Brea McDonald
Cambridge,Waikato
Summary
Motivated Waitress with experience serving customers in busy, fine dining restaurants. Recognized for significantly increasing guest check averages by promoting appetizers, specialty items and unique wine selections. Collaborative, thoughtful team leader offering clear, comprehensive and supportive supervision.
Outgoing and friendly Barista with excellent interpersonal communication strengths. Solid experience processing payments, handling food and meeting customer demands with diligent and well-organized mentality. Certified in safe food handling.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Front of House/Bar
Fable Hotels
01.2024 - Current
I look after the guest serve them giving recommendations about food and beverages. Making and serving cocktails, pouring wines with extended knowledge to different bottles. Making sure the guest have the best experience and enjoy the atmosphere provided.
- Handled cash transactions securely and efficiently, ensuring accurate accounting at shift''s end.
Bar/waitress
The Dunedin Club
01.2022 - Current
Serving at high class events such as (wedding and banquets). Serving at a very professional standard.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing attentive and friendly service during busy shifts.
Front of house/bar
Alpino Cambridge
01.2022 - Current
Front of house, serving and making cocktails. Offering my knowledge about the food and beverages to make the guess have the best experience while dinning in.
Barista/Front of house
The Wapiti Bakery and Café
01.2023 - 02.2024
Working in high pressure and fast pace environment of making coffee customised to each individual order. Serving, running food and working the till.
Labour/welder (internship)
Longveld - Engineering
12.2021 - 01.2022
Summer internship where I learnt how to tig weld, use numerous different tools to make specific tasks.
- Maintained clean working environment by consistently organizing tools and equipment, promoting workplace safety.
Bar/waitress staff
Cambridge Bowling Club
01.2019 - 01.2021
Stable hand (part-time)
Marsh Racing Stables
01.2017 - 01.2018
Education
Diploma of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Otago Polytechnic
06.2024
St Paul’s Collegiate -
Hamilton
01.2021
Cambridge High School -
Cambridge
01.2019
Skills
- Full Driver’s license
- Works well in a team
- Confident
- Competitive
- Organised
- Adaptable
- Good Communication Skills
Achievements
2023
- Completed the Keepler Challenge the Grunt Trail running race (27km mountain race)
Netball - Markham’s Collage Premier A team, goal defence, goal keep
2022
Netball - Netball Markham’s Collage Premier A team, goal defence, goal keep
Netball - Dunedin Open Women’s League, Netball goal defence
2021
Rowing - Bronze medal - Maadi Cup, quadruple sculls
Rowing - 9th - Maadi Cup, single scull, 2021, Best girl erg
Netball - St Paul’s Collegiate Premier team, goal keep, goal defence
School - Level 3 NCEA
2020
Rowing - St Paul’s Collegiate - Best sculler, Best girl erg, Best club rower
Rowing - 2nd - North Island Secondary School, single scull
Rowing - Long listed for under 19 New Zealand development camp, 2019, Cambridge high best junior girl
Netball - St Paul’s Collegiate Premier team, goal keep, goal defence
School - 2nd in class Engineering
School - Level 3 NCEA
2019
Rowing - 5th - New Zealand Maadi Cup double scull
Rowing - 3rd - North Island Secondary School, double scull
Netball - Cambridge High School Premier reserve
- Sir Edmund Hillary Qualifier (15th for Cambridge high school),
- 1st - team event, Adventure racing (Xterra - Rotorua) - mountain biking
2017
Netball - Cambridge town - Representative netball
References
- Jeffrey Lee, 021224513566, Fable Hotels, Dunedin, gm@fabledunedin.com
- Deb MacCauley, 021552496, Longveld, Hamilton, d.maccauley@longveld.com
- Riccardo Carminati, Manger/Owner of Cambridge Alpino, eat@alpino.co.nz
- Lynaire Williams, Netball Coach level 3 Sports Science Teacher, St Pauls Collegiate, Hamilton, l.williams@stpauls.school.nz
Hobbies and Interests
- Hiking - outdoor adventures
- Surfing
- Horses - trained an ex-racehorse to become an eventing horse
- Sports - surfing, snow skiing, swimming, athletics, basketball, hiking
surfing
Surfing in my spare time, enjoying the beaches
Hiking
My passion is making people happy and the outdoors. In my spare time I go hiking taking in beautiful views and appreciation for the outdoors.
Timeline
Front of House/Bar
Fable Hotels
01.2024 - Current
Barista/Front of house
The Wapiti Bakery and Café
01.2023 - 02.2024
Bar/waitress
The Dunedin Club
01.2022 - Current
Front of house/bar
Alpino Cambridge
01.2022 - Current
Labour/welder (internship)
Longveld - Engineering
12.2021 - 01.2022
Bar/waitress staff
Cambridge Bowling Club
01.2019 - 01.2021
Stable hand (part-time)
Marsh Racing Stables
01.2017 - 01.2018
Diploma of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Otago Polytechnic
St Paul’s Collegiate -
Hamilton
Cambridge High School -
Cambridge
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