Objective
A position with an opportunity for advancement using my considerable experience and skills in culinary and customer service.
Experience
11/2009-06/28/2010 Pentagon Dining Room Arlington, Virginia CHEF DE PARTIE
Prepare, season, and cook food according to instructions and direction of the Executive Chef. Each are separated by type of work performed, and may include preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, sauces or other foods. Ensure that the PDR provides nutritious, safe, aesthetic, properly flavored food. Responsibilities include planning, performing work; coordinating and cooperation with other employees.
7/2008-9/2009 IHSS County of Los Angeles Long Beach, California
Assisted elderly clients with a variety of day-to-day tasks to improve their quality of life, including buying groceries and prepared all meals. Carried out non-food related tasks including financial management; computer work; and appointment scheduling.
10/2007-5/2008 Andros Bay Cottage Lodge Resort Cargil Creek, BS
Cook’s Helper
Performed a full range of cooking duties preparing entrees, sandwiches, set up and replenished salad bar. Baked breads, rolls, cakes and pastries. Prepared relishes, cold and hot hors d’oeuvres. Consulted supervisory staff to plan menus. Occasionally take food orders act as a liaison between the kitchen and the dining room.
12/2006-3/2007 Chancellor Gardens of the Lakes Las Vegas, Nevada
Cook
• Lunch/Dinner prepared meats, side dishes, desserts and vegetables. Cooked a variety of regular and special diets for employees and patients. Examined food for quality and freshness, monitored safe temperate and time control were met. Also responsible for conducting accurate food inventories and rotating stock items.
10/2006-12/2006 House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Prep Cook (Temporary)
• Preparation of all entrée components: proteins, vegetables, starches, stocks, sauces, soups, conducting inventory of walk-in refrigerators, freezers, and weekly vendor dry good deliveries.
11/2006-12/2006 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada
Banquet Cook (Temporary)
• Prep and Production of Banquet entrée components, grilling meats, poultry, fish, garde manger station, preparing and arranging platters for
Formal gathering, functions, weddings, high volume production.
6/2004-10/2006 Computer Science Corporation Las Vegas, Nevada
Cook/Baker/2nd Cook
• Instructing cooks and food service helpers on proper techniques and methods of cooking, preparation a variety of family-style serving at this military dining facility. Assisted with day-to-day operations in Head cook’s absence. Preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner, Responsible for preparing all baked desserts, breads, and pastries from scratch. Menu planning, overseeing employee-training co-workers.
8/2000-5/2004 Raytheon/AUTEC Fresh Creek Andros Island, Bahamas
Cook/Baker
• Prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals, responsible for breads, desserts, and pastries, cake decorating. Worked all cook stations grill, line cook, pantry, soups, sauces and stocks. This was a Military dining facility. Menu planning, conducting inventory, ordering food supplies, Catering banquets, military functions and retirement ceremonies.
7/1999-8/2000 Hackeburga Vardhus/Olsson Famila Generp, Sweden
Culinary Intern/Aupair
• Chef Apprentice taught how to prepare Swedish cuisine entrées, salads, soups, desserts and cocktails. This was part of my completion of my culinary degree. In addition work as an aupair childcare, running errands, driving children to sports activities, shopping, and personal assistant duties.
8/1998-7/1999 Metro Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon
Pastry Chef
• Specializing in creating pastries, desserts, in high volume for banquets, parties and special events. Catered events, decorate plated dessert designs.
1/1997-8/1998 Atkinson’s Market Hailey, Idaho
Baker
• Preparation and production of bagels, yeast quick breads, donuts, rolls, muffins, cake decorating, bagels, cookies, and pastries. Display cases for retail sales.
10/1995-1/1997 Von’s Cakes & Cookies Honolulu, Hawaii
• This was a home-based business decorating cakes for birthdays, special occasions, and homemade cookies.
4/1993-10/1995 Bay view Restaurant Sasebo, Kyushu Japan
Cook/Bartender
• My duties were to prepare lunch and dinner menu items, Bartending serving bottled beer, keg beer, mixed and frozen cocktails from basic to very exotic. Inventory and supervised five other co-workers.
EDUCATION
4/2008-6/2009
El Camino Compton College Compton, California
ServSafe: Food Protection Manager Certification Examination which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Conference for Food Protection.
6/2008-5/2009
El Camino Compton College Compton, California
General Studies, Introduction to Computers, Blueprint reading, Aerospace Fastener, Shop mathematics.
8/1998-9/1999
Western Culinary Institute
1316 SW 13th Street Avenue 97201 Portland, Oregon
Associate Degree Culinary Arts
Completed ACF accredited culinary arts program
9/1995-6/1997
Moanalua Adult School
56-234 Illima Street 96818 Honolulu, Hawaii
High School Diploma 1997
Education
4/2008-6/2009
El Camino Compton College Compton, California
ServSafe: Food Protection Manager Certification Examination which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Conference for Food Protection.
6/2008-5/2009
El Camino Compton College Compton, California
General Studies, Introduction to Computers, Blueprint reading, Aerospace Fastener, Shop mathematics.
8/1998-9/1999
Western Culinary Institute
1316 SW 13th Street Avenue 97201 Portland, Oregon
Associate Degree Culinary Arts
Completed ACF accredited culinary arts program
9/1995-6/1997
Moanalua Adult School
56-234 Illima Street 96818 Honolulu, Hawaii
High School Diploma 1997
Certification
ServSafe Certification Exam Form No. 4455
Certification No. 6499875
For sussessfully completing the standards set forth by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination. Date of Expiration 5/28/14
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration General Industry Safety & Health this card does not expire.
Skils