Tom LaRosa
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
My resume shows that I have experience and skills in different forms of the food service industry. I've had years of barista experience with national chains as well as various small businesses. I've worked as a server, bartender, and short-hand cook while on the line in various cafes and restaurants I have been a part of. As management I would often work hard days, helping set up schedules, completing food orders, and making sure the business was running smoothly. I also have experience staying long hours into the night at various jobs, unloading trucks and making sure the kitchens were fully stocked and ready to go with their food all prepped.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Catering Coordinator
URBN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04.2024 - 04.2025
- My job detailed organizing coffee & food for the various offices and shooting rooms at the URBN offices.
- I would answer emails and help plan out incoming orders.
- I would often help organize and plan large events happening in the URBN offices from within the company and from outside companies using the event space
Coffee Production
Reanimator
Philadelphia, PA
12.2022 - 03.2024
- I help roast, bag, and deliver coffee throughout the city to various cafes.
- I organize various orders throughout the day to be shipped to private buyers and cafes in the Philadelphia area.
Barista/Bartender
Constellation Culinary Group at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
07.2021 - Current
- I spend my time doing various jobs in the PMA. Mostly I work the Balcony Cafe as the lone Barista/server.
- At the Balcony Cafe station I run, I make various coffee drinks and also serve a selection of wine for guests.
- During certain days I'm in the museum restaurant Stir, where I also spend time making lattes and cappuccinos, but I also bartend there.
- I make various mixed drinks on our beverage list and serve a different selection of wines.
Barista/Shift Supervisor
Spread Bagelry
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02.2018 - 07.2019
- I was hired on as a barista for the front of house at the Rittenhouse location.
- I was eventually moved to the Penn location to become the assistant manager.
- I would help other workers in the store such as cooks, cashiers, baristas, and back of house workers with various tasks, all while I organized deliveries and food orders coming in and out of the store.
- It was my job to come in early and run the store successfully all day.
- I would also have to bartend on days we were short staffed.
Bartender/Lead Barista
A.Bar
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09.2017 - 02.2018
- I was hired on as lead barista/morning bartender for AKA's new early morning opens.
- I would come in early to set up the bar and restaurant and stock up on wines and liquor.
- My workload included serving guests at the bar, providing table service, and making room service deliveries.
- The bar was attached to the AKA Rittenhouse hotel.
Barista/Food Prep
Little Spoon Cafe
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11.2016 - 02.2017
- I was brought on as a barista/server.
- I would have to serve various tables at once while making coffee orders for them and customers to go.
- Another part of my job was working food prep, where me and one of the cooks would stay behind for long hours after the cafe closed to make sure various food orders were ready to be used as soon as we opened.
Barista
Last Drop Coffee House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Was both a barista and short-order cook at The Last Drop.
- I learned how to make various espresso based drinks (Flat Wife, Espresso Macchiato, Dry Cappuccino) alongside cooking various orders (Grilled Panini, Artichoke Wraps, and various other vegan based dishes) from early morning to late afternoon.
- Would be busing tables and cleaning the freezer room, making sure the establishment was clean and presentable at all times for the customers.
- Was in charge of organizing and storing the various fresh foods, ingredients, and products that would be shipped to the store on a daily basis.
Barista/Warehouse Manager
Books-A-Million
Scranton, Pennsylvania
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Worked as a Barista in the Joe Muggs Cafe station for several months, making various Coffee and Espresso drinks (macchiatos, lattes, cappuccinos, etc.) as well as baking various desserts and preparing them for customers.
- All while I kept the kitchen clean and helped direct customers to where they might find their books if other employees where busy.
- I also became the Warehouse Manager, which meant I was in charge of receiving, unloading, and setting up all shipments of books as well as various other Items our store also sold (Records, collectables, games, etc.) for customers to purchase.
- I would set up various planograms the company would send us, setting fixtures to how the items were supposed to be presented, along with setting up unlisted items in various eye-pleasing styles.
- I also worked on the floor, helping customers find any book titles they had trouble coming across.
- I spent many hours into the night after the store had closed helping the managers set up for the next day, unloading various truck shipments in the warehouse that hadn't been completed that work day.
Education
High School -
North Pocono High School
ScrantonSkills
- Barista
- Catering management
- Multi-tasking efficiency
- Event logistics
- Bartender
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Management
Timeline
Catering Coordinator
URBN
04.2024 - 04.2025
Coffee Production
Reanimator
12.2022 - 03.2024
Barista/Bartender
Constellation Culinary Group at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
07.2021 - Current
Barista/Shift Supervisor
Spread Bagelry
02.2018 - 07.2019
Bartender/Lead Barista
A.Bar
09.2017 - 02.2018
Barista/Food Prep
Little Spoon Cafe
11.2016 - 02.2017
Barista
Last Drop Coffee House
10.2015 - 06.2016
Barista/Warehouse Manager
Books-A-Million
06.2014 - 10.2015
High School -
North Pocono High School
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