Dwayne Barden
Charlotte,NC
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Dishwasher
151 Main
Ballentyne, NC
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Maintained cleanliness and sanitation of dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment.
- Used pressurized faucet sprayer effectively to wash large quantities of dishes.
- Removed built-up waste and potential contaminants from waste receptacles, machinery, and cooking equipment.
- Checked temperatures of dishwashing machines to ensure proper functioning.
- Transported clean dishes and supplies from kitchen to front of house staff for opening shift.
Cook/chef
Duke Mansion/compass group
Charlotte, NC
04.2010 - 11.2023
- Set up and performed initial prep work for soups, sauces and salads.
- Operated grills, fryers and broilers to cook items to quality guidelines.
- Supervised and trained kitchen staff on proper preparation techniques.
Environmental Services Housekeeper
UNCC
Charlotte, NC
10.2006 - 07.2010
- Deliver cleaning supplies to designated areas around campus.
- Performed general maintenance duties such as changing light bulbs or fixing broken locks on doors and windows.
- Reviewed daily schedules to plan out cleaning routines and gather needed supplies.
- Swept, mopped, scrubbed and waxed floors.
- Completed in-depth restroom cleanings to sanitize partitions, decorations, sinks, counters and mirrors.
- Inspected all areas after completion of work to ensure that they were cleaned properly.
- Addressed minor maintenance issues, reporting more serious conditions to supervisors for attention from maintenance technicians.
Catering Staff Member
Waiters Choice catering
Charlotte, NC
10.2005 - 08.2006
- Assisted with loading, unloading delivery trucks before, after events as needed.
- Explained food preparation methods and ingredients to enable patrons with food allergies to make educated decisions.
- Made meals in accordance with company standards and requirements.
Forklift Operator/Order Filler
84 Lumber
Charlotte, NC
08.2004 - 09.2005
- Loaded and unloaded goods from vehicles, ensuring secure and damage-free handling.
- Reported any damages or malfunctions of equipment immediately to supervisor and manager.
- Operated forklifts to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- Verified accuracy of incoming orders against packing slips before loading onto truck and trailer for shipment.
- Picked up warehouse debris and deposited waste into appropriate piles and stacked baled trash.
- Unloaded incoming items from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials.
- Unloaded delivery trucks with product by hand or utilizing lift-gate truck when needed.
Culinary Cook
Atrium Healthcare/CMC Main
Charlotte
Education
Hannah-Pamplico High
Pamplico, SCTimeline
Dishwasher
151 Main
01.2024 - 03.2024
Cook/chef
Duke Mansion/compass group
04.2010 - 11.2023
Environmental Services Housekeeper
UNCC
10.2006 - 07.2010
Catering Staff Member
Waiters Choice catering
10.2005 - 08.2006
Forklift Operator/Order Filler
84 Lumber
08.2004 - 09.2005
Culinary Cook
Atrium Healthcare/CMC Main
Hannah-Pamplico High