Brandey Turba Jr.
Blawnox ,PA
Summary
Hardworking and enthusiastic cook with a diverse background and skill sets whos goal is to create and serve the best tasting as well as best quality dishes possible. Eating is a necessity of life and one of the more enjoyable parts of it. My name and reputation are tied to the quality of food I produce and I don't like settling for anything less than the best.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Cook
Nox's Tavern And Grille
03.2022 - Current
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, temping meats to order, maximizing customer satisfaction.
- Worked multiple stations on the line at the same time during closing shifts.
- Prepped fresh ingredients for daily service, made soups and various sauces from scratch.
- Prepping and smoking various different meats for service and catering.
Kitchen/Senior Catering Manager
Burks BBQ
04.2019 - 02.2022
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Prepped various sauces, soups and side dishes from scratch.
- Cleaned, prepped and smoked different cuts and types of meat.
- Would take and prepare catering orders, insuring accuracy and quality of the orders.
- Oversaw daily operations and management of the line.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Handled scheduling if employees to maintain balance between labor cost and insuring business was adequately staffed
Shift Manager
Pizza Ranchini
01.2018 - 02.2019
- Handled opening and closing operations.
- Prepping of the dough, sauce and other ingredients needed for service.
- Would run entire line, pizza oven, sandwich station and sautee, by myself in the morning as well as take orders and ring out customers.
- Oversaw and backed up employees during night shifts to keep up with order flow and accuracy while handling front of the house shift duties.
Barback/cook
Arsenal lanes
05.2014 - 11.2017
- Assisted bartenders with drink preparation tasks, resulting in faster service for patrons.
- Restocked ice, condiments, and snacks.
- Assisted with inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels of liquor, beer, wine, garnishes, and other bar supplies.
- Refined multitasking abilities under high-pressure situations during peak business hours, contributing to seamless operation flow.
Pizza Cook
Veltris Pizza
02.2014 - 12.2014
- Worked all stations tossing pizzas, handling the flat top/fryers.
- Would take customer orders as well as ring customers out.
- Various prep work, making dough, sauce, breading appetizers.
- Routine closing and cleaning operations.
Lead Line Cook
Village Inn Verona
05.2013 - 02.2014
- Calling of tickets and final plating of dishes before they would go to the window.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, cooking meats and seafood to specified temperatures maximizing customer satisfaction.
- Was proficient in every station on the line, grille, Sautee, and fryer stations.
- Prepping different stocks and sauces, boiling off and portioning different fresh pastas, chopping and cleaning all fresh vegetables needed for the shift.
Line Cook
Rivertwone Inn
06.2012 - 05.2013
- Was proficient in every station pizza oven, flat top, sautee and fryers.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Would call tickets and ensure timing of dishes was managed so orders would come out together and quickly.
- Prepping of various sauces, meats, seafood and produce for every shift.
Line Cook
Pasquilinos
03.2008 - 04.2011
- Worked and was proficient in all stations on the line pizza oven, sandwich station and sautee.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Answered phone orders, waited tables and ran the register ringing out customers orders.
- Prepped sauce, rolled meatballs, stuffed shells, as well as other various items needed for service.
Education
Diploma -
Penn Hills Senior High School
Pittsburgh, PA06.2007
Skills
- Quick hands on learner, you show me how you want something done and that's how it gets done
- Work well in fast paced environment communicating with other cooks to ensure accuracy and timing of orders is met
- Experienced in preparing many things from scratch with a depth in knowledge of food and flavor profiles
- Having almost 20 years experience cooking at this point from a varying menu backgrounds professionally as well as a personal passion and enjoyment from cooking
Timeline
Line Cook
Nox's Tavern And Grille
03.2022 - Current
Kitchen/Senior Catering Manager
Burks BBQ
04.2019 - 02.2022
Shift Manager
Pizza Ranchini
01.2018 - 02.2019
Barback/cook
Arsenal lanes
05.2014 - 11.2017
Pizza Cook
Veltris Pizza
02.2014 - 12.2014
Lead Line Cook
Village Inn Verona
05.2013 - 02.2014
Line Cook
Rivertwone Inn
06.2012 - 05.2013
Line Cook
Pasquilinos
03.2008 - 04.2011
Diploma -
Penn Hills Senior High School