Asher Potter
Winter Garden
Summary
Talented Cook with excellent experience in fast-paced kitchen environments. Clear communicator with team-oriented focus and advanced skills to effectively work with cashiers and kitchen staff to review and prepare orders. Qualified and hardworking with up-to-date food handling permit.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook 4/ Banquet Cook
Holiday Inn vacation club, orange lakes resort
Kissimmee
05.2022 - Current
- Cooks the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orderssimultaneously
- Oversees the daily preparation of all food items on the line by ensuring all items are fully stocked andprepared
- Controls spoilage by checking temperatures, dates, and maintaining the appropriate amount of foodused daily
- Monitors and tracks food temperatures and ensures proper reporting
- Trains and assists in the development of junior culinary staff
- Maintains sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas by cleaning food preparation areas,cooking surfaces, and utensils
- Prep and cook foods for banquets with high quality
- Maintain and insure all dishes are clean
- Order food for restaurant and for banquets
- Organized storage areas for efficient usage of space.
Mail Carrier
U.S. Postal Service, USPS
Winter Park
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Sort, lift and push moderate to heavy loads of mail and packages to prepare for delivery
- Deliver mail along your assigned route
- Pick up or collect mail from customers
- Collect postage due for charge on delivery or other services
- Work indoors and outdoors in all weather: rain, snow, cold and heat.
- Provided friendly customer service at all times while delivering mail.
- Assisted other carriers with their routes as needed during peak periods.
Line Cook
Hilton
Apopka
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Prepare and cook food items according to and quality standards
- Assist with menu planning and meal preparation
- Received and stored food and supplies.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
- Restocked food items throughout shift to prepare necessary ingredients for cooking and timely service.
- Ensure food safety and sanitation practices are followed
2nd Cook
Universal Studios
Orlando
12.2015 - 02.2020
- Delight our Guests by providing quality and timely prepared foods
- Follow sanitation guidelines
- Adhere to safety procedures
- Practice cost-cutting measures
- Pitch in and work as part of a team
- Report to work
- Stock and rotate food
- Handle equipment, appliances, small wares, supplies, and tools
- Perform opening procedures
- Organize and prepare for your shift
- Perform operating procedures
- Prepare and cook food items
- Perform ongoing duties
- Process and manage food tickets
- Track food quality
- Handle special circumstances
- Communicate effectively with co-workers and managers
Line Cook
Village Inn Pancake House
Winter Garden
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Weighed, measured and mixed ingredients, following recipes to produce quality dishes.
- Responded quickly to any customer complaints or concerns about their dining experience.
- Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products.
- Received and stored food and supplies.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Set up and performed initial prep work for soups, sauces and salads.
- Set up workstations with needed ingredients, utensils and cooking equipment.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
Line Cook
Red Robin
Winter Garden
06.2014 - 08.2015
- Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products.
- Received and stored food and supplies.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
- Retained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Cleaned cooking and refrigeration equipment to sanitize and prevent food-borne illness.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Set up workstations with needed ingredients, utensils and cooking equipment.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining organized in a fast-paced environment.
- Sanitized workstation at end of shift to minimize risk of salmonella and other food-borne illnesses.
Line Cook
Marriott Vacation Club
Orlando
05.2011 - 04.2014
- Weighed, measured and mixed ingredients, following recipes to produce quality dishes.
- Responded quickly to any customer complaints or concerns about their dining experience.
- Placed orders for supplies and food inventory items with vendors to restock pantry and refrigerator.
- Worked closely with management team in order to meet budget goals while maintaining high quality standards.
- Received and stored food and supplies.
- Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products.
- Maintained accurate records of daily production sheets including waste logs.
- Reviewed recipes to determine exact measurements and ingredients to create dishes.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
- Sanitized workstation at end of shift to minimize risk of salmonella and other food-borne illnesses.
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
Orlando
04.2004 - 03.2011
- Supervised, evaluated or referred instructors to skill development classes.
- Participated in and attended meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs.
- Obtained and organized manuals, guides and visual materials for development and training purposes.
- Stayed up to date on requirements of all team positions to optimize training.
- Ensured that all safety protocols were followed during training sessions.
- Instructed new team members on correct procedures for operations.
- Led by example, upholding company policies and exemplifying desired behaviors.
- Ensured all training activities complied with health and safety regulations.
- Guided employees through change management processes during upgrades or rollouts.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ivanna Edora Kean High School
U.S. Virgin Islands 06-2002
Accounting
DeVry University
Orlando, FLSkills
- Food preparation
- Menu planning
- Quality control
- Temperature monitoring
- Inventory management
- Staff training
- Knife skills
- Order prioritization
- Fine dining
- Food handler certification
- Kitchen organization
- Food costing
- Banquet cook
Timeline
Cook 4/ Banquet Cook
Holiday Inn vacation club, orange lakes resort
05.2022 - Current
Mail Carrier
U.S. Postal Service, USPS
04.2021 - 05.2022
Line Cook
Hilton
04.2020 - 03.2021
2nd Cook
Universal Studios
12.2015 - 02.2020
Line Cook
Village Inn Pancake House
02.2015 - 08.2016
Line Cook
Red Robin
06.2014 - 08.2015
Line Cook
Marriott Vacation Club
05.2011 - 04.2014
Crew Trainer
McDonald's
04.2004 - 03.2011
High School Diploma -
Ivanna Edora Kean High School
Accounting
DeVry University