Beverage Director General Manager
Resume:
JOSEPH
GEWARGES
PROFILE
Beverage Director / Certified
Sommelier with a warm and friendly
demeanor always! Skilled at conflict
resolution. Team builder who is acutely
attentive to employees’ and guests’
needs. Punctual problem solver and
avid multitasker. Track record of being
an essential part of the management
team and instrumental in providing
effective solutions that produce
immediate impact and contribute to
the establishment’s long-term success.
CONTACT
PHONE:
{248} 894 - 5795
LINKEDIN:
www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-
gewarges-4a5486132
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFIED SOMMELIER { CSE }
COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST OF WINE { SWE }
SOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORS
CERTIFIED VINTAGE WINE SPECIALIST
INTERNATIONAL WINE SOCIETY
COOPERATIVE
SAKE CERTIFIED
COGNAC EXPERT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Sommelier – Stripsteak by Michael Mina
FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL – Miami Beach, FL
2019 – Present
BEER / LIQUOR / WINE INVENTORY
STAFF TRAINING
FLOOR SOMMELIER DAILY
Lead Sommelier – Fiola by Fabio Trabocchi
Fiola Ristorante – Miami, FL
October 2018 – March 2019
BEER / LIQUOR / WINE INVENTORY
STAFF TRAINING
FLOOR SOMMELIER DAILY
General Manager – Managing Partner
Spasso Ristorante – Coconut Grove
January 2017 - July 2017
DAILY OPERATIONS
P & L
SCHEDULING & LABOR PROJECTIONS
LABOR MANAGEMENT & COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES
WINE INVENTORY
STAFF TRAINING
SALES & MARKETING
SALES BUILDING
WINE DINNERS
DAILY REPORTS TO OWNERS
HIRING
Corporate Beverage Director / Corporate Sommelier
Andiamo Restaurant Group
Detroit, MI
January 2016 – December 2016
MANAGED 9 LOCATIONS - ITALIAN CUISINE - FINE DINING [4-LOCATIONS] _CASUAL DINING [5- LOCATIONS]
9 WINE LISTS - ALL DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE PER STORE
TAUGHT, COLLECTIVELY, 270 SERVERS/BARTENDERS COMPANY-WIDE IN ALL ASPECTS OF WINE_SERVICE_CORDIALS_CRAFT COCKTAILS
HOSTED NUMEROUS WINE DINNERS / WINE TASTINGS FOCUSING ON ITALIAN & CALIFORNIAN WINES
HEADED THE CCS DETROIT INTERNATIONAL WINE AUCTION FUND RAISERS DINNER FOR 700 PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT
BUILT SERVERS WINE KNOWLEDGE WEEKLY BY TRAINING DAILY WITH TESTS / TASTINGS / HANDOUTS / BOOKS
INCREASED SALES IN THE SUMMER BY IMPLEMENTING NEW / FRESH / EXCITING IDEAS
PURCHASED WINES EFFECTIVELY AND AT THE RIGHT TIME / WHEN WINES GO ON "POST - OFF"
HELD ALL SERVICE STAFF TO COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS STANDARDS Wine Director
The Capital Grille
Troy, MI
August 2003 - December 2015
ACHIEVED 2nd LEVEL ADVANCED CERTIFICATE FROM COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS
INCREASED THE WINE LIST FROM 105 BOTTLES TO 550 BOTTLES / OBTAINED "2-GLASS AWARD" FROM WINE SPECTATOR 8-YEARS IN A ROW / UP FROM THE PREVIOUS "1-GLASS AWARD" FROM THE PREVIOUS 7 YEARS OF OPERATION
INCREASED WINE SALES BY 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN MY 12 YEAR TENURE
HOSTED OVER 50 WINE PAIRED DINNERS [CAYMUS, SILVER OAK, GROTH, ANTINORI, FAR NIENTE, ETC. ETC.]
HELD "WINE LOCKER HOLDER" EVENTS QUARTERLY AND BUILDING SALES @ $10K-$30K AVERAGE PER EVENT
TAUGHT WINE CLASSES EVERY OTHER FRIDAY TO OVER 35 SERVERS / 5 BARTENDERS / 2-3 MANAGERS
BUILT GUEST REPORE AND MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE OF 12 REQUESTS PER WEEK
MANAGED THE "GENEROUS POUR" YEARLY / GUESTS ENJOY 7-9 WINES FOR $25
TRAINED NEW HIREES ON WINE / SPIRITS / COCKTAILS / SERVICE
EDUCATION
LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SOUTHFIELD, MI
1992-1994
[CALCULUS 2 / CALCULUS 3 / MATRIX ALGEBRA / FORTRAN 1,2/ LINEAR ALGEBRA / VERSOR ALGEBRA/PHYSICS ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
[ OPERATIONAL MATH / DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS / MATH THEORY 1,2]
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, MI
1994-1996
[CALCULUS 4 / NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 1,2 / MUSIC APPRECIATION / CHESS ACADEMY / MATRICES / FRACTAL GEOMETRY]
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