Sommelier

Milos Zivkovic

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Cheyenne, WY 82009

Phone: 307-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Hotel Management University, Nis Serbia, 2004 -

• Hospitality and Leisure Studies

School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourist Management, Nis Serbia,1999 – 2004

• Degree in Economic Marketing

Primary School “Bogdan Blagojevic” Nis Serbia, 1992 – 1999

• Primary school diploma

SKILLS / COURSES

United States Sommelier Wine Course, Miami Florida, August 2008

Serbian Association of Sommeliers, Belgrade Serbia, April 2004

Responsible Service of Alcohol, Miami Florida, March 2004

Proven ability to manage and educate staff, raise sales through attentive customer service, and increase efficiency of facilities

Native Serbian, Advanced English, Intermediate French and Spanish

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

WORK EXPERIENCE

Celebrity Cruise Lines, Miami, Florida

2010 – Present

Sommelier / Assistant Head Sommelier

• Responsible for assisting with the daily scheduling of all co-workers, scheduling wine trainings with wine representatives to educate the staff, planning the usage of all storage facilities with maximum efficiency, updating all wine lists to include proper vintages, description, and price, and arranging and attending multiple different wine tastings as a main speaker

Princess Cruise Lines, Santa Clarita, California

2008 – 2010

Sommelier

• Responsible for the recommendation and sale of wine and other beverages to clients, educating front of house and chefs about wine/wine pairing, and ensuring all staff know wine selections to recommend with each dish

Restaurant Regent, Belgrade Serbia

2004 – 2008

Wine Server

• Responsible for wine service and publishing wine events

REFERENCES

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