Devin R. Okafor
Busser, Fine Dining Steakhouse
Las Vegas, NV · (702) 555 0131 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/devinrokafor
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Three years of fine dining bussing, two in a casino resort steakhouse
SETTINGS
180 seat steakhouse serving about 2,400 covers a week with a 140 dollar average check
SPECIALTIES
Course by course clearing, table resets, glassware polishing, silent service
SYSTEMS
Oracle Micros Simphony table status, OpenTable floor map, HotSchedules
CREDENTIALS
Southern Nevada Health District Food Handler Safety Training Card
EDUCATION
High school diploma, Spring Mountain High School
Executive Summary
Busser with three years at a 180 seat steakhouse inside a casino resort that serves about 450 covers on a Saturday night with an average check near 140 dollars. Works a section of 12 tables, clears and resets between courses without a word from the captain, crumbs tables and polishes glassware to the sommelier's standard. Knows the timing of a five course dinner well enough to be trusted with the main dining room on convention nights.
Signature Achievements
- Turns a 12 table section about 45 times on a Saturday night with a reset time under three minutes between parties.
- Polishes about 600 pieces of glassware and 900 pieces of silver a shift with fewer than two returned by a captain in the last year.
- Kept breakage under 20 dollars a month for two years on a station stocked with 40 dollar wine glasses.
- Named busser of the quarter three times on the restaurant's guest comment and captain review tally.
- Trained six new bussers on the restaurant's course timing and reset standard.
Professional Experience
Busser
Ember and Oak Steakhouse at the Meridian Resort, Las Vegas, NV August 2024 to present
180 seat steakhouse inside a 2,000 room casino resort serving about 2,400 covers a week; 12 table section
- Clear each course from the right on a signal from the captain, replace silver and crumb the table before the next plate.
- Reset tables with pressed linen, six piece place settings and polished glassware inside three minutes.
- Pour water, replace bread and refill butter for a 12 table section through a five course dinner.
- Run food from the pass to the table with the food runners on 400 cover nights.
- Polish glassware and silver before service and restock the side stations for the next shift.
Busser
Red Rock Canyon Grill, Henderson, NV June 2023 to August 2024
220 seat upscale casual restaurant serving about 3,000 covers a week
- Bussed and reset a 16 table section during dinner and weekend brunch.
- Ran food and drinks from the kitchen and bar to tables across the dining room and patio.
- Stocked ice, glassware and linens for the servers before and during service.
Certifications and Training
Southern Nevada Health District Food Handler Safety Training Card, current through 2027
ServSafe Allergens certificate, completed 2025
Casino resort responsible service and guest safety training, completed 2024
Education
High school diploma, Spring Mountain High School, Las Vegas, 2023
Core Skills
Course by course clearing · Three minute table resets · Glassware polishing · Silent service timing · Fine dining place settings · Food running · Side station stocking · Breakage control · Captain communication · New busser training