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 Charles Ohlbaum
Owner
Bartenders Academy® of New York
Charles Ohlbaum , President and Founder of the Bartenders Academy® of New York.
Charles began bartending at T Tee's Landing in 1988. He has been teaching bartending for over 20 years and has taught over 15,000 bartenders personally. Charles has trained over 2,000 bartenders in TIPS certification, is a member of the National Restaurant Association, is a member of the Restaurant and Tavern Association and is the glue that holds the schools together.
Charles now is directing his time to more of the behind-the-scene action of the Academy. He personally handles all phone inquiries to potential students, is constantly going around meeting new bar owners, keeping up with old bar owners and making sure that Bartenders Academy's® is always on the top of the list in the industry.
Contact Charles at Bartenders Academy
E-mail: Charles@BartendersAcademyNY.com
Telephone: (631) 580-1400 or (516) 777-1800
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 Bob Grotticelli
Sr. Director
Bartenders Academy® of New York
The director of the Farmingdale location, "Big Bob" has been working behind the pine since 1994. Beginning as a busboy/server he was quickly promoted to captain/bartender. Since, he worked in bars, irish pubs, restaurants, corporate restaurants, catering halls and nightclubs. Bob often jokes that he has worked in every kind of bar besides a strip club.
In late 2001/early2002, he decided to take bartending to the next level and learned how to flair bartend from Bartenders Academy's® own Chris Cardone. In November 2002, he competed in his first Flair Bartending competion which was Grand Cayman Masters 2. Since, Bob has competed in a number of other local, national and world competitions, his highlights include a 2nd place finish in Dec. 2003 and a 1st place finish at a World Qualifier in 2004.
In the summer of 2004, he began teaching at the Bartenders Academy® of New York. In June 2005, he was selected as one of five judges for New York's second annual International Flair Bartending Competition, the Big Apple Showdown.
Bob currently tends bar at Granny O’Shea’s Pub in Farmingdale, just minutes from the farmingdale location. Come on down and watch him help sober people kick the habit.
Contact Bob at Bartenders Academy
E-mail: Bob@BartendersAcademyNY.com
Telephone: (631) 580-1400 or (516) 777-1800
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 Sean Friedman
Instructor
Bartenders Academy® of New York
Instructor of the Farmingdale location, "Tall" Sean has been bartending since 2001 and just began teaching at the Bartenders Academy® in 2007. Sean has bartended in bars, restraurants, corporate restaurants and nightclubs and is now bringing his talents and knowledge to the Academy.
Sean has competed in various Flair Bartending Competitions including Quest for the Best Bartender in Orlando Fl, the Big Apple Showdown in NYC and took 4th place in T.G.I. Fridays Regional Level Bartender Olympics in 2004.
Sean is currently bartending at The Big Kahuna Bar and Grille in Huntington. Come check out the "Big guy."
Contact Sean at Bartenders Academy
E-mail: Sean@BartendersAcademyNY.com
Telephone: (631) 580-1400 or (516) 777-1800
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 Chris Cardone
Bartenders Academy® of New York
Chris has been bartending since 1998 and teaching at the Bartenders Academy® since 2000. Chris has bartended in some of the biggest bars, restraurants and clubs in NYC, Long Island and the Hamptons.
He has finished in the Top 10 in four World Flair Bartending Competitions and has been hired to work at a plethera of large events around the country such as Capital One Bank's 2005 Christams Party in Arlington Va, Singer Sean Paul's concert in NYC in 2001 and an Optio Software event held in San Francisco in 2005. Chris has appeared in FHM magazine, on The Today Show, E! Television, the Travel Channel, the Food Network, Comedy Central, and trained Emmy wiinning Soap Star Kim Zimmer on Guiding Light for an episode in which Kim worked at a bar. One of his most recent accomplishments was appearing in two of Grey Goose's new advertisements called "Hidden Gem" and "Golf" which first aired during the US Open 2007.
Chris currently tends bar at Teller's Chophouse in Islip and was named Long Island's Most Valuable Bartender in 2006 and 2007.
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