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Mark McEachren

San Marcos,CA

Summary

To obtain a position that will complement my experience and passion for entertainment, premium service & Fun! Knowledgeable in Health, Wellness & Sales with over 30 years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Professional Commercial Actor

Self-employeed
Los Angeles
03.2020 - Current

Full time commercial actor. National, regional, local productions. Lifestyle model. Testimonial actor. Product description. Background & Extra work.

Farm to Table, Casual Fine Dining Server

Jewell Gardens
Skagway, Alaska
04.2019 - Current
  • Restaurant server, charged with establishing all FOH policies & procedures, implementation, and continued follow through, event host, wine list consultant, lead server, acting manager on duty

Casual Fine Dining Server

Turners Kitchen + Bar
Leesburg, Florida
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Lunch & Dinner fine dining responsibilities, in-depth menu knowledge, in-depth knowledge of restaurant history, in-depth knowledge of chef/owner's personal history, background, and experience, anchor server for VIP guests

Fine Dining Server

Arizona Room, Xanterra Resorts
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
10.2012 - 12.2016
  • Lunch & dinner fine dining server responsibilities: lead server, scheduling responsibilities, daily station rotation for all servers, work directly with unit manager on all special occasions & VIP requirements, MOD in absence of manager

Fine Dining Server

Gerard's Restaurant
Lahaina, Maui
03.2010 - 01.2012
  • Premier fine dining server responsibilities: in-depth knowledge of world-class wine list, specifically trained by Chef Gerard and veteran staff to describe food pairings, ingredients and sauces; private party and special event server

Production and Quality Control

Tedeschi Winery
Maui, Hawaii
08.2006 - 04.2010
  • Appointee to tasting team responsible for creating the hues & characteristics of all new wines, responsible for quality control in all phases of new wine batches beginning from fermentation to bottling, assist in all aspects of bottling from start to finish; running disgorging line

General Manager

Restaurant Sevilla
Santa Barbara, California
03.2005 - 08.2006
  • Responsible for all front house activities and employees; including weekly manager meetings scheduling, hiring and training of employees, contractor budgets, marketing budgets, promotional budgets, promotion implementation, private party planning, daily bookkeeping, daily banking requirements, wine & liquor inventory, charity liaison, celebrity liaison, media liaison, company spokesperson for community events

Fine Dining Server

Antonia's Restaurant
Key West, Florida
11.1997 - 07.2002
  • All fine dining server responsibilities; an extensive wine, knowledge, expertise in gourmet food pairing, lead server, catering assistant, private party planner, events assistant, community liaison, wine and liquor inventory

Education

High School Diploma -

Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton, CA
06-1983

Skills

  • Business Administration
  • Business Development
  • Program Administration
  • Service Quality Improvement
  • Sales
  • Branding
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Quality Management
  • Customer Retention
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Event Management and Promotion
  • Customer experiences
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Marketing
  • Sales expertise
  • Leadership and team building

Timeline

Professional Commercial Actor

Self-employeed
03.2020 - Current

Farm to Table, Casual Fine Dining Server

Jewell Gardens
04.2019 - Current

Casual Fine Dining Server

Turners Kitchen + Bar
08.2017 - 12.2017

Fine Dining Server

Arizona Room, Xanterra Resorts
10.2012 - 12.2016

Fine Dining Server

Gerard's Restaurant
03.2010 - 01.2012

Production and Quality Control

Tedeschi Winery
08.2006 - 04.2010

General Manager

Restaurant Sevilla
03.2005 - 08.2006

Fine Dining Server

Antonia's Restaurant
11.1997 - 07.2002

High School Diploma -

Amador Valley High School
Mark McEachren