Rodney Thurman

·Experienced with POS/ALOHA/MICROS systems

·FOH/BOH manager at multiple locations for 11 yrs

·12+ yrs serving/5+ bartending

·Heavily experienced with high volume/fine dining

May 14- Present Bar Supervisor Choco Chicken (Downtown L.A.)
House mixologist for the new concept of Umami Burger Owner Adam Fleischman. Responsible for all managerial functions and guidance of improving employee performance.

Sept. 13- May 14 Bar Manager Obika Mozzarella Bar (Beverly Center)

Bartended and served at an import Italian restaurant with quick high volume and demanding multitasking. Required mixology as well as heavy barista experience. Responsible for hire and training, liquor inventory, ordering, and pricing while attending to front of house service.

Mar. 11-Sept 13 Manager/Server Umami Burger(L.A.)

Supervisor for 2 locations at one of L.A.’s busiest and trendiest burger restaurants with sales reaching towards $20,000 in a day. Heavy experience in projections and inventory.

Aug. 09- Feb. 12 Server/Bartender Trader Vic's (LA Live)

One of Americas 1st Fine dining restaurants and home of the mai tai. Served high quality food and cocktails in a fine dining atmosphere. Personally handled buyouts for large parties.

Jan. 08- Apr. 08 & Apr. 10-Aug.10 Server/Bartender Saddle Ranch (West Hollywood/North Hollywood, CA)

Served and Bartended in the famous high volume restaurant and night club.

Apr. 09-Apr. 10 Server, Food Runner, Barista Bottega Louie (Downtown Los Angeles)

One of the largest busiest fine dining restaurants in LA (sometimes exceeding 1000 covers in the evenings alone). Required extensive knowledge of the menu ingredients and wines.

Apr. 04-May 07 Bartender/Server Clarette Club (Mission, KS)

Served a wide variety of beer, alcoholic beverages, and food to a high volume crowd