Antonette Garcia
National City,USA
Summary
Experienced Pastry Cook with 11 years creating appetizing desserts. Out of the 11 years, I worked with gluten free and vegan pastries for 4 years. I previously supervised and trained a team of 6. Has received 2024 Employee of Quarter 4.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Cook
Alma San Diego, Tribute Portfolio
San Diego, CA
03.2023 - Current
- Create and bake off pastries for the cafe
- Plated desserts up to 200 guests
- Handles and understands Banquet Event Orders
- Produces house made pastries, desserts, breads and pizza dough
- Produces house made ice cream and sorbets
- Bake brioche buns and loaves, honey wheat loaves, and parker house rolls
- Prepare hotel amenities
Pastry Cook
Trust Restaurant Group
San Diego, CA
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Produces cake batter, cheesecake batter, sucree, pate a choux, ice cream mixes, sauces and frostings
- Assemble and decorate cakes
- Bake cheesecakes, cakes, blondies
Pastry Cook
Blue Bridge Hospitality
San Diego, CA
12.2022 - 03.2023
- Producing cookie dough, cake batter, croissants, cronuts, cruffins, truffles, quiche, sauces and frostings
- Bake cakes, cheesecakes, puff pastry, tarts
- Separate desserts to distribute to their specific restaurants
- Measure and prep ingredients
Pastry Sous Chef
Parakeet Cafe
San Diego, CA
05.2020 - 12.2022
- Supervised and trained a team of six
- Assigned duties to staff
- Handles scheduling
- Ordering and receiving inventory, using first in first out policy
- Prepare special and catering orders
- Measure and prep ingredients
- Bake a variety of croissants, cookies, scones, loaves and bars
- Laminate dough
- Make granola, croissant and cookie dough, muffin and loaf batter
- Separating pastries to distribute to their specific cafes
Baker
The Gluten Free Baking Co
San Diego, CA
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Managing the kitchen
- Developing recipes
- Deliver orders to hotels and restaurants
- Ordering inventory
- Measure and prep ingredients
- Bake a variety of cookies, cheesecakes, pies, tarts, bread, bagels, donuts
- Makes dough and batter for cookies, cakes, brownies, bagels, bread, donuts
- Decorate cakes and cupcakes
- Package pastries for wholesale orders
- Customer service
- Open and close the retail store
Baker
Surfrider Pizza
Ocean Beach, CA
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Bakes a variety of pastries, cakes and dog treats
- Makes dough for cookies, brownies, and muffins
- Individually packaged pastries for wholesale orders
- Decorate cakes and cupcakes
- Measure and prep ingredients
Cake Decorator/Baker
Hans and Harry’s Bakery
Bonita, CA
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Build 60-70 cakes
- Ice 24-60 cakes
- Decorate 24-60 cakes
- Bake a variety of pastries, cakes and loaves
- Measuring and prep ingredients
Teacher’s aide
A+ Subs
San Diego County
04.2015 - 10.2015
- Supervise students
- Help students with homework
- Change diapers (if needed)
- Prepare and pass out snacks
Cake decorator
85C Bakery
Balboa Mesa, CA
12.2014 - 04.2015
- Decorate more than 30 cakes
- Decorate more than 100 dessert cups
- Bake egg tarts, cookies and pies
- Ordered inventory
Shift leader
Baskin Robbins
La Jolla, CA
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Cashier
- Serve ice cream
- Make waffle cones
- Build ice cream cakes
- Daily register count
- Open and close the store
Education
Morse High School
Skills
- Supervising baking staff
- Baking and decorating
- Attention to detail
- High volume production
- Menu knowledge
- Food quality control
- Knowledge of health safety and sanitation
- Customer service
Hobbies
- Traveling
- Watching sports
- Going to concerts
Languages
Tagalog
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pastry Cook
Trust Restaurant Group
04.2023 - 12.2023
Pastry Cook
Alma San Diego, Tribute Portfolio
03.2023 - Current
Pastry Cook
Blue Bridge Hospitality
12.2022 - 03.2023
Pastry Sous Chef
Parakeet Cafe
05.2020 - 12.2022
Baker
The Gluten Free Baking Co
01.2018 - 07.2020
Baker
Surfrider Pizza
06.2016 - 01.2018
Cake Decorator/Baker
Hans and Harry’s Bakery
10.2015 - 06.2016
Teacher’s aide
A+ Subs
04.2015 - 10.2015
Cake decorator
85C Bakery
12.2014 - 04.2015
Shift leader
Baskin Robbins
04.2014 - 01.2015
Morse High School