Ashley Perry
Grass Valley
Summary
I enjoy forging relationships with customers and staff members, focusing on customer satisfaction, and being a team player. My extensive world travels have led to my ability to interact with just about anyone. As a bartender, I am efficient and hospitable; this, coupled with my patience, enables me to provide excellent service even under the most stressful conditions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Art Director and Curator
The Omar Fayed Collection
London
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Managed a £5 million private art collection.
- I curated an exhibition for one of the artists in the collection, which included selecting the pieces and displaying them as a cohesive whole.
- Managed gallery installations, ensuring proper display and lighting of artworks.
- Oversaw inventory of artworks, maintaining detailed records and condition reports. Created an inventory and database for over 1,000 works.
- Created written materials such as press releases, brochures, catalogues, labels, and wall texts for exhibitions.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
Bartender/Server
The Backyard Seabrook
Seabrook
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Crafted signature cocktails using fresh ingredients and premium spirits.
- Provided exceptional customer service in a fast-paced dining environment.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of the bar area throughout service.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure seamless service during peak hours.
- Managed inventory levels, restocking supplies as needed during shifts.
- Performed opening and closing duties including restocking supplies.
- Managed cash drawer at the end of each shift ensuring accuracy of funds received.
Creative Management and Direction
Foolish Records
Encino
05.2017 - 12.2020
- Company Overview: A full service production and record company focusing on creating hi-fidelity recordings and developing prodigious talent.
- Project development and implementation.
- Creative and artistic development, such as developing an aural aesthetic.
- Attending to all levels of business management, including accounting and budgeting.
- Overseeing the release schedule from pre-production, production, marketing package (music videos, photos, press releases), and releasing the physical product (vinyl).
- Negotiating business relationship details.
- Business development.
- Contact: Ryan Wenger – (310)990-9276
Server/Bartender
Kass Wine Bar + Restaurant, by Christophe Eme
Los Angeles
06.2019 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: Christophe Eme, the Michelin star chef behind Ortolan, offers sophisticated French fare in an intimate setting with an open kitchen.
- Provided fine dining style service and enhanced the dining experience of each guest by ensuring immediate personalized and professional attention.
- Maintained a detailed knowledge of menu items and ingredients, in addition to using suggestive selling techniques to encourage guests to choose house specialties and order five courses.
- Honed knowledge of French wines via the instruction of sommelier Gus Vahlkamp.
- Provided wine presentations and recommendations to a discerning clientele.
- Forged relationships with upscale clientele and encouraged the growth of regulars.
- Contact: Ryan Wenger – (310)990-9276
Studio Manager / Senior Producer
Ancient Wave Studios
Nevada City
03.2016 - 05.2017
- Company Overview: A recording studio located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills offering vintage, analog recording and accommodation for clients.
- Developing an overall business model for the company, including analysis and implementation of multiple revenue generating streams.
- Analyze internal processes and implement procedural changes to improve operations.
- Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well maintained.
- Establishing business affiliates to broaden the studio’s reach, such as a network of independent radio stations willing to broadcast our in house productions.
- Interfacing with clients and making sure their expectations were met and/or surpassed and providing them with a hospitable experience.
- Coordinate with producers, performers, and engineers in order to determine and achieve the desired aural aesthetic for each recording client.
- Produced the radio show “Ancient Wave Presents” and coordinated with local radio stations hosting the program.
- Contact: Elena Rayo – 530-265-1933
Vacation Rental Management
Self
New York
11.2012 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: What started as managing my own vacation rental evolved into managing vacation rentals for others.
- Guest communication, such as promptly responding to reservation requests, entertainment recommendations, travel directions, and concerns.
- Dynamic pricing structures, ensuring that properties were competitive enough to be constantly booked, yet also reaching their highest profit potential.
- Bookkeeping activities, including balancing accounts and tracking expenses.
- Schedule and coordinate the work of other employees, such as cleaning crews and routine maintenance.
Office Manager
Synergetic Press
Santa Fe, NM & London
04.2015 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: An independent publishing company focused on topics and issues such as sustainability and ecology, cultural anthropology, consciousness, and the arts.
- Marketplace research- where was the company’s position in the marketplace and analyzing competition.
- Organize archival records and develop classification systems to facilitate easy access to archival materials.
- Create and maintain accessible, retrievable computer archives and databases, incorporating current advances in electronic information storage technology.
- Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
- Assist in the creation of quarterly reports and business plans for investors.
- Create streamlined workflows for the Publisher.
- Contact: Deborah Parrish Snyder – 505-424-0237
Bartender
W.I.P.
New York
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: A “work in progress” nightclub that was designed to be a rotating art installation with live carnivalesque performances, DJs, and VIP service.
Server
Farrago
Houston
10.2010 - 04.2011
- Company Overview: A restaurant located in the heart of Midtown offering global fare. A popular destination for business lunches and large parties of 30 or more.
Bartender
Maria am Ostbahnhof
Berlin
09.2009 - 06.2010
- Company Overview: Maria am Ostbahnhof offered its club-goers an imaginative, funky atmosphere and consisted of two separate halls, accommodating up to 1,500 occupants.
Bartender/Server
Piacere Ristorante
San Carlos
02.2008 - 05.2009
- Company Overview: A modern California-Italian restaurant, featuring a menu emphasizing seasonal and local fare.
Server
Bistro Vida
Menlo Park
08.2007 - 05.2008
- Company Overview: Traditional French bistro with a warm and inviting setting. It serves as a popular lunch destination for the business crowd of Palo Alto.
Bartender
The Davenport
Houston
07.2006 - 08.2007
- Company Overview: Mid-century lounge featuring 30+ specialty martinis, an extensive scotch collection, and live entertainment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Culture and Media
The New School
New York, NY05.2014
Gfds C1 Diploma - German Language and Culture
D.I.D Deutsch Institute
Berlin, Germany05.2010
Associate (with honors) - Music Production and Music Business
San Jacinto College
Houston, TX05.2006
Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Multi-tasker
- Conflict Resolution
- Clear Verbal/Written Communication
- Customer Service
- Time Management
- Logistics
- Data Analysis
- Data Management
- Strategic Planning
- Event Production
Languages
German, Professional Working Proficiency
Hobbies and Interests
Cooking, Gardening (food garden), Pilates, Dance, Outdoor Activities, Music, Culture, Travel, Medieval Art/Architecture, Film, Cartography
QUALIFICATIONS
- Hospitality
- Provider of attentive service; ability to win over difficult guests; dependable professional (on time for all shifts); cultivator of repeat business; ability to anticipate guest needs.
- Business
- Expert at logistics, scheduling and coordination; extremely organized; clear communicator; promotional development; budgeting; market research and analysis; data management; developing the short and long term vision and goals.
- Music Production
- Recording, editing, and mixing sound; ability to mediate between artists/musicians and business minded individuals; project planning and development;
Timeline
Art Director and Curator
The Omar Fayed Collection
10.2023 - 07.2024
Bartender/Server
The Backyard Seabrook
01.2021 - 02.2022
Server/Bartender
Kass Wine Bar + Restaurant, by Christophe Eme
06.2019 - 10.2019
Creative Management and Direction
Foolish Records
05.2017 - 12.2020
Studio Manager / Senior Producer
Ancient Wave Studios
03.2016 - 05.2017
Office Manager
Synergetic Press
04.2015 - 12.2015
Vacation Rental Management
Self
11.2012 - 06.2016
Bartender
W.I.P.
01.2012 - 12.2012
Server
Farrago
10.2010 - 04.2011
Bartender
Maria am Ostbahnhof
09.2009 - 06.2010
Bartender/Server
Piacere Ristorante
02.2008 - 05.2009
Server
Bistro Vida
08.2007 - 05.2008
Bartender
The Davenport
07.2006 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Culture and Media
The New School
Gfds C1 Diploma - German Language and Culture
D.I.D Deutsch Institute
Associate (with honors) - Music Production and Music Business
San Jacinto College
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