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Alexander Belleman

Chicago,IL

Summary

Dynamic line cook with extensive experience at many restaurants excelling in food preparation and quality control. Proven ability to manage kitchen operations while ensuring safety and efficiency. Strong problem-solving skills and effective communication foster a collaborative environment, consistently delivering high-quality dishes and maintaining cleanliness.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Line Cook

Pizza Matta
Chicago, IL
08.2024 - Current
  • Followed health and safety standards to ensure safe working environment for employees and customers alike.
  • Worked closely with management team in order to meet timing goals while maintaining high quality standards.
  • Operated various kitchen appliances such as a blenders, oven, and stand mixer.
  • Prepped food to standard such as cutting veggies, mixing dressings, and cooking and cutting meat.

Line Cook

Chef's Special Cocktail Bar
Chicago, IL
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Worked with a team of line cooks, preparing various dishes.
  • Mastered multiple stations such as fryer, wok, and garmo all while maintaining the highest quality
  • Prepped food to standard

Line Cook/Manager

The Boiler Room
Chicago, IL
05.2018 - 06.2022
  • Made many pizzas every day to standard with a team of cooks
  • Prepped and portioned pizza dough as well as a lot of other food
  • Managed a team of line cooks once I worked my way up to manager
  • Maintained high food quality and cleanliness throughout
  • Developed menu item pricing based on cost of ingredients and labor costs associated with each dish.

Prep Technician

Panavision
Chicago, IL
03.2019 - 03.2021
  • Operated a variety of hand tools, power tools and other equipment as needed for projects.
  • Analyzed problems that arose during prepping of camera equipment and problem solved based on the information
  • Worked closely with camera technicians to ensure quality

Line Cook/Hourly Manager

Dewey's Pizzeria
Dayton, OH
04.2015 - 04.2018
  • Made pizzas to order
  • Prepped food to standard, including pizza, calzones and salads
  • Managed the labor costs two nights a week

Education

Bachelor of Science - Film Production

Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida
08-2012

Skills

  • Food preparation
  • Quality control
  • Kitchen safety
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • Equipment operation
  • Communication skills
  • Task prioritization
  • Food safety
  • Back of house operations

Affiliations

  • Play guitar and record music
  • Avid yogi
  • Amateur movie critic
  • Videographer and editor

Certification

  • Servsafe certification

Timeline

Line Cook

Pizza Matta
08.2024 - Current

Line Cook

Chef's Special Cocktail Bar
07.2022 - 07.2024

Prep Technician

Panavision
03.2019 - 03.2021

Line Cook/Manager

The Boiler Room
05.2018 - 06.2022

Line Cook/Hourly Manager

Dewey's Pizzeria
04.2015 - 04.2018

Bachelor of Science - Film Production

Full Sail University