PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Address
Telephone
VJENCESLAV MADIĆ
Petra Grgeca 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
+385 99 802 2236
Fax
E-mail
Nationality
Date of birth
[email protected]; [email protected]
Croatian
15.12.1969
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2010 – 2015 April
May 2002 – 2010 October
October 2000 – 2002 April
1997 July – 2000 September
1996 April – 1997 June
Pernod Ricard Croatia – Professional Program Manager (Brand Manager: De
Kuyper, Brand Ambassador : Havana Club, Absolut, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal,
Jameson, Beefeater + internal training to sales force & support)
MixyFlair Style Craft , Zagreb– Founder & CEO (cocktail catering, bar consulting,
web shop, bartender school, chief executive)
List of Bars during summer season:
2010 Havana Club cocktail bar, Island Brač – Head bartender & Bar Manager
2009 Modrulj cocktail bar, Island Brač – Head bartender & Bar Manager
2007 Bar Bar Bar, Umag, Istria – Head bartender & Bar Manager
2006 Aruba Club, Pula – Head bartender & Bar Manager
2005 Malibu Cocktail bar, Island Vis – Head bartender & Bar Manager
2004 Tramontana Cocktail bar, Island Korčula – Head Bartender
2003 Shark Cocktail bar, Dubrovnik – Head Bartender
Hospitality & Services Craft ‘KIŠ, Zagreb ’- Managing Director (cocktail catering
& bar consulting, bartender school, chief executive )
Cocktail bar ‘ The Matrix’, Zagreb – Managing Director & Head bartender
Café bar Bolero , Zagreb – Head Bartender
1992 November – 1995 December
1992 June – 1992 September
1988 - 1991
USA, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cesar Palace – Bartender & Head bartender
Spain, Costa del Sol, Toremolinos – Bartender
Zagreb; Café bar Mrkva, Café bar Ribnjak – Bartender
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2013
April 2012 – November 2012
April 2011
September 2008
September 2004
June 1994
July 1991
June 1990
June 1986
Havana Club Brand Ambassador
Beefeater gin, Jameson Irish whiskey, Absolut vodka - Brand Ambassador
Chivas Brothers Scotland whiskies Brand Ambassador
Adult educational course (Andragogic)
Zagreb School of economics and management
American Bartender School 11 Level
Hospitality and Tourism High School Zagreb (catering course)
High School of Agriculture Zagreb
Elementary school in Zagreb
PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
MOTHER TONGUE
CROATIAN
OTHER LANGUAGES
Understanding
English
Italian / Germany
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Speaking
Listening
Reading
C1
C1
Spoken interaction
C1
A2
A2
A2
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Writing
Spoken production
C1
B2
A2
A2
 good communication skills aquired during a long term experience of
public performances, and presentation of my own works and ideas at
various bars and diferent environment.

open-minded for new ideas.
 good ability to adapt to multicultural environments gained by working
with a lot of people, especially during the summer seasons and
presentations performances.
 ready to acquire new knowledge
 communicative and outgoing, patient, tolerant, capable of individual
and group work
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

leadership (as Managing Director & Bar Manager mostly responsible of
at least 5 - 20 people)

good organisation skills, experienced in individual and team work

very good presentations skill

self-confident, accurate, innovative and creative

Very responsible, able to handle things under the pressure

Computer literate; good command of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
Power point, Front Page)
.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
.
ARTISTIC SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

CREATING UNIQUE COCKTAILS, MOLECULAR MIXOLOGY, FOOD PAIRING, CREATE NEW
COCKTAILS FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES USING OVER 50 METHODS OF WORK SUCH AS
VACUUM DISTILLATION, DRYING, MATURING, MIXING, INFUSION, ETC.
OTHER SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
DOUBLE CROATIAN CHAMPION IN DRAUGHT BEER COMPETITION AND THIRD IN THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BELGIUM (LUEVEN), INTERNATIONAL BARTENDER JUDGE (FBA, IBA, WAFA)
.
DRIVING LICENCE(S)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ANNEXES
26 years driving experience. Categories B, C, E.
References will be delivered if necessary.
1998 - Champion of Croatian beer tapping
1998-6 place at the World Championships
2000 - Champion of Croatian beer tapping
2000-3 place at the World Championships
2002 - Fonder and CEO of 'Mixyflair Style' bartender school start at the Sheraton
Hotel in Zagreb.
2005 - Received recognition from the International Bartender Association (IBA)
for the promotion of cocktails and their quality making in Croatia.
2007 - Founded a professional team of 'Top 10 bartenders in Croatia to work on
events, training, consulting.
2007 - Opened a branch school in Zadar (Falkenstainer hotel)
2008 - Became an international judge for flair bartenders under the authority
Flair Bartender Association (FBA)
2014 Honorary member of the oldest bartender association in the world *
Cantineros de Cuba *
2014 Special award as Havana Club Brand Ambasador – 1 st Place in the world
(among 46 Global HC Brand Ambassadors ).