David Davis
Tenino,WA
Summary
Energetic Kitchen Manager enthusiastic about working with high-performance teams. Personable, responsible and hardworking professional. Dedicated to innovative dishes, effective budgeting and top-of-the-line customer service.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Culinary Professional
Olive Garden
09.2006 - 05.2025
- Fill out cooling logs
- HACCP
- Server, host, bartender, Togo specialist
- Sauce cook, prep cook, cook, inventory and stocking
- Monitor employees behaviors
- Assistant to the manager
- Flawless execution of desired meals.
Cashier
Ross Dress for Less
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
- Addressed customer needs and made product recommendations to increase sales.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
- Assisted customers with returns, refunds and resolving transaction issues.
Kitchen Manager
Buffalo Wild Wings
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Supervise and coordinate all culinary activities
- Responsible for Team morale/turnover prevention
- Hands-on work ethic and ability to learn and perform every job duty in the restaurant
- Directly supervise 30 staff which includes orientation, training, and corrective discipline
- Create and adjust staff schedules to meet restaurant needs
- Adhere to all safety and sanitation regulations.
Security Guard
Pyramid Breweries
03.2008 - 06.2011
- Served as a link between the establishment and the law enforcement officials
- Followed all security and safety regulations
- Wrote logs and incident reports
- Monitored entrance and exit doors and access gates
- Monitored and authorized entrance and departure of employees, guests, visitors and patrons.
Lead Security Guard
THE VAULT
08.2007 - 05.2008
- Maintain public safety
- Making sure the people who came in the club felt safe
- Customer service
- Monitored guests
- Followed all security and safety regulations.
Caregiver
Placeone, Inc.
03.2006 - 05.2007
- Provided compassionate daily care
- Monitored daily health
- Took blood pressure readings
- Assisted client with everyday tasks, such as shopping, cleaning, meal preparation and exercising.
Shift Leader
Orange Julius
03.2004 - 06.2005
- Bank drops
- Customer service
- Cook
- Prep cook
- Scheduling.
Head Cook
Applebee's
06.2002 - 04.2004
- Host, server, cook, prep cook
- Flawless execution of desired meals
- Assistant to manager
- Customer service
- Handled money
- Bank drops
- Employee of the month twice.
Dietary Aide
Alpine Way Retirement Home
06.1996 - 06.2002
- Made specific diet meals and desserts for residents
- Cooked for staff and residents
- Prep cook, and dishwasher
- Employee of the month.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business - Business
University of Phoenix-Online Campus
Phoenix, AZ04.2022
High school or equivalent -
Tenino High School
Tenino, WA06.2000
Skills
- Relationship Building
- Quality Control
- Delegating Assignments and Tasks
- Employee Supervision
- Problem-Solving
- Cleaning and sanitation
- Monitoring Food
- Cost controls
- Managing Deliveries
- Sanitation Standards
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- New Employee Recruitment
- Back of House Management
- Food Safety
- Waste Reduction
- Food production management
- Labor and Overhead Cost Estimation
- Recipes and menu planning
- Policy and Procedure Enforcement
- Vendor Relations
- Front of House Management
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Customer Service
- Shift Scheduling
- Order Accuracy
- Sales Projections
- Health Code Compliance
- Sales and Marketing
- Purchasing
- Fire Safety Regulations
- Performance Improvement
- Food plating and presentation
- Kitchen equipment operation
- Staff Training and Development
- Food and Beverage Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Staff Supervision
- Strategic Planning
- Inventory Control
- ServSafe
- Coaching and Mentoring
- BOH Operations
- Portion Control
- Kitchen Management
- Supply Ordering
- Reliable and Responsible
- Safe Food Handling
- Money Handling
- Managing Reservations and Large Parties
- Ordering Supplies
- Scheduling Coordination
- Employee Scheduling
- Calm and Pleasant Demeanor
- Order delivery practices
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Scheduling Staff
- Food Safety Compliance
- Staff Coaching
- Attention to Detail
- First aid knowledge
- Liquor Law Compliance
- Product Rotation
Certification
- Alcohol certification, 08/01/21, 08/01/26
- First Aid Certification, 07/01/23, 07/01/25
- CPR Certification, 07/01/23, 07/01/25
Additional Information
I want to be a leader because it gives you the ability to make positive impacts on those around you. Being able to give back to the world and make a difference in someone else's life. The leader I want to be has clear vision, is courageous, has integrity, honesty, humility, and a clear focus. I want to be able to help people reach their goals, I am not afraid to hire people that might be better than myself because that's where I can grow and take pride in the accomplishments of those they help along the way.
Assessments
- Supervisory skills: Motivating & assessing employees, Proficient, 08/01/20
- General manager (hospitality), Proficient, 03/01/20
Timeline
Cashier
Ross Dress for Less
09.2024 - 02.2025
Kitchen Manager
Buffalo Wild Wings
03.2022 - 06.2024
Security Guard
Pyramid Breweries
03.2008 - 06.2011
Lead Security Guard
THE VAULT
08.2007 - 05.2008
Culinary Professional
Olive Garden
09.2006 - 05.2025
Caregiver
Placeone, Inc.
03.2006 - 05.2007
Shift Leader
Orange Julius
03.2004 - 06.2005
Head Cook
Applebee's
06.2002 - 04.2004
Dietary Aide
Alpine Way Retirement Home
06.1996 - 06.2002
Bachelor of Science in Business - Business
University of Phoenix-Online Campus
High school or equivalent -
Tenino High School