Cocktail Server Beverage Director
Resume:
Simone D. Mims
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*/****-*/**** ********* Exchange Beverage Director–, San Francisco, CA Managing all aspects of beverage operations. Creating a food-focused wine list and rotating seasonal cocktail menu.
6/2019-3/2020 Palette Bar Director, San Francisco, CA Creating a cocktail menu for a bar program with low ABV spirits and developing a cocktail menu for a future fine dining cocktail menu. Establishing budgets for beverage purchasing. Scheduling and hiring staff.
12/2018-6/2019 The Battery Bar Manager, San Francisco, CA Managing bar operations for a private club containing 4 full-time functioning bars with different menus. Maintained inventory, scheduling, and costing for all bar operations. 4/2018-6/2019 Nico Modern Bistro Bar Consultant, San Francisco, CA Creating and managing full-service bar operations for a Michelin Star-rated modern French bistro. Hiring and training bar and server staff.
10/2016-4/2017 Rambler Bar Manager, San Francisco, CA Creating a fully realized bar program that includes cocktail creation, spirits selection, and maintenance. Managing and maintaining two separate bar programs for the restaurant bar and the lobby in the Zeppelin Hotel
9/2014 - 8/2015 Foreign Cinema/Laszlo Bar Director, San Francisco, CA Managed three high-volume bar programs under with separate menus for each meal period Duties included inventory, cleaning, staff training, and scheduling. 8/2012-3/2013 Hotel Vitale Beverage Director, San Francisco, CA Duties include selecting and purchasing all beverages for Americano Restaurant and Bar, Hotel Vitale, In-room dining, and all banquet beverages. Management of dinner shifts and bar and cocktail server schedules.
11/2010-11/2011 Cotogna Bartender San Francisco, CA Providing high-quality service in a semi-casual, rustic Italian dining venue. Maintaining the high expectations that guests have come to expect from Quince. REFERENCES
This list of references includes former employers and coworkers throughout my career. Michele Luther-Ramirez
Field Marketing Specialist, Beam Suntory
Christophe Tassan Master Sommelier & Wine Director- The Battery, San Francisco, CA **********@************.***
Jen Chen Key Account Manager, New Brand Ventures - Pernod Ricard, San Francisco, CA Jen,****@******-******.***
Aaron Groner Former Director of Operation Modernist & Modernist Exchange *****@**************.***
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
I enjoy fast-paced environments that will offer challenges and opportunities for growth. I am a strong trainer and have been a trainer or supervisor for every employer I have worked with. My experience includes Wine Knowledge and Service, Inventory Maintenance, Banquet setup and Service and Beverage Menu Development, and Staff Scheduling, Proficient in the following relevant systems: PC and Mac Word, Excel; Open Table, Tock, Micros, POSITOUCH, Aloha, Squirrel, Remanco, and Smarttab
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Steward for the American Distilling Institute Spirit Awards since 2016 Judge for San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023 Membership Director the United States Bartenders Guild Bay Area 2018 Saucey Award Winner for Beverage Professional of the Year San Francisco winner of Punch Kings for Cochon 555 Winner of Hine Cognac Cocktail Competition 2018
San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area Bar Stars
Links to additional Information
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YOwtbeA8Y8AUquoU5-NfP-1xEixCPMRoNTvi-ERID yg/edit ?usp=sharing https://www.powtoon.com/m/dulAlmpfmWQ/1/p http://thefreshtoast.com/drink/the-only-cocktail-you-need-this-fall-brendas-daiquiri/ https://hellosubscription.com/2015/10/saloonbox-cocktail-subscription-box-review-october
-2015/ http://www.liquor.com/slideshows/new-january-cocktails/#gs.N870B4c http://www.sfweekly.com/dining/nico-has-the-most-beautiful-cocktail-in-san-francisco/ https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/The-Bay-Area-s-female-bartenders-speak-on-th eir-12941 920.php
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