Abel Suarez Rivera
St Louis,MO
Summary
Detail-oriented Line Cook successful in high-volume fast food settings. Highly skilled in different stations, cooking methods and presentations. Brings strong commitment to teamwork and leadership.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Panda Express
St Louis, MO
10.2023 - Current
- Learned to delegate and control the kitchen and staff.
- I learned the importance of recipes and food quality.
- Conducted a successful Black Friday of 17.5k in sales, with the help of my team and two other associates.
- Ran Panda Express store #2170 from October 24–early December 24 with the help of two other associates.
- Learned how to use Legion, complete Trends, count and input inventory, read P&L, input truck order, and organize and count truck order.
- I coached back-of-house staff on all recipes to improve food quality.
- Coached associates to help them get promoted, or improve their quality of work.
- Assisted in creating an efficient schedule for two months, preparing for the absence of a manager.
- I learned how to order supplies for the store and how to input work orders.
- Learned how to get credit for bad produce or missing items.
- I helped other areas when needed, and I used the experience to expand my knowledge of managing different types of stores.
- I understood the importance of preparation.
Front of House Employee
Panda Express
St Louis, Missouri
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Assisted with seating arrangements to ensure comfortability for guests.
- Trained new front-of-house staff on policies, procedures, and customer service standards.
- Assisted current general manager in managerial tasks
- Cross trained in first 3 months of working at Panda Express
- Learned to cook and close back of house in first 6 months of being at Panda Express
- Learned to use labor management tool, complete safe wizard, complete temp logs, complete deposit, complete change orders
- Learned how to prepare sauces and veggies
- Assisted in creating schedules
Education
High School Diploma -
Ritenour High School
St Louis, Missouri05-2025
Skills
- Food safety oversight
- Cooking
- Food handling
- Recipe-based cooking
- Food preparation
- Operations management
- Cleaning and organization
- Food presentation talent
- Quality assurance and control
- Order verification
- Attention to detail
- Sauce making
- Time management
- Nutrition awareness
- Cooking techniques
- Health code adherence
- ServSafe certified
- Influence associates to live a healthier lifestyle
- Lost over 100 lbs
- Varsity catcher for the baseball team
- Honors Math Club inductee
- Honor-roll student
- Assist people in accomplishing their physical goals
- Understands the importance of macronutrients and healthy options
Timeline
Cook
Panda Express
10.2023 - Current
Front of House Employee
Panda Express
09.2022 - 10.2023
High School Diploma -
Ritenour High School