Trained food service professional seeking to transfer my prior experience and attention to detail to the food service industry.

CULINARY & SKILLS

●ServSafe Manager Certified

●Commercial Dishwashing

●Buffet Setup & Teardown

●Knife Skills

●Knowledge of Kitchen Equipment

●First Aid/CPR Certification

●Fry, Sauté, Grill, Cold Prep

●Salad Bar Planning & Organization

●Soups, Stocks, and Sauce Preparation

●Food Preparation & Presentation

●Poultry, Fish, Beef, Pork Preparation

●Made-to-order Cooking

●Recipe Conversion

Catering for 50+ people daily

Culinary Experience

●Volunteered as kitchen porter, prep cook at Salvation Army

●Prepared items for food truck and managed lunch rush

●Self-employed as a food truck operator for public and private events statewide

●Launched 24 hour breakfast, lunch and dinner parties

●Managed financials including inventory, ordering, and cost control

●Performed all areas of cooking in kitchens; gill, line, sauté, fryer, prep

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jumbos Sports Bar & Grill Lakewood, CO 2021 - 2022

Cheesecake Factory Indianapolis, IN 2019 - 2020

His Place Eatery Indianapolis, IN 2019

Slippery Noodle Inn Indianapolis, IN 2019

Kountry Kitchen restaurant Indianapolis, IN 2019

Tech Trades Journeyman Plumber Indianapolis, IN 2016 – 2019

Union Local 440 Apprentice Indianapolis, IN 2007 – 2016

Super Jumbos Cook/Assistant Manager Indianapolis, IN 2000 - 2004

Pyramid Painting Painter Indianapolis, IN 2000 - 2004

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Second Helpings Culinary Job Training Program Indianapolis, IN 7/2019

●Completed intensive seven-week training program focused on introductory culinary skills

●Earned 5 college credits: Basic Foods Theory, Safety and Sanitation

●Knife Skills and Soup Competition Award winner

Ivy Tech Heating and Cooling Certification Indianapolis, IN 2006

Ivy Tech Coursework in Visual Communications Indianapolis, IN 2000

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