David Akinola
Lagos
Summary
Dynamic hospitality professional with extensive experience at Henod Luxury Hotels, excelling in customer service and suggestive selling. Proven ability to foster relationships with guests while ensuring cleanliness and efficient operations. Skilled in multitasking and payment processing, consistently delivering exceptional dining experiences and positive feedback. Fluent in Yoruba, enhancing communication with diverse clientele.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Henod Luxury Hotels
01.2024 - Current
- Quickly reset and cleaned up tables after customers left to enable speedy turnaround and guest flow.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Effectively communicated dietary restrictions and allergies to kitchen staff, ensuring accurate meal preparation for guests.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely delivery of orders, resulting in positive feedback from guests.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively during busy shifts, ensuring prompt attention to all guests'' needs.
- Contributed to efficient restaurant operations by assisting in bussing tables during peak hours.
Restaurant Waiter
Henod Luxury Hotels
08.2021 - 12.2023
- Quickly reset and cleaned up tables after customers left to enable speedy turnaround and guest flow.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Effectively communicated dietary restrictions and allergies to kitchen staff, ensuring accurate meal preparation for guests.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely delivery of orders, resulting in positive feedback from guests.
- Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively during busy shifts, ensuring prompt attention to all guests'' needs.
- Contributed to efficient restaurant operations by assisting in bussing tables during peak hours.
Education
Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science - Economics
National Open University of Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria Skills
- Suggestive selling
- Customer service expertise
- Patience and tolerance
- Strong multitasking
- Payment processing
- Cleanliness and hygiene
- Handling difficult customers
- Hospitality service expertise
- Salesmanship
- Memory retention
- Staff management
- Food service
- Fluency in Yoruba language
- Professional appearance
- Basic accounting
- Hospitality and accommodation
- Maintaining a clean bar
- Multitasking Abilities
- Teamwork and professionalism
Languages
Yoruba
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)
French
Intermediate (B1)
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Bartender
Henod Luxury Hotels
01.2024 - Current
Restaurant Waiter
Henod Luxury Hotels
08.2021 - 12.2023
Bachelor Of Applied Arts And Science - Economics
National Open University of Nigeria
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