Gavin Boos
Clifton,CO
Summary
Hardworking, highly motivated, and quick to learn individual with a knack for, and experience in, every aspect of the service industry. A passion for cooking, and creativity in food, paired with a drive to do my absolute best. Eager to learn new skills and add to my repertoire.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Beertender
Gemini Brew Co
Grand Junction, CO
06.2024 - Current
- Provide friendly and personal bartending service to customers.
- Run 'Turntable Tuesday,' an event every Tuesday where customers bring in records for a music listening party.
- Helped curate a community and culture of a newer establishment trying to get off the ground.
- Create a great time for guests who return every week to hang out in a safe, family-friendly, community atmosphere.
- Handle beertending duties, such as preparing drinks, counting the drawer, changing kegs, and doing dishes.
River Guide
Centennial Canoe
Palisade, CO
05.2023 - Current
- CPR and First aid certified
- Take guests on overnight canoe trips on the Green, Colorado, and Gunnison rivers.
- Provide guests with a positive experience through services including navigating and leading through water and rapids, providing gear setup, cooking meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and providing entertainment for camp.
- Consistently maintain a professional and friendly demeanor with guests.
- Educate guests on safe procedures, and keep them safe.
- Educate guests on proper 'leave no trace' practices.
Cook
Powderhorn Ski Resort
Mesa, CO
11.2022 - Current
- Worked seasonally during the ski season for three winters.
- Worked all positions on the line, including cooking at Sunset Grill.
- Independently ordered, prepped, and cooked food for a separate menu in the taco truck.
- Efficiently kept up with high volume of orders while running the taco truck.
- Handled a high volume of customers and orders.
- Kept calm and cool during busy times, changes in management, and heightened emotions from the team.
- I took orders from customers and handled cash accurately.
Cook
Dango Street Food
Grand Junction, CO
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Took orders and cooked in a food truck.
- Handled all aspects of the service experience by working in a truck individually.
- Made sauces, proteins, prepped veggies, cooked rice and beans, and handled every cooking aspect of the menu.
- Efficiently dealt with high-volume events.
- Fulfilled large catering orders with accuracy.
- Prepped and cooked a separate menu, high-level, 5-course fine dining experience out of a food truck for reservations in the area.
Expo
Red Lobster
Grand Junction, Colorado
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Worked in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Organized and plated meals from cooks to be taken to the table ready for the wait staff
- Memorized and mastered the entire menu and plating for each plate
- Stood as the communication bridge between front of house and back of house
Busboy/Dishwasher
Bold American Fare
Algonquin, IL
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Bussed tables and do all of the dishes at the same time on weekdays.
- Stocked the bar, cleaned up messes, grabbed ingredients, took out trash and boxes, put away food and liquor orders, and performed busboy and dishwasher duties.
- Read tickets, and ran food to tables.
- Completed prep work like chopping vegetables, mixing and making side dishes, and portioning ingredients.
- Worked in a team with servers, hostesses, chefs, and the FOH manager.
- Swept and mopped floors, cleaned fans and vents, and set up heaters for the patio.
- Generally assisted and did all restaurant duties, while simultaneously helping other staff members.
- Dealt with high volume and a high level of service successfully.
Parcel Fulfillment
Lowes Home Improvment
Lake In The Hills, IL
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Worked individually in picking online orders, packaging orders, and preparing orders for shipping.
- Worked in a team to fulfill deadlines.
- Achieved deadlines on holidays like Christmas and Black Friday.
- Helped customers find items and add them to their projects while picking orders.
- Helped with various side tasks, like filling propane, filling in curbside orders, and stocking shelves.
Online Personal Shopper
Walmart
Crystal Lake, IL
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Picked orders and helped customers find items.
- Worked under paced conditions.
- Dealt with and adapted to the changes and challenges presented by COVID.
- Delivered orders to customers.
- Organized grocery orders.
Education
Associate of Science -
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL04-2022
Skills
- Customer service
- Teamwork
- Conflict resolution
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Health code compliance
- Food service
- Patience and kindness
- Quick learner
- Cooking
Affiliations
- 133 days of skiing and winner of the Carl Thayer Trophy for most employee skis days while working full time at Powderhorn and Part time at Gemini
Accomplishments
- IL state scholar 2021 graduated with a 4.5 gpa
References
- Greg Geigel (Owner-Bold American Fare) 847-951-0394
- Coleman Bowers (Owner-Dango Street Food) 970-783-0665
Timeline
Beertender
Gemini Brew Co
06.2024 - Current
Cook
Dango Street Food
04.2024 - 09.2024
River Guide
Centennial Canoe
05.2023 - Current
Expo
Red Lobster
01.2023 - 04.2023
Cook
Powderhorn Ski Resort
11.2022 - Current
Busboy/Dishwasher
Bold American Fare
04.2022 - 11.2022
Parcel Fulfillment
Lowes Home Improvment
01.2021 - 04.2022
Online Personal Shopper
Walmart
03.2020 - 09.2020
Associate of Science -
McHenry County College
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