culinary skills : Fast pace restaurant service, fine dinning, catering

Donya Taylor

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Education

ASSOCIATES DEGREE MAY, 2014 MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE

Major: Restaurant Management

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• Minor: Culinary Arts

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA JUN, 2011 UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL

• Major: liberal

• Minor: Joseph & Barry Technical career school, B.O.C.E.S (culinary certification 5/2011

Experience

Season’s 52 9/14 3/15

Lines cook (ovens, sauté, pantry, and on premise catering)

• I learned four stations within a six month time period

I prepared and presented dishes in a timely manor

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some of the menu items were seasonal, so with every season I participated in new menu roll outs

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I trained and guided new kitchen members on stations

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I also catered business meetings and parties up to hundred people plus

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main goal was to assure quality food and presentation

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Cheesecake Factory 6/13 – 8/14

Line cook (sauté, flat top, grill stations)

I have prepared dishes for customers assuring great execution of recipes and presentation

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during my employment, I learned three stations within a six month time period

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As a fast pace and demanding environment, I was able to complete difficult tasks within reasonable time period

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I also expedited dishes I prepared assuring great quality in food and service

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COPPER TURRET 8/12-3/13

Interned as a Line cook/Server

• I’ve worked fast pace lunch and dinner rushes

• As apart of my internship I worked as server, learning customer care and handling tips

• Within the restaurant I practiced safety and sanitation regulations, while being aware of

contemporary health and food standards

• I practiced knife skills and garnishing skills while expediting

FRIENDLY’S (J&B Corporations) 8/11-5/12

Prep cook/ fountain leader /host

• I have handled cash and dealt with customer care

• I’ve worked part time as a prep cook

• I was leader of the fountain station and assisted my manager in training new employees

Mskyms Creations (Catering) 9/10 3/12

Cook/ Server

• I’ve catered events for a hundred twenty plus

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I worked with the clients constructing menu’s for events

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I have also served at events gaining and perfecting my client hospitality skills

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Certification * ServSafe certified * Culinary Arts Certification 6/2011

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