John proctor
Whittier
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Captain/Bartender
Insta Work
NYC
01.2022 - Current
- Catering
BBJ Linen/La Tovola
Beverly Hills
01.2016 - Current
- Supply’s fine dining tablecloths for parties
- set up & take down
Manager
The Maidstone Hotel
East Hampton
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Managed the hotel and fine dining restaurant
- did all publicity, online and print
- open/close, hiring firing, money management
- inventory
- increased business and reviews
General Manager
Pierre’s Bridgehampton
Bridgehampton
01.2018 - 01.2020
- general managed the restaurant year round
- ran the door and front and back of house
- wine program
Ass. General Manager
Wood and Fire
Delray Beach
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Increased business 20 percent
- update and improved service
Captain/Manager
David Burke Townhouse
NYC
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Fine Dining restaurant, wine sommelier
General Manager
Dragonfly
NYC
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Designed, Organized, Entire Restaurant from start, Created Wine List, Specialty Cocktail List.
- Promotions, Staff and Costs, Asian Street Food
General Manager
Social Restaurant, Il Mulino, Sweet Life
Aspen
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Opened all 3 restaurants
- Designed, Organized, Entire Restaurant from start, Created Wine List, Specialty Cocktail List.
- Promotions, Staff and Costs
- Received Wine Spectator Award 2009 for Wine List I created from scratch
General Manager
Alison, Madame Tong's, Prime103, Almondito
Southampton
01.1990 - 01.2010
- NY fine dining & high volume nightclub
- worked 25 years in the hamptons, general managing restaurants
General Manager
Le Colonial
San Francisco
01.2000 - 01.2002
- In charge of door and dining room
- service, hire,fire, invemtory,promotions
General Manager
Zengo
Little Raven
- Opened, designed and created wine list, cocktail list, set up systems, front & back of house
Wine Sommelier/Captain
Le Cirque
NYC
- Table Service, Wine List. Inventory, ordering, Service
Air Stream Cafe/ Vida/Fred 62
Beverly Hills
- General managed with chef Fred Eric for years
- ran door, and dining room
General Manager
Ole Madrid
Gaslight District
- Resigned dining room
- improved service ,ran a busy dining room & night club
Manager
Hawthorne Lane
San Francisco
- 4 star restaurant
- ran door and dining room
Consulted for Modern China Cafe
Walnut Creek
- Created cocktail list, wine list
- ran dining room, bar
- did all promoting opened from scratch
American Sommelier Ass.
Fashion Institute Interior Design
- Took courses in Manhattan and Long Island
Education
Bachelor of Interior Design -
Fashion Institute Interior Design
LASkills
- Worked with Squirrel,Aloha,Micros, PosiTouch
- Open Table computers
- Current Food Certificate
- Wine Sommelier
- Wine program management
- Staff training
- Inventory control
- Event planning
- Public relations
- Customer service
- Revenue enhancement
- Team leadership
- Cost management
- Quality assurance
- Effective communication
- Problem resolution
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Reliability
- Team building
- Multitasking capacity
Websites
Certification
- Certified Wine Sommelier
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2008, Social Restaurant Wine List I created
Consulting Experience
- Modern China Cafe, Walnut Creek, CA
- Lupa Café, San Francisco, CA
- Paprika East Village, NY
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Captain/Bartender
Insta Work
01.2022 - Current
Manager
The Maidstone Hotel
01.2019 - 01.2021
General Manager
Pierre’s Bridgehampton
01.2018 - 01.2020
BBJ Linen/La Tovola
01.2016 - Current
Ass. General Manager
Wood and Fire
01.2016 - 01.2018
General Manager
Dragonfly
01.2013 - 01.2014
Captain/Manager
David Burke Townhouse
01.2011 - 01.2016
General Manager
Social Restaurant, Il Mulino, Sweet Life
01.2007 - 01.2010
General Manager
Le Colonial
01.2000 - 01.2002
General Manager
Alison, Madame Tong's, Prime103, Almondito
01.1990 - 01.2010
General Manager
Zengo
Wine Sommelier/Captain
Le Cirque
Air Stream Cafe/ Vida/Fred 62
General Manager
Ole Madrid
Manager
Hawthorne Lane
Consulted for Modern China Cafe
American Sommelier Ass.
Bachelor of Interior Design -
Fashion Institute Interior Design