Patrick Dooley

As a bartender at the iconic Harry's Bar in Paris, I channel my passion for serving people into creating memorable drinks and experiences. Alongside refining my craft, I am improving my French and embracing my role as a respectful guest in the country.

Drawing from my background in government roles focused on events and communications, I was brought on to plan and execute annual guest shifts, hosting top bars from around the world. These efforts, which included developing social media strategies, curating custom menus, and organizing engaging events, have strengthened the bar community in Paris.

In 2024, these collective efforts helped Harry's Bar earn recognition as the 63rd best bar in the World’s 500 Best Bars.

This recognition is just the beginning — I remain dedicated to strengthening connections, driving innovation, and ensuring Harry’s continues to thrive as a global leader in hospitality.

• Promoted to Commissioner's Regional Representative, I serve as liaison to elected officials and community stakeholders, I provide technical management to the organizational structuring and initiatives to ensure cohesive communication among Commissioner, Governor, and senior staff through briefings on upcoming projects, announcements, and new emerging issues in Capital Region
• I'm responsible for developing researches, tracks, and prioritize legislative agendas to build partnerships with local chambers
• Coordinated and executed major political events including the in-person meeting of the 2020 Electoral College and the 2021 Inauguration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul, while maintaining the protocols related to Covid-19
• Connected approximately 4.5 million unemployed New Yorkers with $79.4 billion in benefits, representing more than 38 years' worth of benefits paid since the pandemic began
• Supported several working groups to evaluate, develop, and successfully implement mass vaccination sites and popup sites across the region

• Serving as Project Coordinator, I maintained operational aspects of office, including operational workflow, project deadlines, internal and external contacts, records management, and reports
• I coordinated inter-agency partnerships in relation to Governor's special events and projects
• Acted as a liaison between sourcing and government operations
• Specifically, with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), a program funding Utica, NY $10 million for the transformation of urban centers with significant potential for business, job creation, and greater economic and housing diversity
• Planned and operated 1 mass Covid-19 vaccination and 8 pop-up sites throughout the State
• Fostered a dialogue with the Executive Chamber and Office of Inter-government Affairs and Federal Policy

• As customer-oriented Bartender, I constantly leveraged my interpersonal skills, drink-making knowledge and lookout for beverage trends to cultivate a loyal clientele
• I recommended and led training on improvements to bar inventory management, precision pouring and waste reduction that were crucial to lowering liquor costs
• Maintained a customer satisfaction rating consistently above 4.5 stars, this aided in the restaurant being named in OpenTable's 2019 list of 100 most romantic restaurants in America
• 1 of 50 bartenders in the country appointed to participate in a NYC Bartenders Education Conference called Bar Methods
• Participated in competitions and events hosted by global leaders in the alcoholic beverage industry, including Beam Suntory, Inc
• And Branca USA
• Hosted consumer events, presented tastings and trainings to mentor junior bartenders and reduce attrition rate by 10%