Scratch Kitchen Chef & Banquet Leader
Resume:
Tawanna L. Wiggins
Philadelphia, PA 19124
Phone: 267-***-****
Email: *******.*******@***.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Experience
August 2023-present
University of Pennsylvania
Private CheF for Delta Sigma
I am responsible for feeding 45 to 60 girls in the sorority house, breakfast lunch and dinner on a daily basis.. This is a scratch kitchen, everything made fresh and to order. À la carte for lunch and a buffet for dinner… i create weekly menus, place my own food orders, do inventory all under a clean safe environment. I’m safe certified. I thrive off delivering great food by cooking each dish to its highest quality… I pay attention to detail & have a sharp eye for presentation… I’m very skilled at time management especially with the prep… very determined and know what it means to have a sense of urgency in the kitchen.
March 2022-Aug2023
Germantown Cricket Club
Sous Chef/Banquet Chef.
My job here is to assist the Executive Chef with daily executions of the kitchen… training new members, scheduling, inventory, cost & Labor, assist with à la cart and the snack bar… I execute daily banquets anywhere from 10 people to 600 people leading a banquet team.
I keep a very close and sharp eye on the Quality Control of the food, safety and cleanliness of the kitchen… I bring respect to everyone in the kitchen and Foster the new members with the skills I have to make them better..
November 2019 March2022
Mikes york street Bar & Grill
Executive Chef…. My job isn’t just about the food, it’s about skills, dedication, patience and delivering outstanding overall performance of a fully staffed scratch kitchen….. I run the day-to-day operations including keeping a close eye on food cost, labor, inventory and scheduling….. I also provided high-level of training to each team member that needed to perform their job duties…. Paying attention to details to execute quality food to its highest standards will always be the goal…. I’m also in charge of doing the week to week banquet parties anywhere between 20-500 people…
Open Systems Health Care May 2018-2019 Direct Support Worker Philadelphia, PA
• Support the day-to-day activities of two different mentally challenged adults.
• Assist patients with personal care, doctor’s appointments, shopping, activities, eating, and general duties, as required.
• Teaching how to count money, write The alphabet and teaching how to identify different colors.
•Achievement- Having the ability to support and teach a learning process while watching the mentally challenge Adults accomplish more skills and understanding for different colors and learning to write the Alphabet.
Parx Casino
Lead Line Cook
Bensalem PA..
2016-2019
Controlling everything on the line from opening prep, stocking & closing each station.. grill station, pizza station, fry station, sautéed station and prep station.. I would Assit the sous chef with anything he needed me to do on a daily basis.. I cooked food to order from appetizers, entrées, desserts… in a reasonable time frame.. I also Assit my other line cooks with my sense of urgency… staying on top of shelf life, day dots, cleaning, pars, just by fostering each cook with respect.. i’ll hold them accountable when need to be as I hold myself accountable. As a team.. with temperatures checks of the food and making sure the quality of the food is cooked to its highest quality… Clean as you go! And FIFO…
Department of Child Welfare November 2009 - Present
Adoptive/Foster Parent Glenside, PA
• Fostered over 100 Children in the Philadelphia System, and adopted six of the children abandoned by their families.
• Maintain a loving, safe environment
• Nurture each child’s developmental skills and the necessities of growing up to become successful young men and women
• Provide access to education, housing, clothing, financial support, emotional support, medical appointments, court hearings, therapy, parental visitations and discipline.
• Participated in multiple trainings on behavioral health, mental challenges and autism..for best practices in raising and supporting foster children.
•Achievement- I have adopted 6 boys & 1 girl out the Philadelphia system (DHS) Over the last 10yrs...
Holiday Inn Stadium Month 2010 - Month 2017
Sous Chef Philadelphia, PA
• Assisted the Executive Chef
• Scheduled cooks and utility
• Set up and maintained line stations.
• Worked the grill, broiler, and sauté stations.
• Maintaining sanitation, food quality, expediting busy periods
• Supported the Executive Chef in monthly food inventory, daily banquet execution and daily restaurant specials.
•Achievement I was hired as a full time cook in 2010 but after seeing how much pride & Joy i put into my job over course of the yrs I was offered a sous chef position within a yr
EDUCATION:
Harcum College December 9, 2021 (Graduation)
Associate’s Degree in Human Services Bryn Mawr, PA
Northeast Learning Center Graduation 6/19/2019
High School Diploma Philadelphia pa
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