Albert Cole
Butler,PA
Summary
Quick action with long lasting results and over a decade of experience in culinary fields including multiple management positions. History of training, implementing new menu items, efficient and accurate ordering to insure reduced waste costs and keeping product on hand even during busy events or large catering opportunities.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Kitchen Manager
Condado Tacos
12.2022 - Current
- Supervise and run shifts including both FoH and BoH
- Input orders for Commissary Kitchen and GFS
- Manage inventory levels to prevent or minimize waste
- Help team implement new menu items for LTO rollouts
- Conduct regular temperature and quality assurance checks to insure high quality product
- Train new employees for the company including new management for upcoming or in need locations
- Scheduling for store needs including balancing labor versus sales
Line Cook
Chili's
03.2019 - 12.2022
- Maintained and improved food preparation in location by getting restaurant back to assigned recipes
- Ran line shifts with efficiency by splitting tasks among all cooks and putting them at their strongest locations
- Assisted management with scheduling when necessary
- Ran expeditor window during busy periods of business when not scheduled to work line
- Opened doing line prep and making chips before service
Kitchen Manager
Sonic
03.2016 - 03.2019
- Managed staffing and labor along with general manager
- Managed ordering for busy promotional days alongside general manager
- Insured cleanliness was held to company standards during regular inspections of our franchise from corporate
- Regularly maintained equipment in restaurant including fryers, grills, and other heating equipment
Line Receiver
Amazon
07.2015 - 03.2016
- Received in product on box trucks coming into warehouse
- Unpacked, verified contents of all incoming boxes while checking for damaged items, and repacked boxes to be sent to other locations
- Assisted problem solving team with backlog of items that were missing scannable barcodes to move previously unsellable inventory
Sales Associate
BevMo! Beverages & More
08.2012 - 07.2015
- Managed inventory during opening shifts by removing out of date products
- Worked on floor as sales associate to assist customers in finding items of interest and attempting to upsell to higher quality items when possible
- Managed cash drawer at front of store while scanning, bagging, and verifying customer age via state identification
- Took reservations for upcoming items soon to be released
- Ran tasting opportunities in back of store during weekends including choosing the selection to try and boost sales on specific items and move inventory that was not selling quickly enough
Corporal
USMC
09.2004 - 09.2009
- Worked in network administration division to keep critical computer infrastructure running effectively
- Assisted in the training division and scheduling of hundreds of Marines for training exercises at headquarters while being assigned as IT professional for the headquarters location
- Deployed to Iraq as IT professional for casualty evacuation unit for 8 month period
- Led team of IT professionals as a non-commissioned officer including assigning tasks to individual Marines knowing their strengths and weaknesses to insure tasks were completed in a timely manner
- Managed transition of IT department from Marine Corps controlled to civilian company while continuing to train Marines on new standards and procedures that accompanied this change
Education
No Degree - Computer Maintenance
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CAHigh School Diploma -
Riverview High School
Riverview, FL05-2004
Accomplishments
- Willing to travel to assist other locations when necessary, has worked at 5 different Condado locations
- Managed and trained staff at Ballpark Village for previous LTO rollout while the store was missing management
- Recently awarded Above and Beyond award for excellence in position
Timeline
Assistant Kitchen Manager
Condado Tacos
12.2022 - Current
Line Cook
Chili's
03.2019 - 12.2022
Kitchen Manager
Sonic
03.2016 - 03.2019
Line Receiver
Amazon
07.2015 - 03.2016
Sales Associate
BevMo! Beverages & More
08.2012 - 07.2015
Corporal
USMC
09.2004 - 09.2009
No Degree - Computer Maintenance
Saddleback College
High School Diploma -
Riverview High School