Casual dining experience
  • Sports Bar experience
  • Team player attitude
  • New York restaurant experience
  • Experience with POS systems (Toast, MICROs, Aldelo)
  • Garnishing drinks
  • Recipe and menu memorization
  • Bar service preparation
  • Able to lift 30 pounds
  • Money handling
  • Event planning
  • Batching
  • Bar restocking
  • Health codes compliance
  • Basic mixology
  • New hire training
  • Conversant in Spanish
  • Inventory

Timeline

Bartender

Chilo’s
04.2021 - Current

Bartender

Private Event Bartending—Self-Employed
04.2021 - Current

Bartender

P.S. 450
03.2019 - 03.2020

Bartender

Campeon
09.2016 - 09.2017

Bartender

Spring Natural
03.2015 - 05.2016

Server

Ulysses Folk House
07.2014 - 09.2016

Master of Arts - Education

Hunter College

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism & Spanish

New York University
Margaret Saunders