Houston Hines
Windsor,CO
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
UChealth
01.2024 - Current
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
Personal Chef
Eligible Monster
01.2015 - 01.2024
- Prepared and served meals for small dinner parties and large events and complied with diet requests and special accommodations
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders
- Shopped at specialty grocery stores to obtain ingredients needed for food preparation
Cook
Rise
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business
Sous Chef
Morrison Management Specialists
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure
- Trained and mentored new staff members in kitchen safety, sanitation and cooking techniques
- Developed and remained accountable for safety, quality, consistency and adherence to standards
- Monitored food production to verify quality and consistency
Cook
Chartwells Higher Education
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines
Food And Beverage Manager
Hudson Park Restaurant
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Enacted progressive disciplinary measures for staff, managed work zones, and oversaw opening and closing duties
- Responded to customer complaints, addressing concerns, and distress with amicable interactions
- Coordinated daily and nightly shift safety and sanitation procedures for bar areas and entire restaurant
Education
Bachelors of Professional Studies: Culinary Arts Management -
The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park12.2010
Associates of Occupational Studies: Culinary Arts -
The Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park06.2008
High School Diploma -
Taconic Hills High School
Craryville, NY01.2007
Skills
- Food safety knowledge
- Chemical Handling
- Occupational safety
- Environmental Monitoring
- Safety Training
- Training delivery
Relevantqualifications
- Experience in excel spreadsheets, microsoft word, and adobe software.
- Extensive classroom instruction in Management and Hospitality courses at The Culinary Institute of America
- Experience with inventory taking.
College Coursework Skills
- Safety Training - MSDS Knowledge, Food Safety Training, Hazard Analysis Training
- Hospitality Management – Classes in Management, Human Resources, Restaurant Operations, Economics, Organizational Behavior, Accounting, Marketing, Leadership, Ethics, and Psychology
- Storeroom Operations – Knowledge of purchasing, receiving and inventory control
References
- Mark Pavlidis, Food & Nutrition Manager, MCR, (603) 661-5557
- Derek Best, Warehouse, Uline, (610) 737-3592
- Aaron Best, Wearhouse, Uline, (484) 553-5201
- Nathalie Potter, Writer, Eligible Monster, (785) 492-8437
Timeline
Cook
UChealth
01.2024 - Current
Personal Chef
Eligible Monster
01.2015 - 01.2024
Cook
Rise
01.2014 - 01.2015
Sous Chef
Morrison Management Specialists
01.2013 - 01.2014
Cook
Chartwells Higher Education
01.2012 - 01.2013
Food And Beverage Manager
Hudson Park Restaurant
01.2011 - 01.2012
Bachelors of Professional Studies: Culinary Arts Management -
The Culinary Institute of America
Associates of Occupational Studies: Culinary Arts -
The Culinary Institute of America
High School Diploma -
Taconic Hills High School
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