Jake Valdez

Proven Cook with expertise in high-volume kitchens, notably at Babe's Old Fashioned Food. Excelled in contamination prevention and customer service, ensuring high satisfaction by preparing orders with precision and care. Skilled in both team leadership and fine dining preparation, consistently delivering quality dishes and maintaining productivity. Talented Cook with excellent experience in fast-paced kitchen environments. Clear communicator with team-oriented focus and advanced skills to effectively work with cashiers and kitchen staff to review and prepare orders. Qualified and hardworking with up-to-date food handling permit.

Throughout school, I was in the band program's percussion section. I was in concert percussion in middle school and marching percussion in high school. I've played various percussion instruments, including keyboards, drum sets, and sound effects instruments. In High School, I took up the bass guitar in my own time and formed a band I remain in today. While I am classically taught in general music and advanced percussion, I taught myself the bass guitar with help from friends and the music theory class I was taking. In my senior year, my percussion director Jose Marin put me on Synth 1 for marching season, where I learned how to play the piano and use various music computer programs and hardware.