Vinson Meyers
Austin,TX
Summary
Professional hospitality expert with proven skills in mixing and serving beverages, managing bar inventory, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving high-quality results. Skilled in providing exceptional service, handling high-pressure situations, and maintaining clean and organized workspace. Known for reliability, flexibility, and creating positive experiences for patrons.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bartender/Server
JOI Asian Bistro
09.2024 - Current
- 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.
Bartender
Shenanigans Nightclub
12.2023 - Current
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Maintain a clean and organized bar throughout shift
- Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
General Manager
Bub's ATX
12.2023 - 07.2024
- Oversees daily operations for a new high volume food truck in South Austin
- Duties include managing the truck while also helping prep, prepare and serve menu to customers while also running front of house
Bartender
The Peacock Room at Hotel Fontenot
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Utilized fresh ingredients to craft specialty cocktails for customers and events
- Batched cocktails and assisted in creating new recipes for menu changes
- Plan, setup, and service for private events and buy-out parties
- Environment was high volume, so ability to multitask was paramount
Bartender
The Tasting Room
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Craft and serve a diverse range of cocktails and beverages to patrons in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Engage with customers to provide personalized recommendations based on the extensive wine menu, craft beers and specialty cocktails
Bartender
Bayou Wine Garden
03.2016 - 03.2020
- Serving a diverse selection of wines with expertise in varietals and pairings
- Collaborating with the culinary team to develop wine-friendly food pairings
- Upholding responsible alcohol service practices while ensuring guest safety and satisfaction
Asset and Profit Protection Manager
Sears Holdings Corporation
09.2013 - 03.2016
- Provided insight, solutions, and leadership in implementing corrective steps to drive improved performance.
- Worked collaboratively with the market team and other key partners to identify key profit & margin drains, develop solutions, and implement plans to address areas of opportunity and leverage areas of strength.
- Provided leadership and guidance for safety core processes to ensure that customers and associates had a safe environment to shop and work (OSHA requirements and General Liability adherence).
- Reviewed trends in store for Workers Compensation, General and Garage Liability related incidents/claims and partnered with Market Teams to avoid costly mitigation.
- Developed and implemented specific strategies/tactics to educate and motivate store teams to achieve improved profitability.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
Loss Prevention Manager
Sears Holdings Corporation
11.2012 - 09.2013
- Analyzed data from various sources to identify patterns, trends, and areas of concern related to theft or fraud within the store environment.
- Focus on 5 key elements: operations/shortage control, internal dishonesty, people, external theft and safety.
- Trained store operators, management team, LP team on loss control programs and developed planning to reduce losses.
- Support theft resolution by identifying dishonest employees, external losses and miscellaneous shortages.
- Recruited and trained store personnel and maintained staffing plan in loss prevention programs.
Loss Prevention Lead
Sears Holdings Corporation
03.2012 - 11.2012
Direct Care Officer
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center
12.2010 - 01.2012
- Assisted with the direction of activities of detained youth in all areas of programming, maintained a safe, secure detention atmosphere, and monitored group dynamics to prevent confrontations and escape attempts.
- Assisted in counseling of troubled youth.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southeastern Louisiana University
01.2009
Skills
- Strong multitasking
- Customer service
- Highly reliable
- Team player attitude
- Clear and effective communication
- Inventory
- Classic cocktails
- Drink preparation techniques
Accomplishments
February 2013
Outstanding performance and top levels on Loss Prevention Score Card.
February 2014
Top performance and level on Loss Prevention Metrics.
October 2015
Appreciation award for outstanding leadership and coaching: (-$98,929) Shrink Reduction
Certification
Wicklander-Zulawski (WZ Certified)
September 2013 to Present
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates.
Trained & certified in Interview and Interrogation Techniques.
Timeline
Bartender/Server
JOI Asian Bistro
09.2024 - Current
Bartender
Shenanigans Nightclub
12.2023 - Current
General Manager
Bub's ATX
12.2023 - 07.2024
Bartender
The Peacock Room at Hotel Fontenot
04.2022 - 01.2024
Bartender
The Tasting Room
05.2021 - 04.2022
Bartender
Bayou Wine Garden
03.2016 - 03.2020
Asset and Profit Protection Manager
Sears Holdings Corporation
09.2013 - 03.2016
Loss Prevention Manager
Sears Holdings Corporation
11.2012 - 09.2013
Loss Prevention Lead
Sears Holdings Corporation
03.2012 - 11.2012
Direct Care Officer
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center
12.2010 - 01.2012
Wicklander-Zulawski (WZ Certified)
September 2013 to Present
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates.
Trained & certified in Interview and Interrogation Techniques.
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southeastern Louisiana University
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