Beverage Manager / Beverage Director
Resume:
Eduardo Guzman
Beverage Manager
Canton, GA *****
**********@*****.***
To obtain a position where I can apply my beverage manager knowledge and customer service skills at a professional
level.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Beverage Manager
Mission + Market - Atlanta, GA
August 2018 to Present
• Create and develop beverage menus which properly reflect the concept and compliment the design and food menu.
• Develop bar cost control systems to accurately meet the LBW margin for the restaurant.
• Provide product knowledge and passion for beverage education for all Front of House.
• Develop seasonal beverage menus, and monitor quality of menu execution.
• Systemize inventory procedures for all revenue centers and worked with accounting department and Lightspeed to report accurate numbers for weekly and daily cost controlling.
• Maintain guest relations at the bar on a daily and weekly basis, and offer service standard improvements accordingly.
• Maintain cleanliness at the bar on a daily/weekly basis, and create improvements according to Health code regulations.
• Operate as the direct report for all bar leadership, giving them access to management mandates, expectations, and plans.
• Provided a sense of leadership and guidance to assist in achieving goals in personal and professional growth for the bar staff.
• Maintain awareness of product availability to uphold an excellent level of product integrity. Beverage Manager
OAK Steakhouse/ Colletta - Alpharetta, GA
October 2017 to August 2018
• Created and developed beverage programs and menus for Oak/Colletta which properly reflected the concepts and complimented the design and food menus at each location.
• Developed bar cost control systems for Oak and Colletta to accurately meet the LBW margin for each restaurant.
• Provided product knowledge and passion for beverage education for all Front of House.
• Developed seasonal menus at both locations, trained the menus, and monitored quality of menu execution.
• Systemized inventory procedures for all revenue centers and worked with Fintech and Aloha to report accurate
numbers for weekly and daily cost controlling.
• Maintain guest relations at bars on a daily and weekly basis, and offered service standard improvements
accordingly.
• Maintain cleanliness at bars on a daily/weekly basis, and created improvements according to Health code
regulations.
• Operated as the direct report for all bar leadership at both properties, giving them access to management
mandates, expectations, and plans.
• Provided a sense of leadership and guidance to assist in achieving goals in personal and professional growth.
• Maintained awareness of product availability throughout both concepts to uphold an excellent level of product
integrity.
Beverage Director
LadyBird/Golden Eagle/Muchacho - Atlanta, GA
January 2017 to October 2017
• Created and developed beverage programs and menus for Golden Eagle/Camacho which properly reflected the concepts and complimented the design and food menus at each location.
• Developed bar training programs for Golden Eagle/Muchacho while also improving existing training at Ladybird
Grove & Mess Hall.
• Provided product knowledge and passion for beverage education for all Front of House.
• Developed seasonal menus at all locations, trained the menus, and monitored quality of menu execution.
• Systemized inventory procedures for all revenue centers and worked with Fintech and Sage to report accurate
numbers for weekly and daily cost controlling.
• Observed guest relations at bars on a daily and weekly basis, and offered service standard improvements
accordingly.
• Observed cleanliness at bars on a daily/weekly basis, and offered improvements to bar supervisors.
• Operated as the direct report for all bar leadership at all properties, giving them access to management mandates, expectations, and plans.
• Provided a sense of leadership and guidance to assist in achieving goals in personal and professional growth.
• Maintained awareness of product availability throughout all concepts to uphold an excellent level of product
integrity.
Beverage Consultant
True Story Brands - Atlanta, GA
December 2016 to March 2017
• Restructured cocktail, wine, and beer lists for Yebo, Cape Dutch, and 10 Degrees South.
• Developed beverage education for Front of House staff.
• Set up an inventory and invoice tracking system.
• Minimized spending and maximized profit by providing proper ordering and inventory guidelines. Beverage Manager
Ford Fry Restaurants - Atlanta, GA
September 2009 to November 2016
Responsible for the beverage management of various locations, including JCT Kitchen & Bar, The Optimist,
Marcel, and Beetlecat.
• Designed exceptional creative menus, purchased goods and continuously made necessary improvements.
• Maximized revenue with the costing of seasonal cocktails for multiple concepts.
• Responsible for the costing of beer, liquor, and wine, according to the margin for each location.
• Maintained budgeted guidelines to the highest standards for the company.
• Provided excellent levels of internal and external customer service.
• Lead my appointed team by attracting, recruiting, training and appraising talented personnel.
• Continuously provided front of the house staff with beverage education.
• In collaboration with the beverage director, successfully established beverage concepts for new locations.
• Managed bar compliance with all health and safety regulations. Education
International Business
Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business - Atlanta, GA Skills
• EXCEL
• MICROSOFT OFFICE
• WORD
• BILINGUAL
• PEACHTREE
• Food Service
• Quality Control
• Micros POS
• Aloha POS
• Sage
• Bartending
• Accounting Software
• Program Development
• Compliance Management
• Catering
• Guest Relations Experience
• Budgeting
• Pricing
Certifications and Licenses
ServSafe
CSW
Present
Additional Information
SKILLS
• Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, and Power Point)
• Sage 50 (Peachtree Accounting Software)
• Compeat
• Micros
• Bilingual: Fluent in Spanish
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