Christopher Carey
Rancho Cucamonga
Summary
Seasoned Bartender with a track record of enhancing customer satisfaction and boosting revenues through expert mixology and exceptional service. Proficient in safe service compliance and adept at training teams, demonstrating a blend of technical skill and leadership. Achieved significant customer volume management during peak hours, ensuring compliance with health codes and liquor laws.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bartender
Logan's Roadhouse Restaurant
04.2021 - 12.2024
- Handled simultaneous customer, team, and business needs while avoiding unnecessary delays or errors.
- Adhered to state laws regarding alcoholic beverage services and customer regulations.
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
Bartender
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
01.2011 - 04.2021
- Organized bar inventory and storage procedures to keep stock within optimal levels and meet expected customer demands.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Upsold menu items to customers, driving up per sale revenues and maximizing profits.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Completed requisitions to maintain required stock par levels.
Bartender
TGI Fridays
01.2000 - 01.2011
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Obtained cash bank and stocked service bar to prepare for operation.
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Trained new bartenders on drink preparation, product promotion, garnish preparation, and sanitation protocol.
- Prepared garnishes by evenly slicing and pitting fruits.
- Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.
- Verified drinking age requirements of customers by carefully reviewing photo identification.
- Practiced safe work habits, wearing protective equipment and consistently following MSDS and OSHA standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Glendora High School
Glendora, CA06-1993
Skills
- Basic accounting
- Safe service compliance
- Health codes compliance
- Bar restocking
- Mixology
- Liquor restocking
- Customer service expertise
- Team training and development
- Aloha POS
Certification
- Food Handler's Card or Permit - Various State Health Departments.
- ServSafe Alcohol - National Restaurant Association.
Timeline
Bartender
Logan's Roadhouse Restaurant
04.2021 - 12.2024
Bartender
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
01.2011 - 04.2021
Bartender
TGI Fridays
01.2000 - 01.2011
- Food Handler's Card or Permit - Various State Health Departments.
- ServSafe Alcohol - National Restaurant Association.
High School Diploma -
Glendora High School
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