Heather Jenkins
Summary
Entrepreneurial and creative Founder passionate about turning innovative ideas into tangible results. Experienced formulating and executing strategic plans, creating new products and services, and developing business opportunities. Track record of multiple successful business ventures and leading teams of professionals to maximize profits and deliver success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder and CEO
Not Just D'serts, LLC
07.2021 - Current
- Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
- Met with client and discussed preferred meals, dietary restrictions and food allergies.
- Shopped at specialty grocery stores to obtain ingredients needed for food preparation.
- Studied cultures and cuisines of various areas around world in effort to prepare authentic dishes.
- Planned menus that incorporated healthy, fresh food sourced from local farmers and stores.
- Prepared and served meals for small dinner parties and large events and complied with diet requests and special accommodations.
Cook
Chill And Cheers Lounge
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Managed time by organizing and prioritizing kitchen duties to prepare and serve food quickly.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Seasoned and cooked food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks.
- Followed strict standards for food handling and safety, minimizing risks to customers.
- Prepared and served various food items in fast-paced bar environment.
- Adjusted recipes based on ingredient availability or customer request.
- Planned menus for different events, seasons and customer requests.
Administrative Officer
Paschal & Associates, Inc
02.2018 - 09.2021
- Created, prepared, and delivered reports to various departments.
- Supervised and guided new employees and responded quickly to questions to improve understanding of job responsibilities.
- Managed files and records for clients and adhered to safety procedures to prevent breaches and data misuse.
- Updated reports, managed accounts, and generated reports for company database.
- Set priorities and problem-solved workflow issues to maintain rapport with customers and managers.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Prepared agendas and took notes at meetings to archive proceedings.
- Consulted with company management to assess requirements and develop operational enhancements to streamline processes and increase team performance.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Created and maintained databases to track and record customer data.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Coordinated and scheduled meetings and conference calls to optimize scheduling of senior staff.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
- Drafted correspondence and other documents for CEO and department heads in company's voice.
- Followed detailed directions from management to complete daily paperwork and computer data entry.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Increased customer service success rates by quickly resolving issues.
- Performed wide-ranging administrative, financial and service-related functions.
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail to promote quicker response to client inquiries.
- Completed daily logs for management review.
- Served as corporate liaison for finance, IT and marketing departments.
Finance Administrator
Blair Christian Academy
09.2004 - 08.2016
- Completed clerical and data entry tasks to optimize financial procedures.
- Prepared bi-weekly payroll for 15 employees and maintained all associated files.
- Reconciled accounts and investigated variances.
- Updated daily transaction records to assist with payroll and billing administration.
- Prepared and posted receipts and deposits to facilitate standard bookkeeping.
- Identified and corrected miscalculations and financial discrepancies to support quality assurance.
- Monitored and compiled data and reports to present to leadership.
- Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports, balance sheets and income statements.
- Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties.
- Utilized financial software to prepare consolidated financial statements.
Education
Evangelism And Praise & Worship -
Valor Christian College
Canal Winchester, OH06.2001
High School Diploma -
Blair Christian Academy
Philadelphia, PA06.1993
Skills
- Revenue Development
- Board Collaboration
- Organizational Structuring
- Operations Management
- Contract Management
- Marketing
- Customer Acquisition
- Client Engagement
- Team Leadership
Certification
ServSafe
Timeline
Cook
Chill And Cheers Lounge
11.2022 - 03.2023
Founder and CEO
Not Just D'serts, LLC
07.2021 - Current
Administrative Officer
Paschal & Associates, Inc
02.2018 - 09.2021
Finance Administrator
Blair Christian Academy
09.2004 - 08.2016
Evangelism And Praise & Worship -
Valor Christian College
High School Diploma -
Blair Christian Academy
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