Bonnie Walters
New Waverly
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at Wilder Resorts, excelling in strategic menu planning and inventory control. Proven ability to enhance food quality and reduce waste through innovative recipes. Strong communicator and effective team leader, dedicated to maintaining high standards of kitchen sanitation and efficiency in fast-paced environments.
Experienced with managing kitchen staff and ensuring seamless operations. Utilizes creativity in menu development and ingredient selection. Track record of maintaining high standards of food safety and hygiene.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Cook
Wilder Resorts/Winter Ranch RV Resort
10.2025 - 04.2026
- Prepared and cooked diverse menu items in fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Collaborated with team to ensure timely service and high-quality food presentation.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen equipment and workstations.
- Assisted in inventory management, tracking supplies and placing orders as needed.
- Contributed to menu planning discussions, providing insights on popular dishes and customer feedback.
- Reduced food waste by closely monitoring inventory levels and developing creative recipes to utilize surplus ingredients.
- Prepared ingredients ahead of time to promote efficiency in dish garnishing.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Set up and broke down kitchen for service.
Office Assistant
North Oaks Baptist Church
12.2010 - 09.2023
- Coordinated scheduling for church events, ensuring efficient use of facilities and resources.
- Managed front desk operations, providing information and assistance to visitors and congregation members.
- Streamlined communication between departments, enhancing collaboration and workflow efficiency.
- Implemented filing system improvements, increasing document retrieval speed and accuracy.
- Maintained confidentiality in handling sensitive information while performing administrative tasks.
- Facilitated smooth operations by efficiently handling incoming mail, phone calls, and visitor inquiries.
- Expedited document processing with accurate data entry and timely filing.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing professional and courteous front desk support.
- Supported executive staff with well-prepared reports, presentations, and meeting materials.
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
- Reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain information to respond to requests.
- Processed incoming and outgoing mail and packages according to established procedures.
- Purchased and maintained office supplies.
Education
Business Degree -
Falls Business College
Nashville, TN08-1972
Skills
- Strategic menu planning
- Knowledge of food safety standards
- Inventory control
- Quality assurance
- Effective time management
- Event service setup
- Effective communication
- Front office administration
- Detail-oriented data entry
- Efficient meal planning
- Kitchen management
- Food safety
Timeline
Lead Cook
Wilder Resorts/Winter Ranch RV Resort
10.2025 - 04.2026
Office Assistant
North Oaks Baptist Church
12.2010 - 09.2023
Business Degree -
Falls Business College