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Richard Williamson

Owasso

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Bartender

SideCar Barley and Wine Bar
08.2024 - Current
  • General bartender and MOD duties, ie, IDing, greeting and salutations, and menu recommendations with up-selling.
  • Craft snd serve a wide variety of cocktails, beers, and wines to patrons in a fast-paced bar environment. All drinks poured to specific recipes.
  • Extensive knowledge of mixology techniques, flavor profiles, and menu items
  • Develop repeat guests.
  • Responsible cash and credit card handling.
  • Accurate register close-out.
  • Responsible Alcohol management.
  • Restocking according to par lists.
  • Keep a clean and sanitary bar during and closing a shift.
  • Train incoming bartenders on company specs.
  • Assisted in creating the bar map for each new specialty drink menu.

Bar Manager/Lead Bartender

The Docks Seafood and Raw Bar
02.2022 - 07.2024
  • Opening Team 02/2022
  • Assisted with the bar map/layout amd general build-out before opening.
  • Greet and assist guests with food and beverage selection through accurate description of food and drink menus including upselling.
  • Accurately pouring specialty cocktails, adhering to recipes in timely manner.
  • Develop repeat guests.
  • Responsible cash and debit/credit card handling.
  • Adhering to all food and drink safety and sanitation standards including following all state and local liquor ordinations.
  • Responsible for all other applicable bartender duties, ie, IDing, stocking to par levels, keeping a clean bar, etc.
  • Assisted in installation and daily changes for Toast POS.
  • Assisted in development of specialty drink menu and wine menu.
  • Development of SOPs for daily inventory reconciliation, opening and closing duties and pars for the bar as well as liquor backup room.
  • Responsible for weekly liquor, wine and beer orders through six vendors.
  • Responsible for daily consumables order.
  • Assist with monthly inventory.
  • Interviewing and training incoming bartenders and servers.
  • ServeSafe Responsible Alcohol Handling certificate.
  • Winner of 2022 KeyWest Hemmingway Distillery, Papas Pilar rum cocktail contest.
  • Winner of Best Seafood, Bubba awards, Key West, 2024

Bar Manager/Bartender

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe, Park Prime Steakhouse
01.2015 - 03.2020
  • Casino/Restaurant Opening Team 2015
  • Park Prime Steakhouse @ Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe
  • Assist in specialty drink menu creation.
  • Greet and assist guests with food and beverage selection through accurate description of food, drink and wine menus.
  • Accurately pouring specialty cocktails adhering to recipes in timely manner.
  • Develop repeat guests.
  • Responsible for all other applicable bartender duties, ie, IDing, greeting and salutations, and accurate specialty drink pouring.
  • Managed wine list, 25 wines by the glass and 100+ wines by the bottle.
  • Assisted with development of quarterly wine dinner and bourbon dinner series.
  • Set par levels and weekly ordering of liquors, wines, and consumables.
  • Monthly inventory and reconciliation.
  • VIP services and private party coordination.
  • Attended Southern Wine and Spirits 8 week wine program for wine sommelier level 1 test.
  • ServeSafe Responsible Alcohol handling certificate.
  • Train incoming bartenders and servers.
  • Reference, Peter Vitolo, Beverage director, 702-494-7202

Bartender/Trainer

Hard Rock Cafe
01.2003 - 01.2015
  • Greet and assist guests with food and beverage selection through accurate description of food and drink menus.
  • Pouring accurate specailty drinks according to drink recipes in a fast-paced paced restaurant
  • Responsible for all other applicable bartender duties.
  • Develop repeat guests.
  • Assist with weekly inventory.
  • Train incoming bartenders and servers.
  • ServeSafe Responsible Alcohol handling certificate.
  • Reference, Jim Robertson, GM, 775-240-6644

Bartender

Kalanis
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Greet and assist guests with food and beverage selection through accurate description of food and drink menus.
  • Pouring accurate drinks according to established drink recipes in a timely manner jn a fine-dining atmosphere.
  • Develop repeat guests.
  • Responsible for all other applicable bartender duties, ie, IDing, sanitation, etc.
  • ServeSafe Responsible Alcohol handling certificate.
  • Day and night closing MOD duties.
  • Rebekah Holland, GM, 720-329-7192

Education

No Degree - Business Admin/ Hotel

Northeastern State University of Oklahoma
Tahlequah, OK

Certification

Oklahoma ABLE certificate

Tulsa County Food handlers permit

Timeline

Bartender

SideCar Barley and Wine Bar
08.2024 - Current

Bar Manager/Lead Bartender

The Docks Seafood and Raw Bar
02.2022 - 07.2024

Bar Manager/Bartender

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe, Park Prime Steakhouse
01.2015 - 03.2020

Bartender

Kalanis
01.2011 - 01.2014

Bartender/Trainer

Hard Rock Cafe
01.2003 - 01.2015

No Degree - Business Admin/ Hotel

Northeastern State University of Oklahoma

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