Jaime Holmes Email & Phone Number

Simi Valley, CA

Initially hired as Head Bartender/AGM of a new restaurant in Woodland Hills and promoted to GM within 6 months. Assisted in opening Larsen’s Steakhouse in La Jolla, CA. As GM, was responsible for payroll, cost control, customer service, front-of-house / back-of-house, Guest relations, profitability, revenue generation, and pricing strategy. - Quickly took.

Woodland Hills, California

Woodland Hills, CA

Beverly Hills

Work directly under high-profile Chef, Candice Mitkoff. Clients are well known celebrities, writers, and producers who expect a gold-standard of dining and customer service. — Assist in food preparation for private parties with up to 250 guests in attendance. Duties include cooking / baking, set-up, serving at the carving table, food prep, cleaning and.

Northridge, CA

Recruited specifically to set up front of house, hire and train staff, establish a clean workflow and act as backup General Manager in the absence of the owner. Conduct weekly inventory on all bar product and regular liquor / beer / wine training for servers; also responsible for paying vendors, and reconciling the POS system daily. — Programmed the entire.

Thousand Oaks, CA

Responsible for the bar, dining room, take-out counter, cash drawers, checking in food delivery orders, back of house line check, bookkeeping, and set-up of front of house server stations. Kept the bar clean and stocked, and ran end of day reports.— Began as a Bartender and was asked to run the bar and restaurant as Assistant Manager after only 9 months.—.

Beverly Hills, CA

Assisted GM with weekly bar inventory. Consistently met Ruth’s Chris core cultural and code standards, and educated servers on wine / food pairings and flavor profiles.— Adhered to the high standards of service and product for which Ruth’s Chris is known (including squeezing fresh juices for mixes and cutting fruit).— Successfully brought at least $10K in.

Simi Valley, CA

Initially hired as a bartender and earned progressive promotions to Bar Manager and Assistant GM. — Wrote the entire wine list and changed the font on the menu to reflect a more upscale establishment. Generated up to $1.5K/week in revenue from wines alone and won a significant amount of customer loyalty (as evidenced by 35-40% repeat business).— Handled.

Atlantic City, NJ & Porter Ranch, CA

Trained bartenders in mixing technique, customer service, product knowledge, portion control, food service fundamentals, and alcohol awareness. Became known for well-developed verbal and written communication skills, ability to drive profitability and customer retention.— Began as a Server, was promoted to Bartender in 1998 and became Head Trainer in 2003..