Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Danielle Johnson

Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

Skilled Cook with experience in diverse culinary settings, from casual the borderline of fine dining. Developed unique recipes and plate presentations, demonstrating creativity and understanding of flavor profiles. Strong multitasking skills, able to manage multiple orders simultaneously while maintaining high standards for food quality and presentation. Contributed to overall improvement in kitchen efficiency and reduction of waste at previous workplaces

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Cook

Tom's Watchbar
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07.2023 - 01.2025

Cooking, prepping and stocking whatever station I was assigned to so Impinger, taco, fry, grill and expo

Cook

Burger King
Avalon, PA
02.2023 - 07.2023
  • Working the front counter as cashier, or the drive thru window taking orders, cashing out and handing customers their food. Working either the line, fry or broil making sure the food was cooked and/or prepped and made for the customers orders

Kitchen Manager

GetGo Gas Station
Pittsburgh, PA
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Supervising the kitchen staff making sure they did what needed to be done for the shift and helping them make, food, prep serve the guests

Kitchen Manager

Mercurios Italian Restaurant
, PA
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • Supervising the kitchen staff making sure they did what needed to be done for the shift (i.e. prep and stocking their stations) and helping them make, food, prep for the dining room guests and Togo orders, making catering trays for parties in house and pick ups, training new kitchen staff, making the schedule for kitchen staff

Cook

Soba Asian Fusion
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
10.2020 - 08.2021
  • Prepping and cooking food for the guests on a flat top (steak, chicken (curry, regular or jerk) shrimp and veggies, noodles (uni, rice and lomein)

Cook

Piada Italian Street Food
South Euclid , OH
12.2019 - 08.2021
  • Cookig/prepping food for the front line and carryout. Making pasta (spaghetti 3-5 cases, penne 1 1/2 bags and ravioli 1 case) for the day in the pasta cooker, sautéed veggies and pasta on the stove top, cooking piada sticks, sausage and Broccoli in the oven, grilled and cut chicken and steak, grilled salmon to order, fried chicken tenders and calamari

Cook

Open Pitt
Cleveland, Ohio
02.2019 - 03.2020
  • Helping make sure food was hot (soul food side's, grilled and fried items as well as desserts and drinks for orders placed
  • Taking walkin and callin orders for guests as well as cashing them out, giving the order to the boh to make the orders, expedite the orders checking that they are correct and hand them out according via ticket numbers given when the order is placed

Cook

ClusterTruck
Cleveland
01.2018 - 11.2018
  • Making the online orders for the drivers to deliver, prepping and cooking foe whatever station I was assigned to, fry, pizza, taco, stove, salad

Cook

Panda Express
South Euclid , OH
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Cooking rice (fried and plain), chow mein noodles with veggies and eggs for the front line and drive thru, frying egg rolls, gyoza, edemame, crab racoon, chicken for the front line entrees, cooking chicken on the flat top for teriyaki
  • Prepping the veggies for the entire cook line
  • Washing and storing dishes if closing

Prep Cook

Applebee's
University Heights , OH
11.2014 - 04.2017
  • Hostess: Greeting and seating guests, cleaning the tables,
  • Carside: Taking online and walkin orders, cashing out guests, packing and serving the guests their Togo orders, taking orders,
  • Server: putting orders in for the cooks to make, giving drinks and making sure the guests get what they ordered, cashing them out,
  • Prep cook: prepping food for the cook line to make for the guests,
  • Expo: putting together the orders for the servers and the runners to give to the guests

Corporate Trainer

Piada Italian Street Food
Avery, OH
12.2012 - 02.2015
  • Cashier/Carryout: Cashing out guests and handing them their orders, making online and callin orders for guests and cashing them out and making sure.they get their orders, making the guests entrees on the line as they ordered, prepping food for the Carryout and front line,
  • Corporate Trainer: training cashiers, line people and Carryout staff for new store openings (9 locations, 3 out of state)

Cook

Chipotle
Columbus , OH
12.2011 - 08.2012
  • Cashier: cashing guests out, making sure the dining room stayed cleaned and stocked as well as the restroom
  • Line: Starting off the guests entrees and sometimes making my way down the line with their order giving them what toppings they want on their items
  • Expo: making sure the items are correct and that the guests get everything they order and pay for
  • Prep/Kitchen: Making the salsas, guacamole, cutting peppers and onions, marinating the chicken and steak for the grill, cooking rice in the rice cooker, properly boiling the barbacoa and carnitas and beans
  • Grill cook: cooking steak, chicken and fajitas for the line and togo, making sure the line is stocked with hot items from the grill and kitchen
  • KMIT: All of the aforementioned plus computer inputs

Education

High School Diploma -

Shaw High School
East Cleveland OH
05-2007

Some College (No Degree) - Computer and Information Systems

DeVry University
Columbus , OH

Skills

  • Food presentation
  • Food safety oversight
  • Contamination prevention
  • Order prioritization

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Cook

Tom's Watchbar
07.2023 - 01.2025

Cook

Burger King
02.2023 - 07.2023

Kitchen Manager

GetGo Gas Station
07.2022 - 11.2022

Kitchen Manager

Mercurios Italian Restaurant
09.2021 - 07.2022

Cook

Soba Asian Fusion
10.2020 - 08.2021

Cook

Piada Italian Street Food
12.2019 - 08.2021

Cook

Open Pitt
02.2019 - 03.2020

Cook

ClusterTruck
01.2018 - 11.2018

Cook

Panda Express
10.2017 - 02.2018

Prep Cook

Applebee's
11.2014 - 04.2017

Corporate Trainer

Piada Italian Street Food
12.2012 - 02.2015

Cook

Chipotle
12.2011 - 08.2012

High School Diploma -

Shaw High School

Some College (No Degree) - Computer and Information Systems

DeVry University
Danielle Johnson