David Henslee
Portland,OR
Summary
My work experience started at age 15 when I would clean our community church and mow the lawn after services on Sundays. Once I reached a legal working age, I applied for a courtesy clerk position at a local grocery chain called Roth's and worked for them for 4 years at multiple locations around Salem doing courtesy work, checking, meat cutting, meat wrapping and some minor management towards the end of my stay. I then had the opportunity to work for Maletis Beverage as a merchandiser, traveling to different store locations and working our product to the shelves. I have more recently worked in the restaurant industry first at Ex Novo Brewing, Venti's Cafe and Taphouse, and most recently Pine State Biscuits.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Cook/Server
Pine State Biscuits
Portland , OR
08.2023 - Current
Work grill, fryers, sautee, assembly, and occasionally FOH. Make lots of eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns and occasionally shrimp and grits. Large menu and large volume kitchen with a small staff
Line Cook/Line Lead/Server
Ex Novo Brewing
Beaverton , OR
07.2022 - 08.2023
Started off as a line cook and worked into a lead position. Small kitchen with a max of 4 people but often worked with just 2. Great demand in flexibility moving between dish, assembly, and wheel. Oversaw operations when kitchen manager was away and picked up slack where needed. Worked both prep and service shifts. Helped a little with waste control and other bookkeeping.
Line Cook
Venti's Cafe and Taphouse
Salem, OR
06.2022 - 10.2022
Learned to work flattop, wheel, bento, and sautee while there. Worked lunch dinner and prep shifts.
Merchandiser
Maletis Beverage
Portland, OR
06.2019 - 07.2022
As a merchandiser, my responsibilities are to start at 5am on my route for the day, fill all of our products properly rotating, facing, and organizing everything in a timely fashion. I work anywhere from 3-8 stores in a day depending on what the team requires and where the workload is distributed.
Courtesy Clerk/Checker/Meat Wrapper/Seafood Manager
Roth's Fresh Markets
Independence , OR
08.2014 - 10.2018
I've worked for Roth's Meat Departments in multiple store locations with varying positions including some management.
Skills
- Have experience with troubleshooting and problem solving in software and business related matters
- Thrive under constructive criticism when needed
- Good with hands-on work
- Quick learner
- Experience leading and coordinating
- Work great alone, with others, and in management positions
- Great self motivator
- Grocery/Customer service
- Management experience with departments and people
- Excellent merchandiser Understand product rotation, facing, and organization of product
- Very flexible, always willing to go where needed
- Excellent at communicating at a personal or professional level
- Work well in a competitive work environment
- Actively looking for ways to improve myself, my work, and others around me
- Excel at building lasting, personal relationships
- Great at anticipating where I am needed most
Accomplishments
As manager I raised profits for the seafood department by about 16% in our last inventory period.
Won a regional Jazz Band competition in highschool.
I taught myself how to use a Digital Audio Workstation and have been seriously producing music for fun on the side. Dealt with hardware, software, and much of the technical mixing and mastering aspects of music.
Was the leader of a successful online community for a time.
Currently going to school for psychology to become a therapist
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Line Cook/Server
Pine State Biscuits
08.2023 - Current
Line Cook/Line Lead/Server
Ex Novo Brewing
07.2022 - 08.2023
Line Cook
Venti's Cafe and Taphouse
06.2022 - 10.2022
Merchandiser
Maletis Beverage
06.2019 - 07.2022
Courtesy Clerk/Checker/Meat Wrapper/Seafood Manager
Roth's Fresh Markets
08.2014 - 10.2018