Robert Lecrone, Anchorage, Alaska

Robert Lecrone,
Anchorage, Alaska

Objective:
• Talented and multi-skilled individual seeks challenging, rewarding opportunity.

Professional Experience:
The Woodshed, Anchorage, AK Aug 2005 – Present
Bartender

The Fly By Night Club, Anchorage, AK Oct 2005 – Sep 2006
Performer
• Male lead, various comedic characters, in the Whale Fat Follies & Other Shows, a singing/dancing comedy sendup of local people, places, and politics. Performed in the final year of a 20-year local entertainment institution, the establishment being sold in September of 2006. Member of writing and performing team, playing characters as varied as Elvis Presley, Richard Simmons, a vegetarian wolf, Johnny Cash, one of the Sentimental Sisters, a Brokeback Pirate, and many others.

Bernie's Bungalow Lounge, Anchorage , AK June 2000 – Aug 2005
-- Bartender, Bernie's Bungalow Lounge (June 2000 – Dec 2003, and Mar 2005 – May 2005)
-- General Manager, Bernie's Bungalow Lounge (Dec 2003 – Mar 2005)
• Responsible for daily operations, setting and maintaining standards. Hired, trained, and managed staff of as many as 35 employees during peak season. Assisted owner in general contracting duties on new building. Opened new building with kitchen, lounge, and upscale Paradise Room. Organized and wrote Employee Handbook, other documents. Private party planning, entertainment booking, events calendar publication. Some pre-press production and web management.
-- General Manager, Paradise Room, Bernie's Bungalow Lounge (May 2005 – Aug 2005)
• Created a dining space and private party venue in new Paradise Room (see previous job description). Booked and confirmed parties. Responsible for the overall management of food and beverages, Paradise Room staff, public relations, guest complaints, and responsible alcohol service (certified TiPS instructor) in a combination dining room / upscale ultra-lounge. Other duties included everything from hosting to bussing, bartending, managing flow of guests between the Bungalow Lounge and the Paradise Room. Motivated staff with attainable, yet challenging, sales goals.

Saturn of Anchorage , Anchorage, AK Aug 2001 – Dec 2003
Sales Consultant
• Successful car salesman, good team player, successfully averaged 9-12 cars sold per month, with 19 sold in my best month. Redesigned and maintained website and managed internet leads.

DAT/EM Systems Int'l, Anchorage, AK Aug 1998 – July 2001
Marketing Manager
• Responsible for marketing plan, ad copy, pre-press production and design, trade-show exhibits, product descriptions, product sheets, collateral materials, and coordinating projects with printers for an international mapping software company. Implemented, populated, and maintained new sales database. Worked closely with Sales Manager to secure and retain clients. Web production and publication.

Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau, Anchorage, AK June 1996 – July 1998
Advertising Coordinator
• Managed multiple projects and deadlines. Pre-press production of newsletters, postcards, magnets, pens, other collateral materials. Coordination of projects with printers. Redesigned and maintained website.

University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage , AK Dec 1992 – June 1996
Publications Technician / Curriculum Specialist
• Production of catalogs and schedules in print and on-line, maintenance of course database, training and technical support, conception of new course numbering system to satisfy all campuses using new statewide database.

Education:
• University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A. in English (Creative Writing Emphasis) with a minor in Philosophy, 1995, cum laude, member of Golden Key National Honor's Society.

Skills:
• Creative. Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving, and customer service skills. Works well with others, highly trainable. Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator. Experience in management of databases, including sales databases and point-of-sale systems. Inquisitive and intelligent, always willing to learn or teach, with an eye to improving methods for better efficiency.