Python
Andrew Taylor
Larkspur,CO
Summary
Long time cook with a love for tracking costs and profits to maximize profits. Seeking to further advance those skills in a non kitchen environment. Ultimately seeking to jump into a new career centered around Data Analytics and large projects, utilizing my skills in python/SQL programming.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Kitchen Manager
Rockyard Brewing Company
Castle Rock, CO
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Audited inventory counts weekly, finding and correcting discrepancies. Decreased food costs 9% in an 8 week period.
- Reduced financial inaccuracies by using Excel and Aloha platforms to track Food waste and Costs vs. Receipts. Implemented policies to correct inaccuracies.
- Handled money, balanced tills, processed credit card payment batches and prepared bank deposits. Input daily reports in Excel.
- Handled upset customers with a focus on maintaining long term loyalty with customer satisfaction as a priority.
- Insured quality control of multiple positions during peak business hours as sole manager on duty 5 days per week.
Lead Line Cook
Castle Pines
05.2015 - 04.2020
- Delegated tasks efficiently in order to meet daily deadlines
- Ordered/inventoried all food and dry storage products
- Met a quarterly budget while ensuring quality
- For 2 years I was in charge of a ‘satellite’ kitchen off of the 8th green where I created the menu, bartended, managed golf course beverage carts, and tracked costs and sales
- At the time I took over the operation was losing money and budgeted as a commodity for the membership
- By the time I left sales were up more than 300% and costs had been reduced by 25%.
- Maintained quality control in high stress environments in line with expectations and deadlines regularly.
Logistics Technician
Office Depot
Castle Rock, CO
11.2014 - 04.2015
- Received daily shipment, unpacked, sorted, and stocked the floor
- Maintained organization in back storage, worked registers and answered customer questions.
- Verified accurate account invoicing through collaboration with accounting department.
- Completed timely data entry of new orders, labeled containers and placed in accurate storage locations.
- Generated documentation and information required for customer shipments.
- Liaised between warehouse personnel and customer to facilitate account and operational needs.
- Maintained damaged goods records, backorder logs and applicable regulatory reporting.
- Developed and deployed strategies to save time and expenses associated with goods movements.
Education
Associates - Economics And Statistics
CSU
08.2010 - 05.2012
Diploma - undefined
Castle View High School
01.2006 - 01.2010
Lettered - Academics
Skills
Organization of daily tasks to achieve the most in a dayFind and replace redundancies with more efficient solutionsCommunicate well with team members to keep work moving while enjoyableCommunicate management goals to other team members well and in a digestible wayFocus and commitment to getting objectives done
Proficient in Excel
Microsoft Office applicationsCook I with an emphasis on cajun and Italian cuisineOperations management
Tracking Costs and inputting data
Accomplishments
- Avid "Googler" and problem solver.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Completed a 3 month course in Data Analytics coding in Python, mainly in Pandas.
- Self Taught Pianist, Guitarist, and Drummer.
Software
Excel
SQL
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
Rockyard Brewing Company
09.2021 - 05.2022
Lead Line Cook
Castle Pines
05.2015 - 04.2020
Logistics Technician
Office Depot
11.2014 - 04.2015
Associates - Economics And Statistics
CSU
08.2010 - 05.2012
Diploma - undefined
Castle View High School
01.2006 - 01.2010