Liam Cooney

Experience

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  The Tara Vale

  Mar 2006 - Jul 2008

  Bar Manager
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  Seafield Golf and Spa Hotel

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2008

  Chef

  Prepared great food

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  Partridges

  Nov 2009 - May 2010

  Chef de Partie
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  The Old Orchard

  May 2010 - Mar 2011

  Chef

  Working in line with my superiors to ensure great quality food is put in front of the customer in a timely and efficient manor. Collaborating with colleagues to build cost effective and high quality food.Working with HACCP

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  Howards Way

  Mar 2011 - Jan 2016

  Restaurant Manager

  Leading a team in excellent customer service and ensuring that the customer is always the main focus in the overall experience, in order to gain or inspire a return to the restaurant. Working closely with the culinary team to ensure quality and HACCP standards are met and within regulation.Promoting growth by keeping with current trends and communicating with the customer on a very personal and human level.

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  JULIAN BENSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED

  May 2013 - Jun 2018

  Actor

  Owning my craft in acting and being the best version of "me" that I can be.

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  Gather & Gather

  May 2016 - Oct 2018

  Lead Barista

  My objective in my career is to build, retain and maintain relationships.This comes before everything. In my opinion, if there is no relationship then there is no continued business. I do this through the medium of the product i sell, Coffee.Serving up to 800 coffees per day and I endeavor to ensure that everyone enters and leaves the coffee bar with a smile on their face. I leverage my knowledge of coffee, and my outgoing personality to come up with quirky ways to make people feel at home when they come. This I do through general conversation, making coffee specials, writing up slogans to get a smile out of people.I introduced a new way for our customers to learn about different coffee brewing methods. Every week we have "BREW TIME" where we invite 6-8 LinkedIn employees to come and learn about different methods of coffee making that they can do at home. This has proven to be very successful as we are usually booked up 3-4 weeks in advance.I spend time researching and developing new Coffee trends with my colleagues on a weekly basis. My main focus is on the customer and in order to drive success I actively try to learn something new about the people I serve to better understand their needs . Show less

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  Broocks Agency

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  Actor
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  Catch 122 Cafe Bistro

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

  Server

  At Catch 122 my responsibilities included assisting customers with their menu choices using my excellent product knowledge skills which also allowed me to up-sell and boost my sales. Through guiding them with their experience i was able to build a strong relationship and trust which led to return business.

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  MNT Agency

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Actor
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  Water Street Café

  Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  Manager

  This position was Sales and relationship based. At Water Street I was responsible for my own section of the restaurant. My main focus was attending to the needs of the guest so that they enjoyed the overall experience. Having worked closely with the kitchen for the first month, i gained a product knowledge which allowed me to go into great detail when explaining food and drink items to guests. This lead to a more intimate client engagement and higher sales over all boosting revenue for all parties. I worked closely with management and support staff to ensure the restaurant as a whole worked in unison together. Show less

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  O’Cuana Music

  May 2020 - now

  Singer Songwriter