Sandra Aronson
***-*** ****** **.~ New Westminster, BC V3M0E6~ H: 604-***-**** C: 778-***-****~ **********@*******.***
EDUCATION
ServSafe (Canada)
Diploma in Business Administration
Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, Colorado (United States)
1991
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/COMPUTER SKILLS
AFS/BMT certified/AROC/Food Safety Certificate/Foundations/Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint/ Keyboarding (50 WPM), Data Entry/
DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
Self-Management skills
• Strong personal initiative: detail oriented: quick learner.
• Dedicated professional with record of building strong working relationships and achieving exceptional results.
• Can adapt and be innovative to complete tasks in various ways
• Hard worker; committed to efficient and productive operations.
• Flexible; work well as a team member or alone. Willing to try new things and am interested in improving efficiency on assigned tasks.
• Strong communication skills.
• Leadership skills to manage customers and employees with matters related to technical and non-technical issues through the effective use of interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal Skills -- Able to get along well with co-workers and accept supervision. Received positive evaluations from previous supervisors.
• Able to keep accurate records and effectively organized data.
• Responds to correspondence in a timely manner.
• Strong cooking skills
Management skills
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and terminating employees.
• Able to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet critical deadlines.
• Trained staff on correct procedures and orientations.
• Ensured that all staff followed correct safety policies and procedures.
• Supervised and ensured high quality of production in all areas of the kitchen.
• Encouraged staff to work independently and provided feedback regularly.
• Worked in all areas of the kitchen and helped out where needed.
• Managed $1-$2 million dollar corporate budgets and effectively planned spending throughout the year to cover operational costs.
• Estimated future costs to maintain all equipment.
WORK HISTORY
CANADA (2006-present)
Head Chef/Production
Newrest In flight Services, Calgary, AB
Organizing/portion control/purchasing/planning/scheduling/quality control
training/recipe management/inventory/airline procedures/
Chef/Baker
Heartland Café (Sunnyside), Calgary, AB
Prep/soups/ordering/salads/opening/baking/purchasing
2010- 2011
2009
Chef de Partie/Baker
Donegal Pub, Calgary, AB
Prep/ordering/line work/organizing/inventory/opening/closing/purchasing
2009
Restaurant General Manager
Burger King, Denver, Co & Calgary, AB (USA & CANADA)
Assistant DM/Training Manager/labor control/programming cash register/purchasing/logging invoices/inventory/recruiting/training/
motivating/opening/closing/scheduling/ payroll/costing/customer service/multi-unit functions/answering phones/filing
UNITED STATES (1985-2006)
2001-2008
Production Manager
Options Catering, Denver, CO
Production Manager/retrieving & filling orders from computer generated program/organizing crew/training/bulk food prep/creating new recipes/ordering/inventory/scheduling/purchasing
1999-2001
Chef/Baker/ Manager
Inn House Food Service, Denver, CO
Create weekly menu/inventory/costing/cash/opening closing/payroll/customer service/caterings/buffets/soups/
sauces/salads/purchasing
1997-1999
Kitchen Manager/Baker/Production
Karen's Country Kitchen, Denver, CO
Daily line prep/soups/sauces/menus/cake decorating/cutting meats & seafood/baking pastries & muffins/opening/catering / serving purchasing/inventory
1985-2002