Experience

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  Big Night Entertainment Group

  • Boston

  • Bar and Beverage Manager

    • Mar 2012 - Present
    • Boston

    • Collaborate with the Director of Operations and Executive Chef to design and create unique cocktail and wine lists for all locations utilizing the freshest ingredients and most innovative concepts. • Create all training materials for bar staff including basic bar training, beverage manuals, cocktail recipes, product lists and knowledge, wine tasting notes, training quizzes and tests for front of the house bar staff. • Assist with the physical set up of the bar for two new restaurant locations to ensure that the bar runs efficiently and is organized in a way that the bar staff can work at their highest potential. • Interview, hire and train all bar staff and bar support staff. • Work side by side with all bar staff at all locations to ensure that all aspects of the bar run smoothly and efficiently daily• Take weekly inventory on all bar products and order all beverage products to fulfill the demands of the restaurant/lounge as well as all private dining events. • Use the Compeat program to perform, enter and evaluate inventory on all beverage products monthly • Collaborate with local media outlets such as Boston Magazine and The Phantom Gourmet to promote the BNEG brand. • Meet weekly with owners, management and marketing staff to discuss, evaluate, and promote ideas/concepts that will build business and strengthen all aspects of the restaurant.

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  10 Rocks Tapas Bar and Restaurant

  • Pawtucket, RI

  • Restaurant Consultant

    • Dec 2014 - May 2015
    • Pawtucket, RI

    • Designed every component of the physical bar including measuring & designing the space, picking out cooler systems, draft beer systems, glassware, soda guns, set up bar for opening.• Created unique, innovative cocktail list that catered to the tapas theme • Create wine list that was cohesive with the tapas theme • Created inventory & ordering sheets • Hired and trained all bar staff • Designed all training materials and tests

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  Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group

  • Boston

  • Bartender

    • Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
    • Boston

    • Designed every component of the physical bar including measuring & designing the space, picking out cooler systems, draft beer systems, glassware, soda guns, set up bar for opening.• Created unique, innovative cocktail list that catered to the tapas theme • Create wine list that was cohesive with the tapas theme • Created inventory & ordering sheets • Hired and trained all bar staff • Designed all training materials and tests

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  Needham Public Schools

  • Needham, MA

  • Special Education Liason/Reading Specialist

    • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011
    • Needham, MA

    • Implemented intervention strategies and used data to drive instruction which increased students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. • Developed and implemented a curriculum to address the unique needs of incoming ninth grade students with learning disabilities

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  Session 73

  • New York, NY

  • Lead Bartender

    • Jan 2007 - Jul 2010
    • New York, NY

    • Implement intervention strategies and use data to drive instruction to increase students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. • Develop and implement a curriculum to address the unique needs of incoming ninth grade students with learning disabilities

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  New York City Teaching Fellows

  • Bronx, NY

  • Special Education Coordinator

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2010
    • Bronx, NY

    • Implement intervention strategies and use data to drive instruction to increase students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. • Develop and implement a curriculum to address the unique needs of incoming ninth grade students with learning disabilities

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  The Clevelander

  • Miami, FL

  • Bartender

    • Jun 2004 - Jun 2006
    • Miami, FL

    • Implement intervention strategies and use data to drive instruction to increase students’ reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. • Develop and implement a curriculum to address the unique needs of incoming ninth grade students with learning disabilities