Crystal Okorie
Upbeat and personable sales and development personnel seeking opportunities in
hospitality at a dynamic and fast past location to perform as a bartender. 213 Gallatin Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 840 - 1983
*******.******@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Moonlight, WASHINGTON, DC - Bartender
February 2023 - current
Club nightlife bartender responsible for opening and closing duties. Make premium cocktails and drinks including standard bar drinks and inhouse cocktails. Server and deliver food. Upsell drink and food order. Alcohol awareness and training. Bar stocking, adaptability, and client maintenance . Work dj section on occasion.
Silver Diner, WASHINGTON, DC - Server
January 2020- March 2020
Served as part-time waitstaff assisting in the customer service aspect of an American style restaurant. Activities included order taking and input, delivery, cash and credit card transactions, and detailed service according to each guest. Clydes, CHEVY CHASE, MD- Server
August 2019- December 2019
Collaborated with a team of service professionals for the opening and midshift service of a classic American restaurant. Credit card and cash transactions were primarily services duties, with financial record keeping required for the tipping out of back of house staff, and tax declaration purposes. Georgetown Daily Grill, BETHESDA, MD; WASHINGTON, DC — Server August 2016 - July 2019
Served as a closing staff waitress at a classic bi-coastal American Grille restaurant. Assisted in maintaining an ambient environment in the Georgetown and Bethesda community by offering friendly sales guidance, consumer loyalty through our Insider Rewards Program, and delegating table needs. Also performed roomservice to adjoined hotel guest and backstaff food ordering Five Napkin Burger, NEW YORK, NY — Server/Bartender September 2015 - April 2016
Served in a French-inspired American Burger restaurant also serving classic dishes. Increased sales volume during weekend brunch shifts by being quick, personable, and building rapport during client service. Reliable; Early; Easy going. Worked opening weekend shifts ensuring restaurant standards were met before opening, often cleaning under-maintained areas missed by outsourced SKILLS
Cash handling
Dispute Management
Hospitality
CPR/First Aid Certified
May 2022.
Financial Analysis and
Reporting
Tax Filing
Project Management
Bookkeeping/ Accounting
Record Keeping
Staffing Coordination
OSHA Safety
Bartending
AWARDS
Liberty Tax Certification
Bartending
LANGUAGES
English
cleaning crew. Custom Old Fashion, Mojitos, Margaritas, Collins, Fuzzy Navel and various mixed drinks
EDUCATION
SUNY- PURCHASE COLLEGE, WESTCHESTER, NY — BA
September 2008 - May 2011
Obtained Bachelor's in dramatic writing and production. Cross pollination of political science through course curriculum that emphasized sociological, political and economic factors present globally through the Pre-Hellenic to Modern time periods. Course work and topics include interpersonal and social psychology, pre-calculus, leadership, drama theory, global social movements, Shakespeare, modern theater, black theater, American history through militarization, intro to drama studies, and more. Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH-MBA February 2021-May 2022
Began pursuing MBA shortly after graduating from undergraduate program. Took a ten year academic leave to work in NY, eventually returning to DC where degree was resumed and completed.. Curriculum included business law, marketing strategy, financial analysis, leadership, operations management, ethics, economics, and more. CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING
Liberty Tax, Brooklyn, NY- Tax Certification
September 2013- December 2013
Semester long program with Liberty Tax resulting in comprehensive training in tax filing for both personal and professional/corporate clientele. National certification. US Hospitality. Queens, NY- Bartending
May 2013
Received lifelong certification and job placement service through US Hospitality Bartending School of Queens, NY. Coursework included alcohol awareness, basic cocktailing, education of various alcoholic drinks and their uses in drink crafting. Training in how to practice drink skills at home and at hiring bars without wasting alcohol or products, garnishing, and customer service.