Anton Tomac

• Delivered exceptional customer service in a high-pressure environment, ensuring an elevated guest experience in line with the bar's luxury standards.
• Crafted a diverse range of complex, premium-quality cocktails with precision and efficiency, adhering to strict recipe and presentation standards.
• Managed high-volume service during peak hours while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and composure.
• Maintained in-depth knowledge of spirits, wine, and cocktail ingredients, offering recommendations tailored to guest preferences.
• Balanced multitasking by simultaneously handling customer orders, bar prep, and quality control during high-traffic periods.
• Ensured adherence to health, safety, and hygiene standards, regularly restocking and maintaining a clean workspace.
• Increased revenue through upselling premium spirits, wine pairings, and exclusive menu offerings.
• Streamlined operations by developing innovative service methods to reduce preparation time without compromising quality.
• Trained and mentored new bartenders, contributing to team efficiency and consistency.
• Supported management by contributing to cocktail menu design and providing input on operational improvements.
• Designed and developed unique, signature cocktails from scratch by experimenting with innovative flavor combinations, presentation styles, and ingredient pairings.
• Conducted flavor profiling to ensure balance and harmony in crafted drinks, appealing to diverse guest preferences.
• Researched industry trends and incorporated seasonal and locally sourced ingredients into new creations.
• Collaborated with management to incorporate signature cocktails into the menu, enhancing the bar's reputation for originality and quality.

• Exercising high tolerance to patrons and setting boundaries to establish a safe welfare of all individuals in the venue; offering water, settling tab first, refusing service of alcohol
• Meet the requirements of all relevant liquor licence legislation, R.S.A and House policies
• Always practising flare bartending - flipping, spinning and balancing bottles, shakers and glassware, doing pouring tricks to enhance guest experience
• Flexible with roster adaption with week day and weekend availability and early morning finishes
• Highly self-sufficient with ability to work unsupervised and multi-task; entrusted with moderating multiple levels of a venue
• Always moving efficiently with proficient stamina to meet demands of a physically straining job role and to ensure busy environments are kept under control
• Cleaning & maintaining bar, glasses, beer, post mix guns, service wells, glass smasher, ice machine
• Working the cocktail bar
• Worked with distributors and sales reps to create menus and establish/maintain price points
• Prepared and concocted a series of cocktails - practising mixology techniques
• Preparing over100 different types of alcoholic beverages

• Keeping records of cash, organisation of stock, finalising/cashing up registers, completing shift reports and end of shift financial reconciliations
• Communicating via headset receiver to delegate staff to ensure all departments are exercising diligence and great customer service
• Meeting KPIS with an increase in high-end whisky sales up20% MTD
• Independently manage multiple bars, teams of bartenders and hundreds of patrons during shifts
• Maintaining fully stocked bar for upselling opportunities & efficiency
• Following opening & closing procedures; Tills, stationary, beverage restock, glassware, ice, mixers, bar cleanliness, garnish, clean dispenser equipment (guns), fridge safety check
• OH&S ensure no broken glass, rubber tread shoes, lifting heavy items safely, floor tidiness etc
• Liaising with venue staff, chefs, security & licensing police to promote best practices within venue for a positive guest experience
• Attending whisky dinners
• Pairing selections of whisky with beer, wine & food
• Goal setting and full support of staff learning - training the staff with patience, empathy and tolerance to thoroughly demonstrate proper bartending standards are met