Conner Lawrence
Culinary Expert
Yulee,FL
Summary
Energetic kitchen professional with excellent leadership and organizational skills. Focused on increasing team productivity while exceeding standards for presentation and taste. Accomplished multitasker with a disciplined approach. Experienced in all dining environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Culinary Supervisor
Omni Hotels and Resorts
Amelia Island, Fl
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for placing orders of food and products
- Versatile in all positions in kitchen and in multiple outlets in property
- Knowledgeable of all recipes and methods of producing them
- Oversees food preparation, production and plating for quality control
- Ensuring all restaurants receive their orders and food in timely and accurate manner
- Establish each day's priorities and delegate tasks accordingly, taking into account daily events, business levels and forecasts.
- Managed entire pastry department for over a year until head pastry Chef was hired
- Trained and taught new employees SOP
- Quarterly inventory of food and product
Line Cook 1
Burlingame Restaurant
Amelia Island, Fl
05.2016 - 09.2017
- Created identical fine dining dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail and quality
- Knowledge of every station on the line, advanced cooking techniques, and equipment
- Ensured station and food was set up in timely manner and prepared correctly to the head chefs standards
- Daily preparation for service, setting up and breaking down of stations
- Full knowledge of the menu, preparation of appetizers, entrees and desserts including. breaking down whole proteins such as whole steaks, fish, poultry and pork
- Maintaining high standards of cooking while plating fine dining dishes in a visually appealing manner
Cook/Prep Cook
T-rays Burger Station
Amelia Island, FL
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Daily preparation of foods, sides, and station set ups
- Knowledge of every station and all items on menu
- Assists in any needed area of restaurant set up and break down
- Creation of menu items and daily food specials
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity
- Contributed to consistent customer satisfaction rating by producing high-quality food and providing timely service in a fast-paced environment
- Kitchen sanitation
Line Cook 1, Lead line cook
The Amelia Island Club
Amelia Island, FL
08.2014 - 10.2017
- Cooked for members and guests in timely and accurate manner while constantly exceeding their expectations
- Created nightly specials and new weekly bar menus
- Shift leader who delegated daily tasks
- Ensured all stations on the line were set up in a timely manner
- Knowledge of banquet foods, preparation set ups and break downs
- Maintained a professional attitude while ensuring foods were ready for banquets on time
- Excessive knowledge of club and food/beverage menu’s
- Versatile in all stations and food preparation with a vast knowledge in food temperatures and line set up
- Ability to work banquet action stations while maintaining professional interactions with club members and guests
Education
Diploma -
Fernandina Beach High School
Fernandina Beach, FL2011
Skills
- Work Station Assignments
- Safety Training
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Food Portion Specification
- Fast learner
- Fine attention to details
- High-Volume Environments
- Driven and highly motivated
- Inventory controls
- Recipes and menu planning
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Staff Management
- Sanitizing understanding
- Food production management
- Food plating and presentation
- Food Safety Certified
Timeline
Culinary Supervisor
Omni Hotels and Resorts
01.2018 - Current
Cook/Prep Cook
T-rays Burger Station
07.2016 - 07.2017
Line Cook 1
Burlingame Restaurant
05.2016 - 09.2017
Line Cook 1, Lead line cook
The Amelia Island Club
08.2014 - 10.2017
Diploma -
Fernandina Beach High School
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