DURAN EJEAMBONG NDOPCHE
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Personable and customer-oriented barista with over 4 to 5 years experience of making coffee beverages at cafes, passionate about fair trade coffee and exotic blends.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior barista
Retro7 Specialty Cafe
Dubai
08.2024 - Current
- Managed inventory to reduce waste.
- Maintained cleanliness of work area for improved safety.
- Created unique coffee blends, resulting in repeat customers
- Skills on different latte arts
- Trained new staff for enhanced productivity.
- Maintained and operated espresso machines, blenders and specialty coffee brewers.
- Manages cashiering station
- Followed food safety and hygiene requirements to protect guests.
Senior barista
Sotea Cafe
Dubai
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Prepares all types of house beverages from coffee, tea to hot chocolate.
- Developed seasonal drink menus to boost sales.
- Built strong relationships with customers, recalling names and regular orders to maintain rapport and loyalty.
- Completed end-of-day cleanup to reset bar for next day.
Barista
Dollar Cafe
Sharjah
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Manages and oversees all brewing equipment
- Oversees quality of all food served in the coffee shop
- Conducts end of day and end of month inventory
- Reviews par stock levels of coffee shop
- Maintains cleanliness of the coffee shop
- Opens/closes coffee shop
- Attends to requests, comments, and concerns from customers
- Prepares shift reports.
Head Waiter
CHARIOT HOTEL
CAMEROON
01.2016 - 02.2018
- Greeting guests (with eye contact and smile)
- Escort guest to their tables
- Present menus to the guest and answer questions about menu items, or making recommendations
- Present wine list and describe or recommend wines to the guests
- Taking food and drinks orders
- Present and serve wine (into the proper glass)
- Serving food and drinks (older ladies first)
- Check with guest to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems
- Dealing with bill payments
- Thank them for dining at the restaurant.
Education
High School Diploma -
Government Technical High School
Timeline
Senior barista
Retro7 Specialty Cafe
08.2024 - Current
Senior barista
Sotea Cafe
07.2022 - 07.2024
Barista
Dollar Cafe
07.2020 - 07.2022
Head Waiter
CHARIOT HOTEL
01.2016 - 02.2018
High School Diploma -
Government Technical High School
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