Educated bartender with over seven years of experience in the restaurant industry, complemented by 2 years of chemical laboratory expertise.

Assisted in opening the kava bar, marketing new events, and enhancing the kava bar’s online presence.

- Mixing and serving multiple beverages at once- Solely closing the bar on weekend nights- Training new bartenders

- Collecting and counting money, making specialty coffee and pastry items according to guests’ wishes. - Maintaining a clean work environment.- Setting up tables, serving food, and mixing drinks for 100+ people.

- Working as a team to negotiate, resolve conflict, and communicate effectively to better serve customers in a fine dining environment.- Recommending and serving an array of food and beverage items to guests.

- Devoting 40 hours a week each summer assisting a graduate student in research on protein interactions with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). - Spending 9+ hours a week each semester using a combination of physical chemistry, molecular biology, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study the relationship between protein structure and function.