Rachel Lowry
Virginia Beach
Summary
Customer Oriented and Reliable. I enjoy working in a fast paced environment and can multitask well. I have obtained years of experience in the restaurant industry and excel in customer service. I am a team player always looking to learn, teach, help and work hard.
Customer-oriented bartender offering several-year background preparing and serving alcoholic drinks. Versed in maintaining liquor stock, keeping bar clean and assessing customer needs. Friendly and upbeat individual possessing outstanding dexterity coupled with first-rate multitasking and customer service abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Bartender
Chicks Oyster Bar
Virginia Beach
03.2025 - Current
- Prepared and served a variety of cocktails and beverages for customers.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of bar area throughout shifts.
- Assisted in managing inventory levels and ordering supplies as needed.
- Provided excellent customer service by engaging with patrons and taking orders.
- Greeted customers and provided excellent customer service.
- Performed opening and closing duties including restocking supplies.
- Managed bar area, cocktail design and menu and handled inventory, regulation compliance, and customer relationships.
Server/Waiter
Andiamo
Chesapeake
12.2022 - 04.2025
- I work with a great group of coworkers, we start each shift sharing opening duties.
- All guests are promptly greeted with a smile and seated at their table.
- Review menu specials, upsell food&drinks, prepare cocktails, cash handling, pre bus tables.
- I always try my best to assure my guests are happy with their experience and their needs are met.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely meal delivery.
- Provided exceptional customer service in a fast-paced dining environment.
Server/Waiter
Steinhilber's Restaurant
Virginia Beach
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Front server, split a 7-8 table section with a captain server.
- Fine dining.
- Job was to predict and prepare for the whole meal.
- Communicate with captain about all guests needs, prepare guests for orders, run all food and drinks to correct seat numbers, clear table through-out courses, set table and mark with utensils.
- Perform opening procedures prior to guests arriving, stock all items needed for shift, prepare dining room (linens, set up glasses and polish).
- After closing performed cleaning duties and restocked for the next shift.
Bartender
CHICHO'S PIZZA
Virginia Beach
01.2018 - 02.2019
- Time Gap in resume for family care.
- I had the privilege of holding a Bartender and Keyholder position.
- Oceanfront location during the high volume summer months and the Chesapeake locations the rest of the year.
- I enjoyed the fast paced environment and the challenge of multi-tasking.
- Communication between employees was essential to having a smooth shift.
- Stocking the bar before each shift, preparing the entire restaurant, going over specials for the day.
- Closing procedures per shift included a bank deposit, closing sales reports, counting and sorting money, all cleaning for restaurant, and restocking for the next shift.
Cocktail Waitress
Redbones Raw Bar and Grill
Chesapeake
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Normally a high volume in restaurant from bands and events.
- Maintain the flow of the restaurant and communicate effectively with other employees about wait-times and menu items running low.
- There was not a hostess so my coworkers and I had to be aware of new guests and greet them at all times as well as inform all guests of the daily Chef Menu Specials.
- Multiple dining rooms; main dining, outside patio, bar area, and back area; there was no sections, tables were all rotated.
- Had to always be aware of guests and restaurant.
- Pre-shift duties were stocking for all needs during shift and closing duties are cleaning dining rooms (sweep, mop, clean tables, bathrooms), server area in kitchen (break down drink station, clean all food areas).
Education
some college -
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake, VAHickory High School
Chesapeake, VASkills
- Serving
- Fine Dining
- Food Service
- Restaurant Experience
- Cleaning
- High Volume
- Fast Paced
- Leader
- Team Player
- Customer Service
- Bartending
- Stocking
- Food Safety
- Bussing
- Teamwork
- Multi-tasking
- Patience
- Initiative
- Hospitality
- POS
- Cash handling
- Sales
- Leadership
- Food handling
- Communication skills
- Assistant manager experience
- Supervising experience
- Time management
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Assessments
- Bartending, Proficient, 05/01/21
- Customer focus & orientation, Proficient, 12/01/21
- Food safety, Proficient, 12/01/21
Timeline
Bartender
Chicks Oyster Bar
03.2025 - Current
Server/Waiter
Andiamo
12.2022 - 04.2025
Server/Waiter
Steinhilber's Restaurant
07.2021 - 11.2021
Bartender
CHICHO'S PIZZA
01.2018 - 02.2019
Cocktail Waitress
Redbones Raw Bar and Grill
01.2017 - 12.2017
some college -
Tidewater Community College
Hickory High School