High School Service

DEANE

HAMILTON

San Diego, CA (H) 619-***-**** *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Cook at The Westin Gas Lamp with 15 years of experience cooking in fast paced and

demanding environments. Prior work as prep cook, line chef, and sous chef.

SKILLS

Strong attention to safe food handling Beautiful presentation of food

procedures Effective planner

Hospitality and service industry Extensive catering background

background Food presentation talent

Institutional and batch cooking

WORK HISTORY

JUNE 2001-JULY 2016

Cook Westin Gaslamp Quarter Hotel 910 Broadway Circle, San Diego, CA

Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and

waste control guidelines.

Verified proper portion sizes and consistently attained high food quality standards.

Maintained updated knowledge of local competition and restaurant industry trends.

Maintained smooth and timely operations in preparation and delivery of meals and

kitchen sanitation.

Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and

cleanliness of production and service areas.

Properly labeled and stored all raw food ingredients including produce, meat, fish,

poultry, dairy and dry goods in the appropriate storage room, walk-in refrigerator,

freezer or cooler.

Changed and sanitized all cutting boards, benches and surfaces when beginning a new

task to avoid cross-contamination.

Properly labeled and stored all raw food ingredients including produce, meat, fish,

poultry, dairy and dry goods in the appropriate storage room, walk-in refrigerator,

freezer or cooler.

Cooked and served food and meals in accordance with planned menus, diet plans,

recipes, portions, temperature control procedures and facility policies.

Practiced safe food handling procedures at all times.

Promptly reported any maintenance and repair issues to Executive Chef.

Verified freshness of products upon delivery.

Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends

Accurately and efficiently prepared healthy, delicious fish, meat and vegetable-based

dishes.

EDUCATION

1976

High School Diploma:

Crawford High School, San Diego, CA

CERTIFICATIONS

State of California Food Handler - Completion 8/2016 Expiration 8/2018

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