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New York, New York, United States

Preparing and serving craft cocktails, fine dining food and wine service.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Bartender at Society Lounge on East 4th Street - downtown Cleveland. Responsibilites include: preparing craft cocktails, batching house cocktails, setting up and breaking down bar and wells, opening and closing the bar, taking reservations, welcoming and seating customers, serving tables, successfully matching customers with cocktails, wines and drinks, inventing new and seasonal cocktails.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland’s busiest and best fine dining restaurant. Serves 300-500 covers per night. Average spend per person: $160. Started as a Line Cook: May 2021 - September 2022 and moved to front-of-house to work as a Bartender: September 2022 - September 2023.Bartender responsibilities include: serving food and drinks at the bar, preparing craft cocktails, preparing wine, beer and cocktails for table service, bartending at private events, high level of wine and spirit knowledge, full dinner service in bar lounge section, setting up and breaking down bar, batching house cocktails.Line Cook responsibilities included adaptability and proficiency on all stations: Hot Line: Vegetable & Side Dishes, Grill, Broiler, Deep Fryer & Potato. Sushi & Raw Bar, Garde Manger & Desserts. Great at high volume.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Created a business in Madrid: Aphrodisiac, S.L. Trading name: Casa Perséfone - set to open in 2020 at 99 Alcalá: historic site overlooking Retiro Park with an outdoor terrace, tango on the ground floor and a Goddess of the Underworld flamenco cave. Business collapsed prior to opening due to covid.

London, United Kingdom And Madrid, Spain

Founded in London in 2004. Worked with UK and global media providing media relations, event organisation and strategic brand direction to a select clientele in the luxury lifestyle sector: restaurants, hotels, fashion, beauty, travel, entertainment, design. Relationships with leading members of the media, celebrity contacts and opinion formers maximised to communicate brand identity across cultures worldwide. Madrid office opened in 2008. Clients include: Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, Côte d’Azur, France (2008 - 2016)Global media campaign direction and implementation with primary markets: France, UK, Russia, USA, starting with the 100 year anniversary and reopening of this classic French palace hotelLe Cap Restaurant (1* Michelin) (2008-2016)Soho House (2012 - 2015) Spanish media campaign for Soho House Group and lead up to Soho House Barcelona launch. Media campaign valued at €1.71 million with over 100 articles in our 3-year campaign including a 4-page feature story in Spanish GQ, major spreads in Architectural Digest and a full page in Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo. Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2004 - 2012). Global media campaign surrounding launch of the first hotel designed by Philippe Starck in South America. Includes El Bistro Restaurant, El Mercado Restaurant. Media campaign valued at over £1 million per annum. 1 Place Vendôme Restaurant, Paris (2009 - 2014). Global media campaign including France, UK, Europe, Asia, USA Hotel de Vendôme, Paris (2008 - 2015). Global media campaign direction and implementation including UK, France, USA, Europe for this 5 star boutique hotel located at 1, Place Vendome.Hotel Arts Barcelona (2005 - 2010) - UK and USA media campaign direction and implementationIncludes The Spa at Hotel Arts Barcelona, Arola Restaurant and Enoteca Restaurant Abama (The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC.), Tenerife, Spain (2008 - 2013). Includes Abama M.B Restaurant, 1* Michelin, Kabuki Restaurant (Ricardo Sanz).

London, United Kingdom

Managed global media campaigns for Ian Schrager Hotels: Sanderson and St Martins Lane in London, Delano and Shore Club in Miami, Hudson, Royalton, Morgans and Paramount in NYC, Clift in San Francisco and Mondrian in LA.Role included organising and attending all photo shoots, managing all London - based events and event requests ensuring they were the appropriate fit for the client's brand image, designing and implementing the international media campaign, handling all media requests (print, online, film and broadcast).Restaurant PR and restaurant launches.Event organisation - generating guest lists (social and media), designing and sending invitations, hiring caterers, sound systemns, DJ's, venue hire, inviting journalists and securing and following up on all media coverage, managing photographers and film crews - for numerous A-list events including restaurant launches, film premieres, booklaunches, art events, music events including the Brit Awards after party, beauty launches, fashion shows and events.

Bachelor Of Arts, Linguistics & Literature, 3.8 Gpa (Uk Equivalent: 2:1)

Undergraduate / High School