Alan Gary Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

Everyday food, everyday wine to enjoy everyday. That's my mission as Slum Somm to show you how to have great food and beverage experiences and stay under budget ! The path least traveled is where I choose to go so come along for the journey and we can thumb our nose at the established rules of food and beverage pairing and disband pretentious ideas by discovering what works and not blindly following what we are told. Box Wine ? Screwcaps ? Sangria ? Basement tastings ? Homemade Wine ?...WHY NOT ? Don't let some one else tell you what you should like, discover it yourself and have no shame in what you like. Grab your paper bag, some loose change and an open mind and let's go slummin !

California

Pizzeria Mozza/Osteria Mozza Hollywood, CA 2010-2013Sommelier/FOH Manager (Nov. 2010-Dec. 2011 and April 2013-current)*Selling wine to guests including private parties *Develop and Maintain an all Italian Wine list and Reserve Wine list *Develop and Maintain an all Californian Beer list *Organize a high volume wine program *Order all wine, beer and NA Beverage for the restaurant*Maintain relationships with vendors and importers*Code and file invoices for corporate office in New York *Take a monthly inventory and determine sales and cost through Binwise *Responsible for closing manager duties at the restaurant weekly *Responsible for opening manager duties at the restaurant weekly *Responsible for AM and PM Bank and cash drop *Running nightly sales reports and formulating a daily logbook with AveroBartender *Maintained a high end bar program focused on craft spirits, freshly squeezed juices and classic cocktails *Provided classic French bread service, finishes on signature dishes and high end wine service *Responsible for daily opening and nightly closing bar duties *Entrusted with $500 cash drawer, nightly cash drop, employee tips and employee paychecks

Los Angeles, Ca

Decatur, Ga

Bar Manager/FOH Manager (April 2012-April 2013) *Worked closely with corporate beverage manger to maintain and create seasonal craft cocktail lists, an Italian and Californian wine list, and a craft beer list *Responsible for opening and closing manager duties weekly *Formulated and tracked daily sales reports *Responsible for COG for every period *Conducted monthly inventory in order to determine cost percentage and beverage sales *Created and maintained weekly employee schedules *Motivated, developed and trained a bar staff of 5 qualified and skilled bartenders *Developed and organized wine events to promote the restaurant with head chef and management staff *Ordered all beverage: wine, liquor, beer and NA beverage for a high volume restaurant *Insured that standards, policies and procedures outlined in employee manual were upheld *Maintained and cultivate relationships with vendors, community contacts, and industry peers *Lead weekly staff education line-ups

Greater Los Angeles Area

Langdon Shiverick Wine Imports Los Angeles, CA 2011-2012Regional Sales Representatives (July 2011-February 2012) *Maintained and enhanced existing retail and restaurant accounts *Identified, researched, developed and opened new retail and restaurant accounts *Helped to increase brand recognition through successful presentation of products *Utilized sample inventories to conduct on and off premise tastings with clients *Created a weekly review to communicate status of current accounts *Traveled extensively throughout a large region and increased sales in a highly competitive market *Executed sales strategies through organized follow-up under minimal supervision *Maintained and updated detailed account list with contact information

Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen Santa Monica, CA 2009-2011Wine Director/ FOH Manager (Feb. 2010-Feb. 2011) *Increased wine sales over previous year by an average of 20% *Received an ‘Award of Excellence’ from Wine Spectator for 2010 *Design and update a wine list of over 200 wines *Maintain an inventory of over $100K of wine while operating under a specific monthly budget *Create a cost effective wine by the glass program *Responsible for educating a sales team and leading a monthly wine tasting *Report monthly inventory to Investors and owners *Create strategies and implement incentives to increase wine sales *Organize and oversee a large wine cellar *Develop and maintain relationships with regional distributors and winemakers *Negotiate purchase cost and determine selling price Bartender (Nov. 2009-Nov. 2010)Server (Sept. 2009-Nov. 2010)

Education record

Level 2 Sommelier, Wine Steward/Sommelier