Toshi Barnes

Experience

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  EXPRESS

  Jul 2002 - May 2004

  Team Leader
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  Urbana Park District

  Mar 2004 - Aug 2006

  Senior Lifeguard

  Senior Lifeguard and Pools Primary Manager

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  University of Illinois Chicago

  Aug 2004 - Mar 2006

  ID Distribution Specialist and Student Communication Liason
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  Cactus Bar & Grill

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Lead Bartender

  Door Host/Security -> Barback -> Bartender -> Lead Bartender and Closing Manager

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  The Franklin Tap

  Oct 2008 - May 2011

  General Manager
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  BevIntel

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2012

  Inventory Control Specialist
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  Cactus Bar & Grill

  Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

  Manager

  Manager and lead bartender

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  Pequod’s Pizza

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Assistant General Manager

  The best pizza in Chicago

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  The Marq

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2020

  General Manager

  Multimillion dollar annual net revenue restaurant with a focus on hospitality and upscale, downtown business district clientele. Directly oversaw and operated all aspects of the business: Human Resources- payroll, recruiting, interviewing, onboarding/training and on-going training to ensure company standards are met. Daily Operations- ensured guest standards were constantly met, interacted with all third-party vendors and kept the wheel turning smoothly. Marketing- low budget, high impact marketing campaigns to grow revenue during specific windows. Accounting- daily, weekly and monthly basic accounting of inflows/outflows of the business with reconciliations periodically. Menu Development- analyzed menu based on sales data and current trends to identify items to update in order to supply guests with consistently fresh options, as well as to maximize revenue based on the constant cost changes within the restaurant industry. IT- designed and maintained company website and domain, POS interfaces and programming, third party platforms, email accounts and google suite. Show less

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  Ojai Valley Inn

  Mar 2023 - now

  • Resort Sommelier & Manager

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Food and Beverage Manager

    Mar 2023 - Feb 2024