Angelica Velasco
Restaurant Manager
Whittier,CA
Summary
Ambitious Restaurant Manager and Student with proven track record of creating successful food service operations, managing staff and increasing profits. Extensive experience in menu design, ordering supplies and creating innovative solutions to food service challenges. Well-versed in hospitality standards and natural knack for building relationships with customers. Strong leaderships skills. Able to maintain a vigorous work and school life balance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Manager
Clearman's Galley
10.2021 - Current
- Review menus and analyze recipes to determine labor and overhead costs, and assign prices to menu items
- Perform some food preparation or service tasks, such as cooking, clearing tables, and serving food and drinks when necessary
- Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service
- Count money and make bank deposits
- Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving, and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities
- Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented in an acceptable manner
- Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records
- Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations
- Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Mt San Antonio College
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Teach undergraduate-level courses
- Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections
- Copy and distribute classroom materials
- Tutor or mentor students who need additional instruction
- Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
Cooking Instructor
Mt. San Antonio-College For Kids Program
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Coached junior chefs on cooking techniques and performance strategies.
- Maintained clean, neat and well-sanitized kitchen.
- Monitored food production for quality, safety and adherence to establishment standards.
- Motivated students to achieve new levels of skill in diverse kitchen tasks.
- Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
- Observed and evaluated students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Provided instructional handouts, texts, audiovisual aids and other materials to facilitate learning.
- Planned curriculum and developed the menu for the course
Lead Bartender
BJ's Restaurants
10.2012 - 02.2021
- Train and develop waitstaff for the role of bartender
- Check identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol
- Balance cash receipts
- Clean bars, work areas, and tables
- Attempt to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading customers to stop drinking, or ordering taxis or other transportation for intoxicated patrons
- Take beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons
- Create drink recipes
- Plan, organize, and control the operations of a cocktail lounge or bar.
Nutrition Volunteer
Upland School District
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Assisted in building and implementing school gardens program
- Provided support and food security to families in need during the pandemic through a drive-up meal service program.
- Collaborated with school food service staff to provide safe and efficient food practices
Education
Associate - Nutrition
UC San Diego, Extended Studies
La Jolla, CA11.2023
Associate - Nutrition
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA06.2023
Bachelor's - Human Services, Gerontology
California State, University of Fullerton
Fullerton, CA12.2012
No Degree - General Studies
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA06.2008
Skills
- New Product Development
- Midrange Computer
- Product Knowledge
- Inventory Management
- Customer Complaint Resolution
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
- Quality Management
- Health And Safety Standards
- Menu Planning
- Cooking
- Food Quality Assurance And Control
- Food Preparation
- Food Services
- Food Safety And Sanitation
- Restaurant Management
- Restaurant Operation
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Cooking Instructor
Mt. San Antonio-College For Kids Program
05.2022 - 07.2022
Restaurant Manager
Clearman's Galley
10.2021 - Current
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Mt San Antonio College
08.2021 - 06.2023
Nutrition Volunteer
Upland School District
08.2019 - 06.2020
Lead Bartender
BJ's Restaurants
10.2012 - 02.2021
Associate - Nutrition
UC San Diego, Extended Studies
Associate - Nutrition
Mt. San Antonio College
Bachelor's - Human Services, Gerontology
California State, University of Fullerton
No Degree - General Studies
Rio Hondo College
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