Experience

Cahaba Brewing Co

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spirits Director/Head Mixologist

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Responsible for launching new cocktail and liquor program with spirits distilled in house. Hands on with marketing and outreach to help promote the new spirits as well. In charge of development and execution of seasonal cocktail menus offered to guests at the brewery. Responsible for launching new cocktail and liquor program with spirits distilled in house. Hands on with marketing and outreach to help promote the new spirits as well. In charge of development and execution of seasonal cocktail menus offered to guests at the brewery.



The Hound

• Auburn, Alabama Area

• Lead Bartender

  • Aug 2016 - Mar 2020

  Main responsibility is to provide quality customer service to every guest that enters the restaurant and dines at the bar. Helped create and implement new bartender training program for restaurant. Overall responsibilities included ensuring consistent quality in cocktails made by the bar staff, maintaining cleanliness and organization behind the bar, and helping educate restaurant staff on alcohol and spirits. Main responsibility is to provide quality customer service to every guest that enters the restaurant and dines at the bar. Helped create and implement new bartender training program for restaurant. Overall responsibilities included ensuring consistent quality in cocktails made by the bar staff, maintaining cleanliness and organization behind the bar, and helping educate restaurant staff on alcohol and spirits.



Cheeburger Cheeburger

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Server/Manager on Duty

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2018

  As a server, provided quality customer service to guests and helped ensure cleanliness in restaurant. As manager, helped ensure consistent quality of food and service for every guest in restaurant. Also responsible for holding servers accountable for job performance during shift and making sure all closing duties are completed to proper standards. This includes checking that all cleaning projects and side work were done to the highest standard and restaurant facilities and equipment were properly maintained. Show less



Southeastern Raptor Center

• Auburn University

• Volunteer/Shift Leader

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2016

  Responsibilities included cage cleaning, food preparation, administering medication, daily husbandry for education birds, conducting visitor education programs, and helping train Spirit (Bald Eagle) and Nova (Golden Eagle) for stadium flights at Auburn University football games. Volunteer work at raptor center facilities allowed for experience handling a variety of raptor species (ranging from Eastern Screech Owls to Bald Eagles). Medical assistance with birds included helping perform physical exams, physical therapy, aiding with various medical procedures (such as surgery, radiographs, and ophthalmology), and calculating and administering fluids. Show less



Auburn University - Department of Biological Sciences

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Instructing weekly Biomedical Physiology (BIOL 5600/6600) undergraduate and graduate level labs, grading quizzes and weekly lab reports, safely and humanely anesthetizing animals for live terminal surgeries. Anesthesia techniques included pithing frogs and dosing rabbits with injectable urethane. Also responsible for euthanizing animals at the end of surgeries

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Instructing weekly Principles of Biology (BIOL 1021) undergraduate labs, administering and grading quizzes and lab assignments, and prepping experiments



Auburn University - Department of Biological Science

• Auburn, Alabama Area

• Graduate Student Volunteer

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Participant in a two week survey on desert flora and fauna. Surveys focused on insects and small mammals such as bats, foxes, and various rodents. Techniques used included use of live traps and mist nets. Participant in a two week survey on desert flora and fauna. Surveys focused on insects and small mammals such as bats, foxes, and various rodents. Techniques used included use of live traps and mist nets.



Moore's Mill Animal Hospital

• Auburn, Alabama Area

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Shadowed Dr. Glenn Puckett in examination rooms gaining clinical experience working with patients, engaging in diagnoses, working with lab equipment, learning observational procedure techniques and assisting in non-emergency surgeries in the operating room environment Shadowed Dr. Glenn Puckett in examination rooms gaining clinical experience working with patients, engaging in diagnoses, working with lab equipment, learning observational procedure techniques and assisting in non-emergency surgeries in the operating room environment



American Bald Eagle Foundation

• United States
• Construction

• Summer Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Paid internship helping with rescue of injured wildlife in surrounding area. Intern responsibilities included daily husbandry of resident live birds, delivering natural history presentations for museum visitors, maintenance and upkeep of grounds, and performing monthly physical exams on all resident birds. Resident "Raptor Ambassador" birds included various species of owls (Great-horned Owls, Eastern Screech Owls), falcons (Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Lanner-Saker Falcon), hawks (Eastern Red-tailed Hawk, Alaskan Red-tailed Hawk), and eagles (Bald Eagle). Show less



Yukon Wildlife Preserve

• Whitehorse, YT

• Volunteer

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  Volunteer position (within the summer intern position at the American Bald Eagle Foundation). Responsibilities included helping with the animal care facility, daily husbandry of resident animals (including elk, bison, lynx, and arctic foxes) Volunteer position (within the summer intern position at the American Bald Eagle Foundation). Responsibilities included helping with the animal care facility, daily husbandry of resident animals (including elk, bison, lynx, and arctic foxes)



Auburn University - Department of Biological Sciences

• Auburn, Alabama Area

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Worked under the supervision of Dr. Geoff Hill, Professor and Curator of Birds at Auburn University, in teaching Ornithology (BIOL 5750) undergraduate level labs. Responsibilities included leading bird watching walks, mist net preparation, proctoring lab quizzes and exams Worked under the supervision of Dr. Geoff Hill, Professor and Curator of Birds at Auburn University, in teaching Ornithology (BIOL 5750) undergraduate level labs. Responsibilities included leading bird watching walks, mist net preparation, proctoring lab quizzes and exams



U.S. Forest Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2012

  Participant in multi-day volunteer project at the Oakmulgee tract within Talladega National Forest. Project work included surveying endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker nests, operating peeper cameras to monitor woodpecker nest cavities, utilizing invasive species control methods including removal of flying squirrels and their nests. Participant in multi-day volunteer project at the Oakmulgee tract within Talladega National Forest. Project work included surveying endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker nests, operating peeper cameras to monitor woodpecker nest cavities, utilizing invasive species control methods including removal of flying squirrels and their nests.