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Recovery Initiative based on selling apparel and goods to benefit new to recovery individuals from alcohol and drug addiction.

Austin, Texas

Hotel Van Zandt

Chicago, IL

Shelborne South Beach Hotel

• Began working immediately with devising a new cocktail menu for the Drawing Room in the lobby ofthe hotel.
• Rotated between three distinctive outlets at the hotel, one restaurant, one indoor bar, and theoutdoor pool bar every week.
• Highlighted in over 125 out of 350 5-star TripAdvisor Reviews in the last 9 months. In that time thehotel's rank has risen from the 60s to it's current position of #18
• Worked responsibly in an unsupervised capacity to take care of many consumer needs

Miami Beach, FL

• Began working at Blue Beer Garden upon my return to Miami following the summer season in NY.
• Crafted new cocktails featured on Blue Beer Garden drink menu, including the Blueberry Vodka Fizz.
• Worked open to close shifts unsupervised, manage all cash, and cash outs of other employees.
• Created an Excel spreadsheet, which can have values inputted to help minimize costs and determinewhich liquors, wines, or beers need to be ordered.
• Assisted in liquor, beer, and wine ordering selection based on consumer tastes and requests.

Fire Island, NY

• During the summer season, I worked at one of the bars in Cherry Grove on Fire Island.
• Gained experience making an assortment of blended cocktails in a fast-paced environment
• Also, was responsible for entire set up, working, and breakdown of the tiki hut which was a satellitebar operational on the weekends.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Decided to obtain a Real Estate license to work some on the side while taking courses in Nursing.
• Mainly dealt on a referral basis for friends and friends of friends to assist in finding apartments forrent in the Miami Beach or Miami Brickell, Miami Downtown area.
• Learned how to write an accurate lease agreement as well as Contracts to Purchase (Buy)
• Still maintain an active license.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Worked as a bartender in a versatile environment due to there being three different rooms with threedifferent types of music and environments and three distinct crowds.
• Responsibly kept patrons as controlled as possible and monitored for cues of individuals being overlyintoxicated and knew when to stop serving a customer.
• Responsible for a bank and a drop at the end of every night. As well as bar setup and breakdown atthe beginning and end of every shift.
• Participated in staff meetings and weekly bar cleans.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Air Export AgentExpeditors - Miami, FLMay 2015 to September 2015
• Worked for a freight forwarding service to assist in the shipment of freight to distinct countries inCentral and South America.
• Specifically held particular territories such as Chile, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. This required me tofamiliarize myself with export and import laws and regulations specifically for these counties to makesure that all.
• Dealt with many instances where time was of the essence and the need of a very strong attention todetail was imperative or else cutoff deadlines would be missed. Air export was a much more expensivemeans to ship things.

Miami, FL

• Started working at this Midtown Miami staple restaurant where food is served tapas style, meaningcomes out when it’s ready not all at the same time. This is due to the nature of the menu and it’s threedistinct kitchens.
• Was fluent in the menu and was able to assist guests with choices based on preferences and anyfood allergies or restrictions.
• Worked in a quick, efficient manner to attend to customer request and to move on to the nextcustomer waiting. Knew cooking times which was important on the floor due to juggling multiple tablesand the need to input.
• Bar environment was very high volume while still maintaining the standard of being precise andaccurate to the craft, taste, and final presentation of your product. Happy Hour saw large crowds dueto our famous cocktails.

Miami Beach, FL

• Worked in a self-supervised capacity to run a solo bar in at a high volume location on South Beach
• Dealt with patrons in a professional manner to ensure their safety and enjoyment in a club setting

Meatpacking District, New York City, NY

• This meatpacking district restaurant had a menu which boasted Southeast Asian inspired Street Foodboth heavily spiced and filled with many ingredients.
• As FOH employees we were required to take a 3 week training which consisted of tastings, menustudying and shadowing. We had to become 100% fluent in the menu and each dish and its manyingredients. The Pork Vindaloo.
• House cocktails were also elaborate as they took into consideration many ingredients which are notcommon to grocery stores we see here such as kumquats.
• Bar environment as well as the floor was crowded, high volume and a need for a strong ability toperform well and efficiently.
• Operated as a 100% pooled house, so a strong sense and need for teamwork was fundamental to theposition from Day One.

Greater New York City Area

• Worked as a multi medium, media strategist for a hand full of Johnson and Johnson brands withbudgets for my brands exceeding over $100 million. Specifically, Acuvue, LifeScan, and DePuy.
• Worked on project based assignments which would collect aggregate data and helped to make senseof it in order to incorporate it in our recommendations for upcoming years.
• Worked in a team of 6 responsible for deciding how to best allocate funds to different mediachannels, ie digital versus print.
• Monitored TV schedules and emailed out updates that provided tangible data to clients on a weeklybasis

I initiated new business development efforts through direct marketing. I attended meetings on consumer insight tool, Meta4, to potential clients. As a benefit of working with a small firm I worked closely with all levels of management to improve and facilitate business practices.

I researched and analyzed data on select stocks and ETFs to assist the firm’s second largest portfolio management team. I also, prepared presentations and assisted with quarterly newsletters.

I researched and analyzed data on select stocks and ETFs to assist the firm’s second largest portfolio management team. I also, prepared presentations and assisted with quarterly newsletters.

I researched and compiled data, to create detailed spreadsheets with client financial and background information to assist partners with potential M&As. As well as, prepared presentations for the Advisory partner on multi-million client M&As.

B.S., Marketing, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance And Marketing