JANAY LAMPKIN

**** ******** ** ***** *** Vegas NV 89084 702-***-**** adpqhq@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

“seasoned and highly self-motivated”

Focused Cook with expertise preparing meals for customers in busy restaurant establishments. Versatile professional with experience in food safety, supply management and plating. Courteous and committed with excellent multitasking and presentation skills. SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

04/2012 to Current

Cook 4 Queens Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, NV

● Established and maintained stations supplies to prepare menu for service.

● Open, collaborative relationships with kitchen team to maximize efficiency in kitchen.

● Operated all kitchen equipment safely to avoid injuries.

● Maintained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.

● Set up and performed initial prep work for food items such as soups, sauces and salads.

● Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products resulting in consistently high scores on health inspections.

● Created nutritious, safe, visually appealing, innovative and properly prepared and flavored food.

● Kept stations stocked and ready for use to maximize productivity.

● Highly skilled and advanced in cooking

techniques

● Extremely knowledgeable on safety and

handling procedures

● Application techniques

● Troubleshooting techniques

● Sanitization techniques

● Batch cooking experience

● Collective bargaining techniques

● Problem solving techniques

● Excellent communication techniques

● Serve Safe CPR First Aid certified

● Operated fryers and grills according to instructions to maintain safety and food quality.

● Restocked all food items throughout shift to guarantee cooks had all necessary ingredients needed for service.

● Interacted professionally and effectively with wait staff regarding special orders for customers, including those with food allergies and gluten intolerance.

● Recorded and reported status of various ingredient stock levels to notify manager to reorder products.

● Washed and peeled ingredients to prepare for use in different meals and recipes.

● Sanitized food preparation areas, grills and equipment to avoid cross-contamination from raw items.

01/2010 to 04/2012

Crew Member McDonald's North Las Vegas, NV

● Interacted pleasantly with customers and warmly greeted patrons upon entrance to store and prepare customer orders.

● Sanitized work area after every patient to prevent contamination and spread of disease.

● Chopped, diced and sliced ingredients for prep and stock freezers and refrigerators.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Expected in

Associate of Arts: Culinary Arts Riverside Community College Riverside, Ca

● Dean's List Honoree Spring 2008.

● Student ambassador, gave campus tours, assisted students with completing Fafsa application online, represented campus in outreach workshops for local high schools.

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