Thomas Stevens

Experience

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  Tria

  May 2011 - Jun 2013

  Manager

  • Managed floor staff for three locations with a total staff of 40+ employees.• Assisted with the purchasing of wine through the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for all locations.• Performed weekly inventories for all beverage and glassware.• Helped execute private events involving winemakers and importers.

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  Terroir Tribeca

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2019

  Beverage Manager - Beer and Cider

  • Managed all aspects of beer and cider programs for multiple locations including staff training, monthly inventories, processing invoices, menu formatting and maintenance, vendor relationships, cost of goods goals, and draft system maintenance.• Lead private events on a scale from small intimate tastings to large gatherings of 40+ clients.• Organized, promoted, and executed tastings with producers of beer, cider, and wine.• Expanded Terroir’s social media presence and kept Terroir active in the online community.• Increased revenue in respective categories by roughly 40% within the first quarter of overseeing the program. Show less

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  Blanca

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  Sommelier

  • Developed new and progressive pairings for an 18-course, two-star Michelin tasting menu with daily changes and substitutions as seasonal availability dictated.• Conducted staff tastings for both FOH and BOH employees of wine, beer, cider and high-end tea.• Helped maintain a large list of primarily low-intervention wines and assisted with beer and cider buying.

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  Union Square Hospitality Group

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Sommelier

  • Oversaw wine service in the 120-seat dining room and educated staff on wine and beverage.• Organized the wine cellar of over two-thousand unique SKUs and maintained integration with point of sales systems and inventory management systems.• Assisted with devising and executing wine pairing options for the prix fixe menu.• Coordinated beverage service for private events of over 300 people.• Processed invoices for wine and spirits and executed necessary actions for any delivery discrepancies with distributors.• Handled purchase orders and inventory management for a wine cellar which exceeded $1 million in value and generates annual revenue of over $5 million. Show less

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  MRMB Supplies

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Sales Associate

  • Grew a healthcare brand from the ground up during a pandemic to have national distribution on a level similar to major competitors like Clorox and Lysol.• Worked with a sales team to integrate a CRM with all existing company infrastructure.• Managed accounts that supplied thousands of retail partners and governmental organizations.• Developed innovative sales and pricing strategies to increase sales to wholesalers as well as end users based on market demand.• Personally eclipsed $1 million in sales within six months of the brand launching. Show less

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  Fine-Drawn Hospitality

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2024

  Beverage Director
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  Fearless Restaurants

  Jan 2024 - now

  Beverage Director