Melissa Rodriguez

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Wayne, NJ ****0

862-***-****

acpj73@r.postjobfree.com

Education

The French Culinary Institute, New York, NY

Grand diploma in Pastry Arts

Graduated December 2007

. Intensive six month course of study and six hundred hours

hands on practical training in classic pastry techniques.

. Curriculum includes tarts, cookies, pate a choux, puff

pastry, breads, petits fours, cakes, plated desserts, sugar

and chocolate.

Work Experience

Harvard Club of New York City

October 2013-Present

Pastry cook

. Baked off breads and muffins

. Plated all desserts for banquet parties

. Worked dessert tables at parties

La Petite Manson

February 2011-July2011

Lead pastry chef

. Made all breads

. Made all desserts for service

. Responsible for the ordering supplies

. Trained all pastry cooks

Restaurant i

September 2010-dec2010

Pastry consultant

. Created a new dessert menu

. Trained cooks on how to plate up desserts

. Created menu for private parties

. Set up pastry station and took care of all the ordering

The Oak Room

March2010-June2011

Sous Pastry Chef

. Supervision of pastry cooks

. Production and mise en place for service

. Expediting in the absence of pastry chef

. Making all candies for petit four plates

Zylo at the W hotel

March2009-March2010

Night pastry chef

. Single-handedly took over the pastry section in the evenings

. Creative input towards the dessert menu

. Assisted in production of desserts

. In charge of ordering all supplies

Whole foods

June2008-March2009

Pastry chef

. Baked bread

. Decorated cakes

. Assisted customers with any special orders

. Baked all the muffins

Intern at the Metropolitan of Art

November2007-January2008

. Assisted with seasonal desserts

. Worked very closely with chef Randy Eastman

Victoria's Secret

August 2005-May2007

Casher and sales

. Register duties

. Restocked inventory of merchandise

. Assisted clients on the sale floor

. Dressed the windows

Eddies Cuccina

April 2003-March2004

Manager

. Managed the opening and closing of restaurant

. Prepared meals

. Managed employees

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Angelo's pizza

August 2000- April 2003

Counter help

. Baked pizzas

. Cleaned and organized the shop

. Made deliveries

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Wyckoff Bakery

June 1997-August 2000

Counter help

. Packaged orders

. Decorated cakes

. Put out baked goods in the morning

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