Diego Alejandro Garcia
Cook
185 S. State College Blvd 2025, Brea,CA
Summary
Recent graduate with 7+ years of experience in food preparation and certified in ServSafe and Riverside Food Handler card. Hospitality management graduate seeking opportunities to provide excellent guest service, prepare quality food, as well as creating and performing management plans.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Line Cook
Embassy Suites By Hilton Anaheim North
08.2023 - Current
- Expedited service during peak hours by coordinating on timing of dish completion.
- Maintained consistent portion control, ensuring uniformity in presentation and reducing food waste.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality dishes in a timely manner.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
Private Chef
Self-employeed
02.2021 - Current
- Created customized meal plans based on client dietary restrictions and preferences.
- Provided easy-to-read cooking preparation instructions for clients.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Verified compliance in preparation of menu items and customer special requests.
- Safely packaged and labeled each individual meal.
Line Cook
Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley
06.2019 - 09.2021
- Assisted chef and sous chef with planning easy but elegant appetizers to spark customer interest.
- Mentored staff in expectations and parameters of kitchen goals and daily work.
- Communicated closely with servers to fully understand special orders for customers.
- Ordered and received products and supplies to stock kitchen areas.
- Ordered and received products and supplies to stock kitchen areas.
Station Attendant
Mikado Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
07.2018 - 11.2018
- Communicate any assistance needed during busy periods to the chef or general manager to ensure optimum services.
- Prep condiment station for service hours & refill items when they are low.
- Prepare ingredients for salad including, chopping, portioning, & storing.
Volunteer
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives
02.2018 - 02.2018
- Assisted Chef Alexander Ong for demo presentation during conference.
- Took charge of removing pots/bowls/utensils during presentation.
- Served and portioned out sample plates for clients at the end of the presentation.
Education
Culinary Arts
The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone
Saint Helena, CA 09.2017 - 4 2019
Hospitality Management
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA 01.2014 - 7 2017
Skills
Exceptional managerial leadership on BOH administration tasks
Excellent attitude toward changing environment and adaptability
Terrific record of teaching and mentoring kitchen staff
Exceptional knife yielding abilities (julienne, dice, bruinoise, chiffonade)
Highly organized individual
Very effective at maintaining a clean working environment
Timeline
Line Cook
Embassy Suites By Hilton Anaheim North
08.2023 - Current
Private Chef
Self-employeed
02.2021 - Current
Line Cook
Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley
06.2019 - 09.2021
Station Attendant
Mikado Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
07.2018 - 11.2018
Volunteer
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives
02.2018 - 02.2018
Culinary Arts
The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone
09.2017 - 4 2019
Hospitality Management
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
01.2014 - 7 2017
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