Sample Functional Resume for an Ex-Offender
Frank Fenton
Los Angeles, CA 90005
email: *****.******@*****.***
Relevant Skills and Experience
Food Preparation Skills
Prepared nouveaux cuisine dishes for lunch and dinner, specializing in unique flavor combinations for sophisticated, urban, health-conscious clientele. Rotated through salads, fish, pasta, and meat dishes.
Prepared cafeteria dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Worked at all levels from kitchen helper to sous chef.
Management Skills
Supervised staff of 20 in food preparation and cleanup. Adapted duties to suit personalities of staff and settled management disputes peacefully.
Planned appealing, budget-conscious menus for 800.
Purchased fresh vegetables and meats for restaurant and planned menu to minimize waste.
Responsibility and Self-Management Skills
Achieved a perfect attendance record in last job. Arrived on time and stayed until cleanup was complete every night.
Worked with many different types of people, both as supervisors and supervisees.
Employment History
4/02 - 6/04 Apprentice Cook, The Green Apple Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
4/00 - 3/02 Sous Chef, Inmate Dining Hall, San Quentin, CA
4/92 - 3/02 Cook, Inmate Dining Hall, San Quentin, CA
1/91 - 6/91 Dish Washer, Harold's Diner, Los Angeles, CA
Educational Background
9/87 - 11/90 Roosevelt High School, Los Angeles, CA