Jonathan Lopez Email & Phone Number

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Greater New York City Area

• Manage all aspects of FOH operations: hire, train, and schedule staff and monitor labor costs; track staff performance, take corrective action when necessary; maintain high standard of hygiene and health code compliance; solve facility issues and hire contractors; responsible for financial health of restaurant by increasing sales and margins; maintain high standard of service for all our guest.• Manage beverage program: craft all beverage menus; develop cocktails; increased average bottle spend and total beverage sales and decreased beverage cost to align with financial goals of restaurant; lead staff education on wine and beverage; proactively manage inventory with BinWise to decrease waste and improve cash flow; maintain Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Greater New York City Area

Assist guest in making wine purchasing decisionsExpediently retrieve and serve wine appropriately with regards to temperature, glassware, and serving vesselRestock and take monthly inventorySend nightly report on wine consumption and sales to management and wine team members

Yorkville, New York City

Increased revenue by 16% over one year periodIncreased profitability through strategic pricing, implementing sales goals, & educationManaged 700-1000 SKUs across multiple platforms including POS, web, app, & third party servicesCreated employee handbook outlining store policy, company culture, & operations guideIn charge of enforcing policy, hiring, dismissals, pay rates, & schedulesEducated sales staff & customers via newsletters, shelf talkers, tastings, & one-on-one sessionsCoordinated schedules for in-store tastings & product sample tastingsWorked with principle to formulate better sales & marketing strategiesOversee wine club, social media outreach, & reserve wines list

New York City

Select, purchase, & receive all productsCoordinate schedules for in-store tastings & product sample tastingsLead team of sales people through sales training & wine educationAttended portfolio tastings & seminars including; Austrian red wine seminar, Brunello seminar, Champagne seminar, Barolo seminar, & individual producers seminarsBuild relationships with vendors, winemakers, & distillersRun weekly in store weekly tastingsWrite shelf talkers & weekly newslettersDatabase management of products & relevant information for POS and export to website

Greater New York City Area

Reorganized products to ease access by customer to shop across region & price pointWrote shelf talkersMade recommendations to guest

Austin, Tx

Sort through drama submissions for publicationEnsure quality and tone are right for the magazine

Chicago

Attended to and anticipated guest needs in an expedient mannerAttained deep knowledge of food and wine menuFine dining service

Attended to and anticipated guest needs in an expedient mannerAttained deep knowledge of food and wine menu

Staff writer, reporter, & photographer concentrating on fashion & the artsRunning fashion blog through The Horn publication

Immersed in research for book project on the subject of the interrelationship between theatre and film in the 1920’s and 30’s Research completed through the Bridging Disciplines Program which connects students major and a specific area of study outside of that majorParticipated in poster presentation of findings attended by professionals and experts

Highlights differences between graduate and undergraduate studies through mentorship with graduate student and supervision of faculty memberConduct research relating to new mediaCreated a career blog with interviews with professionals about their jobs

Florence, Ky

Executed ordering, inventory, accounting, scheduling, sales, & delivery of productDirect sales in new territory without any leadsCompleted as top first year sales person in the UT sales organization