Mikaela Barnes
Dallas,TX
Summary
Motivated Service Worker with exceptional social skills, communication abilities and customer service background. Dedicated to following health and safety guidelines and handling food items properly. Pursues every opportunity to support team members and proactively address issues.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bartender/Server
Fortunate Son
03.2024 - Current
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
- Prepared custom drink orders by accurately measuring and mixing house ingredients.
Bartender/Server
Dallas Cowboys Club, DFW Airport
09.2022 - 04.2024
- Verify identification and age requirements of customers
- Obtained cash bank and stocked service bar to prepare for operation.
- Mix traditional and creative cocktails
- Process payment from customers
- Make suggestions based on customer tastes and preferences
- Open and maintain tabs throughout their shift
- Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
- Adhered to state laws regarding alcoholic beverage services and customer regulations.
Administrative Comptroller
Meyers Garden // Alamo Club
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Perform payroll functions, such as maintaining timekeeping information and processing and submitting payroll.
- Maintain and update all technology, including website, POS, and social media.
- Maintain an organized sales overview and relay all invoices in and out of the companies to financial supervisors.
- Assist in anything the owners needed to schedule both in and out of office.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 50 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
Education
Associate of Science - General Studies - Science
Dallas College
Dallas, TX08.2026
Associate of Arts - General Studies - Arts
Dallas College
Dallas, TX10-2014
Some College (No Degree) - Arts, Technology, and Political Science
University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX10-2014
Skills
- ServSafe - Food Handlers certified
- Team training and development
- TABC certified
- Payment processing
- Menu memorization
- Health codes compliance
- Mixology
- Bar restocking
- Customer service
Certification
- ServSafe Certified, expires April 24, 2027
- TABC Certified, expires April 24, 2027
- Notary Public of Texas, expires July 13, 2026
- Ordained Minister, Universal Life Church, March 18, 2026
Timeline
Bartender/Server
Fortunate Son
03.2024 - Current
Bartender/Server
Dallas Cowboys Club, DFW Airport
09.2022 - 04.2024
Administrative Comptroller
Meyers Garden // Alamo Club
10.2021 - 09.2022
Associate of Science - General Studies - Science
Dallas College
Associate of Arts - General Studies - Arts
Dallas College
Some College (No Degree) - Arts, Technology, and Political Science
University of Texas At Dallas