Annelies Van Houte
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Dynamic food service professional within fast food landscape. Driven toward continuous improvement and committed to going above and beyond to complete tasks and assist other team members. Well-versed in standard food prep techniques as well as safe food-handling standards. Dedicated to learning new skills and to be a team player with punctual nature and open communication style dedicated to working hard.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Prep Cook and Line Cook
Mister Jiu's
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Trained and assisted new kitchen staff members.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Received shipments and placed items on proper shelves to restock and organize restaurant pantry.
- Measured, weighed and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.
- Butchery skills in filet halibuts and cleaning whole fish
- Fabricating rabbits and ducks
- Multi-tasking long projects
- Worked on hot line
- Working with fermentations
- Maintained spotless and tidy dining area by throwing away food wrappers on tables, emptying trash receptacles and cleaning floors during slow periods.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used kitchen equipment safely and reduced risk of injuries and burns.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Teacher's Assistant
Portland Culinary Workshop
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Oversaw common areas to monitor, enforce rules and support the teacher.
- Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
- Ensured all customers understood certain cooking and baking techniques along with answering all questions to the best of my ability.
- Checked in meat and produce orders.
- Baked off macrons, breads, and croissants.
- Make pork, beef and chicken stock.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat and properly sanitized for customer's health and classroom efficiency.
- Effectively loaded and unloaded dishwashers, washing by hand any large pots or items that chefs used on continuous basis.
- Completed all assigned prep work of scaling bakeshop ingredients and mixing biga kits for baking classes.
- Helping during classes, ensuring customers are using knifes correctly and safely. Especially with children classes.
- Open and close the shop.
Line Cook
The Roxy
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Transitioned between breakfast and lunch service.
- Adapted meals based on FOH tickets while maintaining accuracy and speed of preparation.
- Prepping batters and meats.
- Cooking meat or eggs to customer specifications.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Followed restaurant stock management schedule to monitor product freshness and rotate out old products.
- Worked nights and morning shifts.
Customer Service Cashier and Cook
Ike's Sandwiches
12.2016 - 09.2018
- Resolved customer complaints and maintained clean and tidy checkout area.
- Enabled customers to feel welcomed, important and appreciated by answering questions about products sold throughout store.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with quick and professional handling of product returns.
- Handled approximately daily credit and cash transactions for customers with accuracy and speed.
- Sanitized food preparation areas, grills and equipment to avoid cross-contamination from raw items.
- Conducted daily inspections and maintained food sanitation and kitchen equipment. Keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Washed, peel, cut vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
- Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
- Maintained hygienic kitchen by regularly mopping, disinfecting workspace and washing all utensils and glassware.
- Interacted professionally and effectively with wait staff regarding special orders for customers, including those with food allergies and gluten intolerance.
- Used POS system to enter orders, process payments and issue receipts.
Education
Associate of Arts - Hospitality Management AOS Degree
Oregon Culinary
Portland, OR03.2020
High School Diploma -
Burlingame High School
Burlingame, CA05.2018
Skills
- ServSafe certified
- Laminated dough
- Knife skills
- Fabrication and butcher skills
- Operating woks, fryers, steamers and grills
- Multitasking and prioritization
- Team-oriented
- Excellent customer service
- Willingness to Learn
- Punctual and honest
Timeline
Prep Cook and Line Cook
Mister Jiu's
01.2020 - 09.2022
Teacher's Assistant
Portland Culinary Workshop
12.2018 - 12.2019
Line Cook
The Roxy
10.2018 - 03.2019
Customer Service Cashier and Cook
Ike's Sandwiches
12.2016 - 09.2018
Associate of Arts - Hospitality Management AOS Degree
Oregon Culinary
High School Diploma -
Burlingame High School