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Overview
Work History
Education
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Achievements
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Rachel Prucha

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

  • Personable Head Bartender with strong organizational and managerial skills. Mastery of drink recipes and drink-making techniques that reflect a decade of experience behind the bar. Keen attention to detail and excellent multitasking abilities. True team player with warm disposition.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Bartender

Cotra
Brooklyn, NY
06.2023 - Current
  • Developed house and seasonal cocktails for the menu, as well as a monthly rotating cocktail for charity. Fifty percent of proceeds from the rotating cocktail are donated to my charity of choice.
  • Developed and implemented a prep, juicing, batching and sidework schedule so all team members are contributing equally to maintaining and cleaning the bar to DOH standards without relying on a barback.
  • Trained new bartenders on proper techniques for mixing drinks, batching cocktails, and clarifying and rectifying juices.
  • Ordered necessary supplies such as glassware, garnishes, and bar tools when needed.
  • Provided excellent customer service by attending to guests' needs promptly and courteously, and making connections with new and regular guests to ensure return visits.
  • Managed stock levels of all alcoholic beverages available at the bar.

Head Bartender

Trad Room
Brooklyn, NY
04.2023 - 03.2024
  • Designed and implemented new cocktails to drive customer interest and sales numbers.
  • Developed side work sheets for bartenders to complete throughout their shifts.
  • Developed batching system that ultimately sped up service and maintained consistency with all house cocktails.
  • Provided excellent customer service to ensure a welcoming environment for new and returning customers.

Head Bartender

Bar Bastion
Manhattan, NY
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Implemented a rotating cocktail menu that highlighted seasonal produce to mirror the restaurant program downstairs.
  • Created specialty cocktails for events and buyouts.
  • Single-handedly managed all prep, batching, and service until a barback was hired.
  • Conducted monthly inventory checks with management with all alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages.

Bar Manager

Evelina
Brooklyn , NY
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Managed bar staff, trained new hires, and implemented disciplinary procedures when necessary.
  • Developed drink recipes and menus to meet customer preferences while optimizing profitability.
  • Ordered and maintained an adequate supply of alcoholic beverages, glassware, garnishes, ice, napkins, straws and other items needed for drinks.
  • Monitored the performance of bartenders to ensure that all customers received prompt service in a courteous manner.

Bartender

Jungle Bird
Chelsea, NY
03.2021 - 09.2022
  • Greeted customers and provided excellent customer service.
  • Assisted in setting up the bar for service shift.
  • Provided drink suggestions to customers based on their preferences.
  • Prepared alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to recipe standards.
  • Started contributing to the menu after four months of employment, and created some of the highest selling cocktails during their rotation.

Bartender

Quality Eats
Manhattan, NY
07.2020 - 03.2021
  • Assisted in re-opening the restaurant after the pandemic hit.
  • Served tables until a bar position opened up, and was an asset in both positions until I left the company.
  • Created their highest-selling cocktail to date, which stayed on the menu until the closure of that location.

Bartender

Evelina
Brooklyn, NY
07.2019 - 03.2020
  • At my first job in New York, I quickly adjusted to the New York cocktail scene and was able to improve on my previous experience from California.
  • Learned how to provide exemplary full service to guests while working service well.
  • Kept track of all orders made by customers and communicated them promptly to kitchen staff.
  • Performed opening and closing duties including restocking supplies.

Education

High School Diploma -

Cabrillo Community College
Aptos, CA

Skills

  • Cocktail list development
  • Team leadership abilities
  • Knowledge of spirits
  • Suggestive Selling
  • Quality Control Standards
  • Service-oriented mindset
  • Creative Mixology
  • Order Management

Achievements

  • Personal achievements include features in the New York Times, Cheers and Forbes magazines, Resy mentions and reaching the semi-finals in the Tanteo Mexican Standoff in 2021 and 2022.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Head Bartender

Cotra
06.2023 - Current

Head Bartender

Trad Room
04.2023 - 03.2024

Head Bartender

Bar Bastion
01.2023 - 06.2023

Bar Manager

Evelina
07.2022 - 01.2023

Bartender

Jungle Bird
03.2021 - 09.2022

Bartender

Quality Eats
07.2020 - 03.2021

Bartender

Evelina
07.2019 - 03.2020

High School Diploma -

Cabrillo Community College

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