EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Insta Work and LGC Associates (Temp Agencies) Federal Way, WA 2018-Present

Kitchen Crew

Variety of positions in the Back of the House as needed per event/job

Responsible for dishes, grill, sauté, eggs, fryer, salads, prep, expo, bartending, etc.

Ability to enter new kitchen environments and work with new staff and kitchen managers and follow policies and safety procedures already in place

Chef (Gail McDowell contact information upon request): Redmond, WA 2017-Present

Personal Chef

Utilizes specialized culinary expertise to facilitate necessary dietary restrictions for client

Planned and shopped for menu weekly to meet health and wellness and goals

Aramark: Seattle, WA 2017-2018

Lead Line Cook

Preparing food orders for large scale events at Washington State Convention Center and/or Husky Stadium

Assist warehouse with receiving, and rotating new inventory

Responsible for training new and temporary staff on kitchen policies and procedures in accordance with King County Health Regulations

Hero House NW: Bellevue, WA 2010-Present

Chef/Member

Assist with training member’s and staff and proper and safe food handling procedures in a commercial kitchen

Creating and shopping for event and holiday meal planning to cook for over 50+ individuals at a time

Assist with yearly Block Party, Fundraising Preparation, with cooking as well as reaching out to community kitchens for donations

Manpower: Reno, NV 2007-2008

Warehouse Order Picker

Responsible for stacking products as they came off the production line

Assisted with warehouse production, shrink wrapping pallets, tallying inventory, and shipping

Trattoria Mitchelli: Seattle, WA 2004-2006

Sous Chef/ Lead Line Cook

Making Italian Cuisine from scratch using home-made recipes

Managing kitchen staff, ensuring quality assurance as well as food safety procedures

Tracking inventory of products, and placing orders based on expected projections

EDUCATION

Tumwater High School: Tumwater, WA Diploma 1986

South Seattle Community College: Seattle, WA Culinary Training 2019

ServSafe Certification 22562321 8/30/2022-8/30/2027

In Process completing HACCP certification through ServSafe 8/30/2022-present

SKILLS

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to train new staff and cross-train current staff to new positions

Outstanding knife skills

Great at multi-tasking and deadlines

Has ability to recognize problem areas and fix independently

Motivated and excellent leadership skills

REFERENCES

Klhoe Barton - Head Chef – Nordstrom Seattle

Phone number available by request

Lance Hungerford – Owner/franchisee - Roundtable Pizza, Head of Better Business Bureau - Tacoma

Phone number available by request

Gale Mcdowell – Former head of K2 Software

Phone number available by request

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