Alice Mills
Oak Harbor,WA
Summary
Motivated Baker and Cook offering over 11 years of experience in restaurants and banquet venues. prior work as prep cook, line cook and pastry chef.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pastry Chef
The Oystercatcher
05.2023 - Current
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operations.
- Created unique daily specials.
- Cycled menus to keep offerings fresh and interesting for customers.
Pastry Chef
Useless Bay Golf & Country Club
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Personalized creations for holidays, weddings, graduations and personal events.
- Developed new products based on seasonal ingredients, holidays and dessert trends.
- Mixed dough, scaled breads and cakes and performed all baking duties.
Cook
Terramar Brewery
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Prepare pizzas out of our menu and based on custom orders
- Prepared identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail and quality
- Prep all ingredients for service daily
Baker
Calico Cupboard Old Town Cafe
05.2019 - 10.2019
- Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling and measuring ingredients and operating mixer
- Decorating cakes with glazes, icings, buttercream
- Mix various ingredients to create fillings for cakes and pies (e.g. chocolate ganache, caramel sauce and fruits)
- Prepare custom-made pastries based on customers’ preferences (e.g. birthday cakes)
Banquet Cook
Swinomish Casino & Lodge
01.2013 - 05.2019
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping and proofing
- Prepared identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail and quality
- Maintained smooth and timely operations in preparation and delivery of meals
Line Cook & Pastry Chef
13 Moons
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Preparing food for service (e.g. chopping vegetables, butchering meat, or preparing sauces)
- Ensure that food comes out simultaneously, in high quality and in a timely fashion
- Cycled menus to keep offerings fresh and interesting for customers
Education
High School Diploma -
Cascades Job Corps
Sedro-Woolley, WA2012
Culinary Arts
Cascades Job Corps
Sedro-Woolley, WA2013
Skills
- Self motivated
- Time management
- Pastry preparation
- Institutional and batch cooking
- Excellent communication
- Efficient multitasking
Certification
- Washington State food Workers Card
references
Chef Ben Jones
Head Chef The Oystercatcher
(206)660-3942
Andrew Bighouse
Banquet Chef
(360)929-0970
charles Snook
Head Baker
(425)306-3434
Timeline
Pastry Chef
The Oystercatcher
05.2023 - Current
Pastry Chef
Useless Bay Golf & Country Club
08.2020 - 04.2023
Cook
Terramar Brewery
08.2019 - 09.2020
Baker
Calico Cupboard Old Town Cafe
05.2019 - 10.2019
Line Cook & Pastry Chef
13 Moons
01.2014 - 01.2016
Banquet Cook
Swinomish Casino & Lodge
01.2013 - 05.2019
High School Diploma -
Cascades Job Corps
Culinary Arts
Cascades Job Corps