Taj McDonald

• Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
• Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
• Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
• Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
• Assisted with staff training, sharing expertise in bartending techniques and customer service best practices.

Effectively led bartender assignments in a fast-paced, demanding setting requiring sharp attention to detail. Specialized in providing excellent and exacting service in a fine dining 300 seat restaurant at a world renowned luxury resort. Ensured customer satisfaction preparing craft cocktails for diverse guests from around the globe. Enhanced knowledge of bar products and preparations.

-Managed monthly inventory, ordering, receiving and stock rotations.

-Streamlined processes, effectively preparing all garnishes and batched syrups, championed the utmost in quality and cleanliness.

-Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion and food pairings.