Lori Mare
Love of Cooking & People
Brooklyn, NY 11204
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1. It has been my greatest joy to own a restaurant where I could cook, create recipes and make everyone who entered feel special and appreciated. I was involved in every aspect of the restaurant working both in the front and back of house. Back of house I did the menu planning, ordering and all of the cooking. Front of House I insured, thru training, that all staff performed their duties at the highest level putting an emphasis on maintaining my 5 star rating and making everyone feel like family.
Now that I have relocated to Brooklyn I'm hoping to find a place where my customer service and culinary skills can be utilized to enhance customer experience for whomever I may be working for. Thank you for your consideration,
Lori Mare
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Breakfast Attendant
Aloft Hotel
September 2022 to Present
Set up breakfast Station, make coffee, merchandise prepared food items, clean & organize, track inventory
Restaurant/Hospitality
Mangia 850 - Eastpoint, FL
April 2015 to June 2022
Owned and operated a 75 seat full service Italian Restaurant. Responsible for all daily activities from Cooking to hostess.
Planned menus including weekly specials, ordering all food, beverage, beer & wine. Currently hold ServSafe Food Managers Certificate
Insurance Agent
Butter Insurance
August 2012 to December 2014
Responsible for obtaining renewal quotes for existing customers on there homeowners insurance and helping them understand and choose the policy that was best for them. Office Manager
ARK 7, Inc - Boynton Beach, FL
April 2004 to January 2012
Created estimates for potential clients, explained differences in products and installation procedures, tracked weekly payroll for employees and performed general office duties for this Flooring Contractor Software Analyst
IMF, Inc
January 1995 to January 2003
Diagnosed errors in the software coding, corrected misinformation, updated client information, remotely trained new users and and did follow up training on new and updated software functions. Education
High school diploma
Skills
• Cashiering (6 years)
• Food Preparation (10+ years)
• Food Service (8 years)
• Cooking (10+ years)
• Kitchen Experience (10+ years)
• Host/Hostess (7 years)
• Meal Preparation (10+ years)
• Food Safety (7 years)
• Restaurant Experience (7 years)
• Culinary Experience (10+ years)
• Kitchen Management Experience (7 years)
• Retail Sales
• Menu Planning (7 years)
• Catering (10+ years)
• Pricing (7 years)
• Supervising Experience
• Food Production
• Inventory Control (7 years)
• Baking
• Hotel experience (Less than 1 year)
• Merchandising
• Restaurant Management
Certifications and Licenses
ServSafe Food Protection Manager
April 2015 to January 2025
Food Handler Certification
Assessments
Cooking skills: Basic food preparation — Proficient August 2022
Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements Full results: Proficient
Food safety — Highly Proficient
August 2022
Knowledge of proper food and equipment handling safety measures Full results: Highly Proficient
Customer focus & orientation — Proficient
August 2022
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Proficient
Attention to detail — Familiar
August 2022
Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
Full results: Familiar
Cooking skills: Basic food preparation — Proficient August 2022
Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements Full results: Proficient
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
August 2022
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
Bartending — Proficient
December 2022
Understanding, pouring, and mixing drink orders
Full results: Proficient
Customer service — Completed
October 2022
Identifying and resolving common customer issues
Full results: Completed
Customer focus & orientation — Proficient
August 2022
Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Proficient
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