Dyke M. Christian, Jr.
Reynoldsburg
Summary
Hardworking and enthusiastic cook trained in every facet of successful work. Stays on top of current and expected demands, quickly realigning tasks to handle needs. Dedicated to first-rate communication and team success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook 1 Nutritional Services
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
12.2019 - 02.2024
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with an outstanding accuracy rate
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations to maximize productivity
- Transitioned between breakfast and lunch services
- Responded to customer request for meals and additional services
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
Manager of Kids Café’
Mid-Ohio Food Collective
03.2017 - 10.2019
- Managed kitchen staff, supervised preparation of foods and explained steps for readying specialty items
- Mentored staff in expectations and parameters of kitchen goals and daily work requirements
- Assisted chef with planning nutritional meals for toddlers thru teenagers
- Communicated with vendors regarding backorder availability, future inventory, and special orders
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Food Service Satellite Worker
Columbus Board of Education
09.2013 - 06.2016
- Preparing food for elementary, middle, and high school age children
- Completing inventory and assisting with stock
- Collecting, counting, and dropping money at the end of each week
- Processing weekly production and usage sheets to be send to production facility
- Followed instructions and procedures to complete assigned tasks.
- Cleaned and straightened work areas to maximize productivity and safety.
- Loaded, unloaded, and moved material to and from storage and production areas.
PM Cook
Oakleaf Village
06.2008 - 07.2012
- Prepared and served dinner (3 entrees, up to four sides) made soups, gravy, desserts, muffins/cornbread from scratch
- Followed recipes to accommodate up to 200 people; up to 400 people during open house twice a year, skilled in the use of industrial kitchen equipment (mixer, convection oven, fryer, grill, griddle, 5 space steam table and slicer)
- Supervised 4 to 7 people during each shift
- Assisted with unloading/stocking weekly food order, in charge of maintaining food temperatures, replenishing serving line as necessary and kitchen clean-up
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within budget and timeline constraints.
Education
Medical Coding and Billing Certification -
Purdue Global University
West Lafayette, IN02-2025
Diploma -
Withrow High School
01.1996
Skills
- Customer service
- Cooking
- Cleaning and organization
- Food handling
- Food preparation
- Multitasking and organization
- Kitchen organization
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Knife skills
- Supply restocking
- Hospitality and service industry background
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
Timeline
Cook 1 Nutritional Services
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
12.2019 - 02.2024
Manager of Kids Café’
Mid-Ohio Food Collective
03.2017 - 10.2019
Food Service Satellite Worker
Columbus Board of Education
09.2013 - 06.2016
PM Cook
Oakleaf Village
06.2008 - 07.2012
Diploma -
Withrow High School
Medical Coding and Billing Certification -
Purdue Global University
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