Nathan Meister
Sales Rep · El Chorro
Glendale, Arizona
In My Own Words
<p>Experienced Restaurant Manager with background on bar management, team building, full service fine dining in high volume businesses. Effective in building team-oriented staff members in front of house. Contributes to restaurant success by building professional relationships with clients and outside influences such as Investors and Distributors. Adept at communicating effectively with staff and owners to ensure highest level of quality and service. Exceptional organizational and planning skills adaptable enjoy change and new challenges and hard work.</p>
Work Experience
Fine Dining Server/Banquet server
El Chorro2021 – Present
* Full service fine dining waiter * Cocktail server and food handler * Large party/ banquet, wedding server * Wine sales and food specials
General Manager and Bar Manager
Mad Capper Saloon and Eatery2016 – 2019
* Successfully managed a family restaurant through quality food, exceptional service and family value. * Achieved a four-star rating on trip advisor with a certificate of Excellence. * Named best American pub with historic bar, best burger, and Tap beer selection. * Maintained food cost and labor budgets, health and environmentally conscious, Aloha systems POS and Computer Savvy * Able to trouble shoot problems fast while keeping up on preventative maintenance. * Arizona Food handler and alcohol permit certified
Full Service Waiter
Sea Salt2013 – 2019
2019 - 2020) * Waited tables in an upscale fast paced environment built on team-oriented sections in Naples finest sea food restaurant. * Displayed and filleted bone in sea food for guests table side. Personally served Governor of FL, PGA Golfers, Etc. Full-service lunch and dinner menu with seasonal specials. * Assistant table wine Sommelier
Assistant General Manager
Damico2012 – 2015
* Ran night and weekend staff as a solo manager of a high volume Italian fine dining chain. * In charge of scheduling, pre-hire interviews, food and liquor orders and maintaining food cost and labor budget. * Awarded Certificate of excellence and gained mass amounts of experience from a seasonal operating city.