Bartender
Clafoutis Restaurant
West Hollywood, California
Brand Consultation – Head Bartender1. Identify current market, analyze local competition, set volume goals2. Describe and implement promo strategy to educate regulars and invite new, younger guest demographic with “concert ticket” style promo cards issued with every check.3. Offer simultaneous strategy to educate guests rapidly while promoting new tapas, Happy Hour & Premium Craft Cocktail menus with “Matched Food & Drink Flights”.4. Train new hires on drinks, teach & maintain "1st-in-1st-out" inventory best practices so crucial to the fresh, craft model, points of service, communication, and POS Systems, 5. Create labeling system to implement best practices for inventory supply maintenance & advocate for basic inventory and cash control equipment & supplies.6. Reorganize displayed liquor to facilitate visual identification, and rapid location of product at a glance for guests and servers alike, as well as supporting fast production for service well on shift.7. Write two Craft Cocktail Menus, including one themed for World Cup month, price out entire well, and calculate per bottle margins for every new drink on menu.8. Identify and communicate yearly profit loss due to over pouring by even an eighth of an ounce per drink, and institute liquor controls so as to accentuate both the “craft brand” image of our company, the independent efficacy of our servers, and the practical consistency of our product by training staff accordingly, and supervising regularly.Bar Service9. Execute regular low-volume product sales while supplying a full-service restaurant service bar as bartender, barista, and receptionist.10. Thoroughly clean walls, mirrors, floors, appliances, service surfaces, bar tools, and product containers/dispensers. 11. Supply my own cash bank, operate POS System & reconcile cash balance vs. CC tips nightly12. TIPs Certified, CA through 2016