Raymond A. Johnson
-Training Specialist
Apprentice- Public Allies, Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45223
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Team building...Problem solving...Decision making……Work management…Public Speaking…Technical Writing….Social Media engagement...grant research, proposals, and writing systems assessment...training module creating….inventory setup….budgeting...labor costs and management...program development, implementation, and facilitation...zoom and online presentations…. Work Experience
Apprentice
Public Allies
01/2020 to Current
● Training and career development for myself
● Conflict management and resolution
● Inclusion and diversity training
● Assisting organization in transitional leadership
● Created educational programming for children during after-school and summer programs.
● Attending and facilitating meetings
● Converting to online meeting spaces during co-vid crisis ( zoom, google hangouts, blue jeans, and webinar)
● Social media engagement
● Marketing
● Community engagement
● Volunteer recruitment and engagement
● Collaboration with other nonprofits to find volunteer opportunities for the children of the program
● Created a module…”Lead by Example series” to assist future allies
● Member of a Team Service project dedicated to assisting adults learn applicable skills in order to function (i.e. cooking, food safety, foodborne illnesses, car safety, taxes) converting all of the previously mentioned programs from “in-person” to online and sustainable
Kitchen Manager
Dean’s Meditteranean Imports
02/2019 to 01/2020
● Created an inventory/par system, where there previously was none
● Created a catering menu and recruited additional business
● re-created a profitable kitchen
● assisted in day to day running of business
● Learned an alternative cooking method
Lead Cook
Quan Hapa, Pho Lang Tang, and Cilantro
02/2017 to 02/2019
● Translated for the majority latino kitchen staff
● Trained new workers in policy and procedure
● Prepared high quality food for new and returning patrons
● Learned the fundamental mandates for a new business
● Learned a developing flavor trend and how to follow flavor trends Service Manager
Mecklenburg's Garden
04/2017 to 09/2018
● Organize materials for servers and bartenders
● Make sure customer’s needs were met or exceeded
● Organize and work private events
● Assisted servers with customers
● Created special events
● Start point for the FC Cincinnati Parade
Kitchen Manager/Lead Cook
Mac’s Pizza Pub, ACE Restaurant Group
02/2012 to 07/2012 and 03/2016 to 04/2017
● Hired and trained staff
● Scheduled employees
● Created training module
● Created Floor plan for the kitchen
● Improved and maintained food cost
● Made a losing kitchen profitable
● Scheduled, planned and organized catering with special events
● Aggressively found new business and opened new locations Cook/ Union Steward
Chartwell Dining@ Xavier University and Compass Group 08/2012 to 12/2015
● Learned, followed, and enforced company policy and procedure
● Followed Recipe guidelines for level 2 employees, fed at least thousand or more people
● Worked with the Union to create better policies
● Helped students adjust to college life, by showing them resources
● Advocated for union members during disputes with management Language(s)
Native English and basic Spanish