Cook

Objective

To provide meals to customers or clients that are of high quality and with variety.

Experience

QUALIFICATIONS:



Over 10 years experience as night cook, chief steward on commercial fishing boats in Alaska, including Pollock, crabber and cod longliner as well as breakfast cook/baker, head cook and chef/manager for rig camps in the remote areas of Wyoming. Familiar with all phases of cooking, baking and managing. Good health - good physical strength. Personable and friendly in dealing with people. Great communication skills. High energy,dependable. Proven ability to produce within a very demanding work schedule. Exceptionally well organized. Strong work ethics and willingness to work hard.



EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

~ Handling in a timely manner all managerial duties - i.e. time sheets, any paperwork involving smooth running of camp.

~ Responsible for all staff - ensuring everyone working as a team - leading weekly staff meetings with emphasis on safety & teamwork.

~ Plan menus and order accordingly on a regular basis.

~ Prepare and cook foods of all types (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks & baked goods) on a regular basis.

~ Supervise and coordinate activities or workers engaged in food preparation.

~ Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.

~ Check the quantity and quality of received products.

~ Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.

~ Estimate amounts and cost of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.

~ Inspect supplies, equipment and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.

~ Clean food preparation equipment, work area and counters or tables.

~ Plan food so that items served together are finished at the same time.

~ Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats such as steaks and chops.

~ Perform simple food preparation tasks such as making sandwiches, carving meats and brewing coffee along with keeping juice containers full.

~ Order supplies and stock them in their appropriate places.

~ Read recipes or formulas in order to determine cooking times and temperatures and ingredient specifications.

~ Clean, wash and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions or rinses.

~ Tend or operate and control equipment such as kettles and cookers in order to cook ingredients or prepare food for further processing.

~ Measure or weigh ingredients using scales or measuring devices.

~ Ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities.

~ Knowledge of techniques and equipment including storage/handling techniques for food.



EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

~ Self-employed, Suzy's Corner, Waterhole #3, Marbleton, Wy, 5-08 to 9-08

~ Chef/Manager, PTI Crown Camp Services, Marbleton, Wy, 10-07 to 5-08

~ Cook/Breakfast/Baker, Arctic Catering, Rifle, Colorado, 8-07

~ Cook/Dinner/Breakfast/Baker, Boomtown Buffet, Big Piney, Wy 11-06 to 01-07

~ Cook - Dinner/Breakfast, PTI Crown Camp Svcs, Pinedale, Wy 5-05 to 11-06

~ Head Cook: Arctic Catering Services, Big Piney, Wy 3-05 to 5-05

~ Head Cook: PTI Crown Camp Services Pinedale, WY 10-05 to 3-05

~ Head Cook:Aleutian Spray Fisheries,Seattle, WA 12-04 to 3-05

~ Night Cook: Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Seattle, WA 9-04 to 10-04

~ Night Cook: American Seafoods, Seattle, WA 12-03 to 3-04

~ Night Cook: American Seafoods, Seattle, WA 8-03 to

~ PM Cook/Grill Cook-Cafeteria: Torrance Memorial Hospital, Torrance, CA 8-93 to 12-94

~ Head Cook: Huntington Retirement Hotel, Torrance, CA 2-92 to 8-93

~ Head Cook: Empire Alaska Seafoods, Seattle, WA 5-90 to 1-92

~ Chief Steward: Oceantrawl, Inc. Seattle, WA 1-89 to 4-89

~ Night Cook: Arctic King Fisheries, Seattle, WA 12-88 to 1-89

REFERENCES: Upon Request

Education

Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne, California 1962 to 1964

Centerville High School, Centerville, Ohio 1964 grad 1966

Dayton Business College, Dayton, Ohio 1966 - 6 months

Toro Truck Driving, Montebello, California 1993

Certification

Serv-Safe - 2004

CDL Class A License - 1993

Skils

I am highly skilled in all areas of any kitchen or galley. I am able to run and maintain most of the machinery when necessary. A great communicator I am able to maintain team playing with my staff. Hard working and efficient in all that I do.