ANTHONY CARDILE
Palm City, Fl.
34990
~~~relocating residence to West Palm Beach~~~
Cell: 845-***-****
abz8uw@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Professional server, friendly and courteous, bringing enthusiasm,
dedication and an exceptional work ethic with 35 years experience.
Trained in customer service with knowledge of Italian and French cuisine
with prior work in fine dining restaurants.
Custom Framing Specialist- supervisor, certified and award winning,
with 9+ years of retail experience. Organized, creative, customer
focused, proactive, detail-orientated and able to learn new tasks
quickly and effectively.
HIGHLIGHTS
. Strong restaurant serving experience
. Point of Sale (POS) system operation
. Works well under pressure
. Inventory control procedures
. Highly responsible and reliable
. Employee scheduling
. Upbeat, outgoing and positive
. Currency handling accuracy
. Talent for building a solid customer base
. Organized and detail oriented
. Excellent multi-tasker
. Superb sales professional
. Well groomed, non-smoker
EXPERIENCE
LE METRO BISTRO
Jupiter, Fl.
Server
02/2013 to 05/2013
Delivered exceptional service by greeting and serving customers in a
timely, friendly and professional manner. Acted as host, bartender, food
runner and busboy. Recited Chef's specials and appropriately suggested
additional items to enhance the dining experience of all customers and
increasing restaurant sales. Politely answered phones, recording and
confirming reservations.
AC MOORE
Pompano Beach, Fl.
Custom Frame Specialist-supervisor
09/2005 to 02/2013
Working in several AC Moore locations, Daytona Beach, Fl., Pompano Beach,
Fl. for 6 1/2yrs. and Yorktown NY., I have successfully trained staff on
POS system, framing techniques, designing, digital camera imaging, shipping
and receiving protocol, phone and customer service skills, company policies
and procedures. Organized Custom Frame Department, ordering and following
the status of all framing components, follow-up with telecommunications to
production company and customers, responsible for checking ALL art work for
proper measurements and components to minimize error, maximizing company
profit. Mounted art work and completed the fitting process for a finished
frame job with complete customer satisfaction. Ordered all framing
supplies, filed and organized all paperwork for 100% audit accuracy.
Stocked frame department working back stock, ordering merchandise and
keeping organization for inventory controll.
LA SCALA
RESTAURANT
Armonk, NY.
Server/ Manager
01/1985 to 09/2005
Delivered exceptional service by greeting and serving customers in a
timely, friendly and professional manner. Acted as host, bartender, food
runner and busboy. Recited Chef's specials and appropriately suggested
additional items to enhance the dining experience of all customers and
increasing restaurant sales. Politely answered phones, recording and
confirming reservations.
Taking over as manager gave me the opportunity to excel into a new aspect
of the restaurant business. Booking parties for all occasions and sizes,
training staff, ordering supplies, in La Scala as well as Marilena's, the
owners sister restaurant in New Rochelle, NY.
LIPS RESTAURANT
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Disc Jockey
04/2010 to 02/2012
Part time second job for an entertainment restaurant. Communicated closely
with the show hostess before, during and after the show. Inputted the shows
play list into the computer and kept the show moving in a timely fashion.
Coordinated the lighting and sound for an overall experience. Took and
printed celebration photo's. Chose pre-show and post-show music to suit the
energy of the crowd.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
. Supervised team of three or more staff members
. Many customer compliments throughout my restaurant career
. Numerous applause cards along with corporate mailed letters and e-mails
during my history with AC Moore
. Multiple top 10 company, regional and district winner of contests
including highest sales, percentage of increase, average ticket, etc.
spanning seven plus years