Sous Chef Ann Arbor

Luz Mery Lopez

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Ypsilanti, MI *8198.

Telephone: 734-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Honest, hardworking, bilingual; Spanish-English. 25 years of experience as a cook. 1 year of experience cleaning apartments, offices and houses. Able to provide the best quality of work to

Your company in an environment of mutual respect and hardworking discipline, with the idea of becoming one more team member in your company’s workforce. Professional experience:

January 23rd, 2023, to present: Sous Chef at Easter Michigan University at The Commons.

March 2021 to January 2023: Mission Management Company. Cook, Sous Chef and manager assistant in multiple locations in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan,

***November 19th, 2018, to September 2020: Cook, Trainer and Sub Chef at Jim, Brady’s Ann Arbor.

Cook duties, Trainer for new employees, Sub Chef and Manager assistant during different shifts,

Manager duties include opening the restaurant, inventories, ordering of products, securing the

restaurant at closing time, alarms, etc.

***July 2016 to November 05th,2018: Cook, Shift Leader and Sub Chef at Nordstrom Bistro Novi. Michigan; 12 Oaks Mall.

General cook and preparation of dishes in a public restaurant. As Shift Leader; person in charge

of arranging the staff in the kitchen and responsible for making sure the dishes/food is prepared

as described by the Company’s guidelines.

As Sub Chef in charge of preparation, supervision and management of the kitchen, also responsible for ordering products, inventory and management duties.

***July 2005 to March 2016. Pasta, Pantry, Pizza, Preparation Cook, trainer and kitchen shift leader (KSL)

California Pizza Kitchen, rotated between restaurants in Farmington Hills, Livonia and Ann Arbor. Novi.

Cook and Cook trainer, in charge of preparation of different dishes according to the company’s standards of care, quality and presentation. In charge of training new employees to work in different restaurants. As a KSL in charge of

opening the restaurant, setting up the stations, making the preparation lists for the day and keeping control of performance and preparation along with inventory duties, Manager Type duties.

***September 2000 to June 2001. Pantry Cook. California Pizza Kitchen. Scarsdale New York.

General cook duties plus preparation of ingredients for preparing multiple dishes. Skills and strengths:

Hard working

Well organized.

Bilingual: Spanish-English.

Easy adaptability to the environment.

Able to work flexible hours.

Good verbal, written and communication skills.

No health issues.

Clean driving record.

Clean criminal background

Work experience in multiple areas.

Education:

Online Culinary Arts at Campus Aprende Institute; Currently Online International Cuisine.

Reposteria Profesional.

Secondary Education:

-Matapalo High School, Matapalo Aguirre, Costa Rica. Secondary Diploma (GED). November 1999.

Elementary Education.

El Pasito Elementary School. L Pasito Aguirre Puntarenas, Costa Rica. General Elementary Education.

Professional References.

1-Any on duty Manager at Nordstrom Bistro: 248-***-**** ask for Café Bistro. 2- Any on duty Manager at California Pizza Kitchen Ann Arbor. 734-***-**** 3- Rafaela Heber, RN, Yonkers New York.914-***-**** 4-Maria Wentzel. School Teacher. Chester PA.301-***-**** Thank you for your time and consideration, sincerely. Luz Mery Lopez.

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