MICHAEL HARRINGTON
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OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a challenging and demanding position that utilizes my abilities and strengths in customer service, marketing and sales, while providing an opportunity for personal and professional growth. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Ranch Hand From Scratch Ranch, 2020 - 2026
Feeding and taking care of horses, chickens, rabbits, dogs and cats on a 50 acre ranch. Fence mending, landscaping, tree care, brush clearing and burning, cleaning and maintaining ranch, barn and equipment. Recycling and trash pick-up.
Shift Leader / Server Dead Fish Grill, 2010 - 2020 Consistently highest in sales and in creating and retaining regular/repeat guests.
● Use of computers at point of sale and end of day data entry. Upselling and Suggestive Selling.
● Establishing prominent online presence with social media and various review sites with greatly positive reviews.
● Training of new hires and continued training of established waiters.
● Cash handling and book keeping.
● Responsible for opening and closing the restaurant, including continuous cleaning and maintaining a pleasant atmosphere for my guests resulting in becoming the first
“employee of the month”.
Server / Bartender Chilis, 2009 2010
● Use of computers at point of sale and end of day data entry. Consistently highest in sales and in creating and retaining regular/repeat guests.
● Upselling and Suggestive Selling.
● Establishing prominent online presence with social media and various review sites with greatly positive reviews.
● Cash handling and book keeping.
● Responsible for opening and closing the restaurant, including continuous cleaning and maintaining a pleasant atmosphere for my guests. Bartender Pluckers, 2007 2009
● Use of computer at point of sale and end of day data entry
● Excelled in food and beverage service creating and retaining regular/repeat guests. ● Upselling and Suggestive Selling.
● Innovation of new drink and food specials.
● Cash handling and book keeping.
● Responsible for opening and closing the restaurant, including continuous cleaning and maintaining a pleasant atmosphere for my guests.
SKILLS: Energetic, highly motivated Sales and Customer Service professional with 15+ years’ experience and an enviable track record in business development, and customer retention. Solutions driven individual who quickly earns respect, inspires confidence, and builds strong customer relationships, and as a result I was awarded for being in the top 5 of our region as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and earned
“Employee of the month”. I am a proactive problem solver able to thrive in a challenging and competitive environment. Resourceful, creative, and an enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and integrity.