Donnie Townsend

I am a hands-on leaner and I'm willing to accept a position that requires training to be able to perform the job assignment and requirements of myself. I have a hard-nose work ethic that allows to adapt to my work environment and crew members that I'm subjected to adhere to. I have approximately 4-5 years of fast food & catering production assistance regarding restaurant and food service industries. I have a out 1.5 years of warehouse work/ laborer work experience in a warehouse setting. I obtained my Horticulture Certificate Trade that allows me to be one with nature and allows me a peace of mind. I recently was training for my license to operate pallet l-jack operator's license at Pilgrims Pride and I also were training for a shift-lead Self-Serve Managerial position at my longest employer Sonic Drive-In in March 2021.

Waco, TX 76712

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I am a mostly a cook and I have approximately 5 years of experience in a restaurant kitchen setting and I am always either the most important or the second main team member cook for a fast food restaurant and I am always somewhat put in the younger team members as I am always the closing cook and I was training for a self-serve certification for my promotion to shift-leader of #2 Sonic Drive- In.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Team Member

Hawaiian Bros Island Grill - Waco, TX

July 2023 to Present

I am a Grill Cook and I Cook baked chicken thighs, and was cut them down to 1-inch across & I cut them down and I put them on the flat top grill. I then would cut up 15 pound of pork slave to be prepared and placed in the smoker for 16 hours and then they would have for the next days to serve. I would lift and pan the cooked chicken thighs and cut it into 1 inch around squared pieces and I would grill it & while merging with teriyaki sauce and different other sauce for the finished meat products that were made to order for the customer.

Team Member

Popeye's Restaurants - Waco, TX

December 2022 to January 2023

I was hired as a team member cook that started out learning the front counter area of the store and I would work my way around the store doing an excellent job assisting the team anyway I could. I bag orders and I stocked and prepared the chicken cuts to be fried in the fryer. I worked the 10am-4pm shift which was the first time that I didn't have to close the store if needed be. I basically assisted the senior members and the younger team members to show my team comrade and to eventually be able to be promoted to shift leader whenever eas the soonest. Cook

Burger King - Waco, TX

August 2022 to October 2022

I was the leading afternoon closing cook and I was responsible for all of the flame-broiled burger patties that were on the whopper and chicken and all fish products that were ordered by the customers. I would sweep & mop the kitchen floor at closing time for 1am Fri and Saturday night. I would normally close out the store for 12 on the regular Mon-Thu days. I stocked the inventory truck to be put in the walk-in freezer and then I sometimes would change out the oil vats for the frying of French fries and the other products that required frying.

Machine Operator

Pilgrim's pride - Waco, TX

December 2021 to April 2022

I was responsible for assembly & disassembly of the meat grinder machine. I operated the machine that mixed the meat skins with the main meat ingredients to be produced into nuggets products to be sold worldwide. I drove and operated a pallet-jack machine which I training to obtain operators license to be able to safety operate the vehicle. I would drive the pallet jack and load combos of meat weigh approximately under/over 12000 lbs and drive them to weigh station, there I would weigh skins and Meats to the weigh desired and then I would pick up the combos and dump them into the meat grinder machine to be mixed in together for next production line to be able to produced and packaged for purchase. Team Member

Taco Bell - Waco, TX

September 2021 to November 2021

I was responsible for stocking Meats into the hot water steamer. I would sweep & mop the floors whenever needed to maintain a clean and sanitized restaurant as I prepped and made menu items such as soft/ hard shell tacos chalupas, and beef, bean, & cheese quesadilas, etc ordered by the customers. I worked the days hints 10am-6pm work shift.

Team Member

Sonic Drive-In - Waco, TX

September 2020 to April 2021

I was training for a self serve certification for a promotion to shift leader and I would close the store for about two years and this was the longest employer that I have worked for and I was rehired three times in Jou

Houston, San Antonio and Waco area as I am a

transient worker. I enjoyed this as my longest employment opportunity and I got a promotion to shift leader and was studying for my self serve certification in food service management. I was learning how to make the inventory truck orders that would be needed to be sold for a two week period until the next truck order, I would unload and stock it in yhe walk-in coolers & freezers. I sometimes Zhang the oil in the frying vats that I learned to do with the general manager for the purposes of being the #2 cook on the roster. I would always work my way up in hours from 3-4 days part-time to 5-6 days full time. Sorter Operator

GREEN FIBER - Waco, TX

March 2019 to June 2019

I sorted through paper and ran that through a conveyor belt line to be sent to the line to produce fiberglass free insulation that would be made and then I would switch work Stations in the warehouse to lift and place the 19lb & 30lb bags of finished insulation product on the pallet to be placed on the loading truck and I would also spend time in the truck loading it up. Was told that it wasn't very much of a career for moving up in the company which deterred me from accepting a company position as I didn't want to work on 1 title. I wanted chance to move in the office. Dishwasher Machine Operator

ClubCorp - Waco, TX

August 2018 to December 2018

I manned a dishwasher machine operator that worked the 2pm-12am shift. After I would wash and placed dish in final resting area at the shifts end I would sweep and mop the kitchen floor and I would be the last worker in the stadium for the 2018 Baylor Bears football season Fry Cook

Tippy's Soul Food and Catering - Houston, TX

September 2017 to June 2018

I was the fry cook responsible for the prepping and making the fish, fries, and the porkchop products that were to be fried upon customer orders. I learned how to operate a meat slicer and I would clean and sanitize it after use at shifts end. I was the opening cook that assisted with the heavy lifting and stocking and also cleaning as I went on my shift. I would keep my work station clean, multi-tasking and assisting my crew in any way andfashion. I enjoyed thework experience as I was a an employee that had much experience with the catering company and i would work private banquets upon catering services for thecompany. I trained at the N. Shepherd Houston,TX location and would be transferred to be the opening cook for the Cypress Station Houston, TX storefront location. I worked under Mrs. WADDEL for a experience that I still use and appreciate today. Cook

Sonic Drive-In - Houston, TX

February 2017 to August 2017

I was given a chance as a team member cook that started at the bottom of cook rotation and eventually trained and worked under my General manager who would call me to help open the store if he was short handed. I would basically disassemble and washed, sanitize the bun toaster which I received burns 1-2 times in a learning experience. I worked my way to the #2 cook in the store. I would prep and cook menu items and multi-task keeping my grill area cleaned as I cook. Whenever I got a chance to wash the shifts dishes for the night. I was the closing cook from 5pm-12:30am. I was showed and learned to replace the old oil with fresh oil that is usually done by amanagement staff member. I learned everything that I could from my General manager who made me feel our crew was more like a family. I was rehired by the store for second time as I was always assumed iveas a forever Sonic Drive In Worker. I was learning how to make orders and how to receive the proper Payment from customer and to give correct change back. I sometimes dealt with the customer service and before a complaint was put in I sometimes was able to diffuse the situation and I would follow the motto The customers is always right. Fulfilled beverage requests

Operated flat-top fryer

Washed, peeled and prepared ingredients for a commercial kitchen. The was my 2nd time with the fast- food restaurant chain.

Team Member

Sonic Drive-In - San Antonio, TX

March 2016 to October 2016

I was first time tram member that was a cook for the night shift. I sometimes would help my General Manager open the store if he needed a extra hand for work experience. I was the 2nd most important cook. I worked the 5pm-12am weekdays and weekend closing cook that would close St about 12:30AM-1AM and I would be rehired by the private fast-food restaurant chain as I built a good work rapport with my mangers in San Antonio. I would start be stocking my condiments and French fries/meat patties to be cook that shift. I would dissamble the bun toaster to be cleaned and then I would assemble it back together to be operated for the buns to be made into Sonic Burgers. I would cut tomatoes with the tomato slicer and I would restock all condiments trays and replaced the Chili pans for the night. I was learning how to order the inventory truck for the next two weeks of the store's production of the ingredients and at the night's end I washed all the dishes and put them where the were going to be placed. I would sweep and mopped the floors and also restrooms for the customers. I enjoyed working for this franchise as I developed good customer service and valuable restaurant and kitchen experience in the fast-food service. Loader/Unloader

RKI - Houston, TX

October 2015 to October 2016

I was a laser unloaded for the sheet metal company that specializes in production of the tool boxes that goes on the back of the pickup trucks today. I would lift all types of sheet metal and move them to the correct place and lihe that the cut of metal went to for part production of the boxes. I worked 40 hours a week and 5 days MONDAY-Friday 6am-3:30pm for $10 hourly rate. This was the my first time working in a warehouse setting and I was grateful for the experience & opportunity for a good pay. Cook/Cashier

Whataburger - Houston, TX

May 2006 to June 2007

I started out as a cashier working the drive thru window and then I was trained and learned to man the fry station and on to the grill as a cook. I would get the experience that would be with me til this day. I am a burger man. I would learned to throwback to be returned menu items that were always changing but I worked here forb7 months as a 16 year-old sophomore in high school and I would switch to overnight 11pm-7am shift from the afternoon shift. I enjoyed working for this company as they paid well and they had taught valuable experience as a fast food service worker. Bus Boy

Peter Piper Pizza - Waco, TX

May 2005 to December 2005

This was my first time as a employee at 15 years old. I was the bus boy that would clear and clean the tables and put the plates, utensils and other stuff in a carrying buggy which I would take to the dishwasher sink and wash and sanitize them in a three sink combination sink that had 1 for water, 1 qoth soap, and the other qith sanitizer. I also sometimes filled in as Rocky the dinosaur of Peter Piper Pizza. I recieved a raise for my strength and loyalty to my job. My starting pay was $5.75 and my pay went up to $5.85 which wasn't much but I was proud to he recognized for the work ethic and dedication to the job. I would stock the condiment containers with cheese and peppers and I learned how to change the carbonated syrups of soda water for the customers whenever they would go out. I worked at pm and I would get the. Losing experience that I would have to have later on in my work career. Education

M.A. in Medical Assisting

Everett Community College - Houston, TX

November 2012 to May 2013

Bachelor's degree in Horticulture

Windham Technical High School - Huntsville, TX

December 2011 to October 2012

GED

Houston Community College - Houston, TX

March 2008 to April 2008

High school diploma

Waco High School - Waco, TX

August 2004 to September 2007

Skills

• Food preparation

• Food handling

• Kitchen experience (5 years)

• Food industry

• Restaurant experience

• Cooking (5 years)

• Meal preparation

• Menu planning

• Food safety (5 years)

• Busser

• Food Production (5 years)

• Serving Experience

• Catering (1 year)

• Cashiering (2 years)

• Culinary Experience (5 years)

• Shift Management

• Landscaping (3 years)

• Heavy Lifting

• Merchandising

• Retail Sales

• Catering (1 year)

• Horticulture (5 years)

• Mowing (5 years)

• Meat Cutting (2 years)

• Inventory Control

• Cleaning Experience (2 years)

• Supervising Experience

• Forklift

• Construction

• English

• Manufacturing

• Food handling

• Restaurant experience

• Cash register

• Heavy lifting

• Serving

• Merchandising

• Cash handling

• Sales

• Menu planning

• Shift management

• Retail sales

• Driving

Certifications and Licenses

Horticulture

September 2011 to October 2012

I would study half of the schools day in the classroom and the other half I would perform in the garden on the job training with landscape design and maintenance certification in Horticulture at Windham School District under Mr. BARRY

Driver's License

March 2026

Non-CDL Class C

March 2020 to March 2026

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