Experience

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  Big Night Entertainment Group

  • Empire Restaurnt And Lounge

  • Food Server

    • Sep 2015 - Present
    • Empire Restaurnt And Lounge

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  1000 Words Imaging LLC

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Owner/Photographer

    • Mar 2013 - Present
    • Greater Boston Area

    I specialize in family portrait and event photography.

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  Aramark

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Luxury Suite Host

    • 2004 - Feb 2015
    • Greater Boston Area

    Drawing from my extensive knowledge of Fenway Park and its many amenities, and adding a few personal touches of my own, I consistently provided the Principal Owner of the Boston Red Sox, his family and many affluent personalities that visited the suite the highest level of service.

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  The Hawthorn Hotel

  • Salem, Mass.

  • Server/Bartender

    • 2002 - 2005
    • Salem, Mass.

    In addition to serving in the intimate atmosphere of Nathaniel's, the hotel's fine dining restaurant, I also enjoyed working in the faster paced Tavern On The Green, their pub.

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  Salem Beer Works

  • Salem, Mass.

  • Server/Bartender

    • 2001 - 2002
    • Salem, Mass.

    Learning about the characteristics of the many varieties of beer and the brewing processes made this a very interesting experience.

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  Back Bay Restaurant Group, Inc.

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Bar Manager

    • 1998 - 2001
    • Greater Boston Area

    Shortly after starting as a server at Joe's American Bar And Grill, I eagerly worked my way onto the bartender schedule. I went through their training program and took the position of Bar Manager at Charlie's Eating And Drinking Saloon in 2000.

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  Arco Pipeline Co

  • Long Beach, Ca.

  • Procurement Clerk

    • 1992 - 1998
    • Long Beach, Ca.

    I started with ARCO Marine as an office temp in 1991. Because I impressed them with my work attitude and organizational skills they purchased my contract from Apple One Employment Services. I took the position as Administrative Assistant in the Facilities Management department. Soon after I was promoted to Facilities Co-odinater. I survived a layoff in 1994 and was transferred to the Accounts Payable department for ARCO Transportation Co. as a clerk. While in this position I was asked to help in the beta testing of Accounts Payable and Procurement modules of the company's new financial system LAWSON. After surviving another layoff in 1996, I was given the position as Procurement Clerk for ARCO Pipeline Co.While with Procurement I took it upon myself to finish a project started by one of my supervisors that went on a leave of absence. It was to help develop a system of using credit cards for small purchases not needing a purchase order. Since it involved both the accounts payable and procurement modules of the LAWSON system, I found it very easy to finish the project. After the project was complete, it was found that the canned reports in LAWSON were not flexible enough to draw needed information. So, I created a Microsoft Access database that could be used with the file from the bank to extract the needed information for managers of different departments. I was given an Employee Of The Month award for my work.ARCO believed in developing the skills of their employees. As a result, I was able to take classes in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access, as well as workshops in communication and cultural diversity in the corporate workplace.

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  Bob's Big Boy Restaurants International LLC

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • General Manager

    • 1976 - 1982
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    I started as a line cook for Bob's and soon after started their management training program. There were several levels of management to move through. By 1979 I was promoted to General Manager. While moving up through the ranks, Bob's taught me many great skills needed to be a successful restaurant manager.