Duvan Gomez
El Paso,TX
Summary
Energetic Kitchen Staff Member with progressive experience in heavy traffic restaurant environments. Passionate culinary specialist with drive to master food preparation and deliver top-quality meals and service. Personable team player well-versed at stepping up to meet diverse and demanding kitchen needs. Eager Kitchen Hand known for cleaning workstations, handling dish washing duties and monitoring inventory. Well-trained to keep kitchen well-stocked and ready for busy mealtimes. Considered motivated employee with positive attitude. Orderly committed to maintaining clean and organized work areas for food prep and storage. Provides active support to cooks by sanitizing equipment and tools, monitoring food portions and filling containers for take-out requests. Eager to help new staff members develop quick, clean workflows without sacrificing service quality.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Kitchen Staff III
Target Hospitality
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Followed proper handling and sanitation procedures to comply with food safety standards and protocols.
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock, and following proper storage procedures.
- Combined ingredients according to precisely written recipes to produce top-quality food and minimized preparation time and food waste.
- Worked assignments for different kitchen stations and specialized in fries, breading, grilled hamburgers and pancakes.
- Washed, peeled and cut fruits and vegetables by hand and machine and assembled and mixed salad ingredients, gelatin molds and fruit crisps.
- Labeled and stored all food items correctly and checked expiration dates routinely.
- Monitored inventory deliveries to minimize product losses and prep for service.
Kitchen Staff I
Target Hospitality
05.2017 - 08.2018
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Followed proper handling and sanitation procedures to comply with food safety standards and protocols.
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Cleaned walk-in refrigerators and freezers and operated powered floor and steam equipment for deep cleaning.
- Worked assignments for different kitchen stations and specialized in fries, breading, grilled hamburgers and pancakes.
- Monitored food temperatures and quality throughout shifts.
Education
Culinary Arts Technology - Food And Nutrition
Sena
Mosquera 06.2015
High School Diploma -
Colegio Distrital La Amistad .
Bogota 12.2012
Skills
- Meat and Poultry Slicing
- Organize Supplies
- Room Preparation
- Temperature Monitoring
- Refrigerator and Freezer Sanitation
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Recipe-Based Cooking
- Kitchen Staff Support
- Meat Preparation
Timeline
Kitchen Staff III
Target Hospitality
03.2022 - 02.2023
Kitchen Staff I
Target Hospitality
05.2017 - 08.2018
Culinary Arts Technology - Food And Nutrition
Sena
High School Diploma -
Colegio Distrital La Amistad .