Guest Service Bar Manager

*** ***** **· MANCHESTER, NH· *****

603-***-****· *****.*****@*****.***

ELENY LEKAS

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that will allow the skills that I possess to be used and expanded upon.

PROFILE

Intelligent and hard working individual with an employment record that reflects responsibility, dependability, leadership and playing the important person for each job that has been at hand. Disciplined work habits, and ability to not only complete the tasks at hand but balance then with many other demands.

EMPLOYMENT

January 2024-Present T-Bone’s Derry, NH

Bar Manager/Assistant Dining Room Manager

Maintaining incredible guest service, while mixing drinks; with speed and accuracy and serving guest in an extreme high volume atmosphere.

Responsible in bar scheduling, training, ordering, receiving, liquor cost and team cohesion.

Successfully reduced liquor cost by 3% in one quarter; store reaching the liquor cost goals & falling under the company’s average for the first time in a year.

Responsible for direct mentorship of the current Bar manager & collaborating as a cohesive team.

Coaching, guiding and growing present & new staff.

Aided in drink menu creation and bar promotions to drive sales.

Maintained and created a large regular guest base.

January 2022-Present Great NH Restaurants Bedford, NH

Beverage Menu Development Manager

Training program creation.

Mentoring responsibility for all present & new Bar Managers company wide.

Drink menu creation of both T-Bone’s & Cactus’ concepts.

Quartey menu mix reports.

Staying current with upcoming trend of the beverage world.

Collaborating with Marketing team on promotions & events.

April 2013-December 2023 CJ’s Great West Grill Manchester, NH (Location Closed)

Bar Manager/Assistant Dining Room Manager

Maintaining incredible guest service, while mixing drinks; with speed and accuracy and serving guest in an extreme high volume atmosphere.

Responsible in bar scheduling, training, ordering, receiving, liquor cost and team cohesion.

Maintained lowest liquor cost in the company for 10 years.

Coaching, guiding and growing present & new staff.

Aided in drink menu creation and bar promotions to drive sales.

Maintained and created a large regular guest base.

October 2011- April 2013 UNO‘s Chicago Grill Concord, NH

Bar Manager

Maintaining incredible guest service.

Complete knowledge of beverage and dinner menu.

Quickly mix a variety of simple and complex cocktails

Mixing of server drinks, bar guest and serving tables in a high volume setting.

Certified Trainer.

Responsible for the entire bar, cost, ordering and scheduling.

Created successful bar events.

June 2010- May 2011 The Draft Sports Bar and Grill Concord, NH

Cocktail Server

Ability to serve an extremely large section while maintaining incredible guest service.

Maintaining the dining room and all server stations at all times.

Planning and serving of many 50+ person functions.

Training of all new servers.

January 2010- June 2010 JW Hill’s Sports Bar and Grille Manchester, NH

Cocktail Server

Maintaining incredible customer service.

Complete knowledge of beverage and dinner menu.

Maintaining the dining room and all server stations at all times.

Training of new servers.

EDUCATION

Manchester Central High School, Diploma 2009

Serve Safe Certification October 2020

TEAM/MTS Certification October 2023

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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