Genoveva Contreras
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
Focused professional creates memorable and delicious baked goods. Creates custom desserts that exceed customer specifications. Hardworking individual offers great task prioritization and time management skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Well-qualified culinary professional adept at creating dough, ice creams, sorbets and pastries that delight diners. Excellent multitasking and communication skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Chef
Own Busineess
01.2010 - 06.2022
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
- Coordinated with kitchen staff to guarantee timely delivery of all pastries, cakes and desserts.
- Personalized creations for holidays, weddings, graduations, and personal events.
- Oversaw purchasing, storage, and use of kitchen supplies.
- Created unique daily specials to drive business growth.
- Managed in-store, pick-up orders and catering needs.
- Monitored quality of ingredients used in recipes to maintain consistency and safety standards.
- Produced allergy-friendly gluten-, dairy- and egg-free variations of classic recipes.
- Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling, and measuring ingredients and operating mixer.
- Cycled menus to keep offerings fresh and interesting for customers.
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Cut and shaped dough for pies, rolls and other pastries.
- Managed display cases to verify freshness and attractiveness of products.
- Replenished bakery items in display cases.
- Monitored temperatures of ovens, proof boxes and other equipment.
- Determined baking times for various items.
Education
BBA - Accounting
Instituto Tecnologico De Ciudad Guzman
Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico06.1995
Skills
- Presentation Management
- Ingredient Sourcing
- Recipe Development
- Catering Understanding
- Restaurant Background
- Catering Expertise
- Pastry Preparation
- Menu planning
- Team Training
- Basic Mathematics
- Team Cooperation
- Holiday Baking
- World Cuisine Knowledge
- Pastry Filling Equipment
- Performance Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Cake and Pastry Decoration
Timeline
Pastry Chef
Own Busineess
01.2010 - 06.2022
BBA - Accounting
Instituto Tecnologico De Ciudad Guzman
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