Derrick Edwards
Stratford,CT
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook
Greenwich Hospital and Yale School of Medicine
Greenwich, CT
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Prepared nutritious meals in accordance with dietary guidelines for senior residents.
- Collaborated with dietary staff to develop balanced menus catering to diverse health needs.
- Maintained high standards of food safety and sanitation throughout kitchen operations.
- Trained junior kitchen staff on proper cooking techniques and food handling procedures.
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or presentation.
- Mentored junior cooks in refining culinary skills through hands-on guidance.
- Showcased excellent knife skills for precise cutting and preparation of various ingredients.
- Trained new kitchen staff, ensuring they met restaurant's high standards.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
Head of Cafeteria
CES Cooperative Education Program
Trumbull, CT
02.2023 - 02.2025
- Food & milk delivery
- Inventory
- Production records
- Serve elementary, middle school, high school students Breakfast & Lunch
- Pass state review tests every 4 months
Food prep
Palmers Market
Darien, CT
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Catering
- Baking
- Butcher
- Cash handling Cashier
- Stock
- Deli clerk
- Customer Service
- Line cook
- Bakery
Cook
Cassena Care Senior Housing
Norwalk, CT
02.2017 - 01.2022
- Cook for 120 senior citizen residents
- Food Prep
- Dietary aide Baking
Butcher
Whole Foods
Darien & Fairfield, CT
12.2017 - 03.2019
Line cook
Brooklawn Country Club
Fairfield, CT
04.2015 - 12.2018
- Food Prep
- Customer service Bartender
Line Cook
Cheesecake Factory
Trumbull, CT
07.2013 - 11.2017
- Pasta station
- Food prep
Customer Service
Kohls
Fairfield, CT
04.2009 - 01.2017
- Cashier
- Cash handling
- Shoe department manager
- Inventory Freight Key holder
Education
Diploma - undefined
Fairfield High School
01.2001
Skills
- Customer service
- Cleaning and organization
- Cooking
- Food handling
- Hospitality and service industry background
- New hire training
- Event catering
- Order delivery practices
- Menu planning
- Extensive catering background
- Labor management
- Staff training
- Inventory management
- Stock management
- Food safety oversight
- ServSafe certified
- Kitchen sanitation management
Certification
- SERV SAFE certification
- SERV SAFE Food handling certification
- DCF certification
- CPR certification (Heart Saver)
Timeline
Cook
Greenwich Hospital and Yale School of Medicine
04.2025 - 06.2025
Head of Cafeteria
CES Cooperative Education Program
02.2023 - 02.2025
Food prep
Palmers Market
07.2019 - 02.2022
Butcher
Whole Foods
12.2017 - 03.2019
Cook
Cassena Care Senior Housing
02.2017 - 01.2022
Line cook
Brooklawn Country Club
04.2015 - 12.2018
Line Cook
Cheesecake Factory
07.2013 - 11.2017
Customer Service
Kohls
04.2009 - 01.2017
Diploma - undefined
Fairfield High School