Tomas Mata
San Antonio, TX
Work Experience
Front of House. / Banquet Events Manager
Hillside Boutique Hotel – Castroville, TX
March 2020 to Present
Manage Front of House service in our Restaurant, assist in expediting. Control and order Back of the
house operating essentials. Order and inventory all Alcohol for 2 bar settings including Banquet Bars.
Set up and work all Banquet Events. Seats about 150 for events. Manage Lobby Food and Beverage
including Alcohol showcase for guest check in.
Assist GM, Director of Catering and Executive Chef with anything needed.
Banquet Captain
HB Zachary – San Antonio, TX
November 2018 to February 2020
HB Zachary, San A ntonio, TX
Set up and work Banquet events in Conference Center or meeting rooms. In – house food service at
Corporate Headquarters.
Food and Beverage Director
Downtown Doubletree by Hilton – San Antonio, TX
March 2017 to July 2018
Directly managed Day to Day Operation of all F&B Outlets including Room Service, Starbucks Outlet,
Restaurant Bar, Full Service Restaurant B/L/D, and Banquet Functions B/L/D. Successful in decreasing
labor costs while increasing revenue for Outlet areas and established a higher lev el of service and
presentation for Outlets as well as Banquet Department.
Banquet Captain
Omni La Mansion Del Rio – San Antonio, TX
March 2014 to March 2016
Banquet Captain at the Most Historic Hotel on The Riverwalk and Mokara Hotel, which is its sister Hotel
across the river.
Event Services Supervisor/ Restaurant Server
JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa – San Antonio, TX
December 2009 to June 2013
Man aged over 140,000 sq. feet of meeting space as well as 3 event lawns, assisted in controlling labor
cost and efficiently providing excellent customer service. Served in 3 of the 5 hotel’s restaurant outlets.
Banquet Manager
Crowne Plaza Hotel – San Antonio , TX
October 2008 to January 2009
Operated under HEI Management Company, obtained previous position at hotel which was operated by
different Management Company.
Senior Event Manager
RK Group – San Antonio, TX
2005 to 2008
Managed Events for all VIP Clients of Company and the Larger Catering Events for Major Corporations,
Worked at almost every Event Venue in San Antonio and assisted at Downtown Convention Center. Clients
included Cattle Barron’s, German Club, Zoo Ball, AT&T , Toyota and USAA. Largest event managed was
for 10,000 people with over 200 staff and bartenders.
Extended Work History
Banquet Manager
Crowne Plaza Hotel
2003 to 2005
Manage staff, payroll, inventories.
Insure Banquet events were flawless. Hired and trained Department
Lead Banquet Captain
Adam’s Mark Hotel
2000 to 2003
Banquet Captain
Adam’s Mark Hotel
1997 to 2000
Catering Manager
Frank Erwin Center
1995 to 1997
Education
Some college
Skills
• Food Service
• Leadership
• Supervising experience
• Labor Cost Analysis
• Banquet Experience
• Restaurant Management
• Catering
• Culinary Experience
Certifications and Licenses
ServSafe