James Self
Springdale,AR
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Callahan's Steak House
Siloam Springs, AR
06.2024 - Current
- Prepared and cooked a variety of dishes following recipes to ensure consistency and quality.
- Managed kitchen inventory, ensuring timely ordering of ingredients to maintain stock levels.
- Trained new kitchen staff on food preparation techniques and safety standards to enhance team performance.
- Monitored cooking times and temperatures to guarantee food safety and prevent waste.
Cook's
Wendys Restaurant
Centerton, AR
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Assisted in food preparation and assembly following health and safety guidelines.
- Operated kitchen equipment efficiently, ensuring cleanliness and maintenance standards were met.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline service processes during peak hours.
- Trained new staff on food handling procedures and kitchen protocols.
Cook
Nick's Bar-B-Q & Catfish
Carlisle, AR
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Changed out cooking oil on regular basis and kept fry area clean to avoid grease fires or hazards.
- Guaranteed proper preparation of fried menu items to avoid over-seasoning, overcooking or under-cooking issues.
- Adjusted oil cooking temperatures and monitored vats closely to avoid overheating.
- Cleaned and maintained fryers to keep in working condition.
- Prepared food items such as meats, fish, side items and desserts for frying purposes.
Kitchen Worker
Nick's Bar-B-Q & Catfish
Carlisle, AR
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock and following proper storage procedures.
- Prepared entrees, sides, and appetizers for customers daily.
- Adhered to procedures in preparing food items.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR05-2026
High School Diploma -
Carlisle High School
Carlisle, Arkansas05-2022
Skills
- Station Preparation
- Gis Software
- Rock analysis
- Field Surveying
- Some Structural Geology
- Geological report writing
- Stratigraphy
- Sedimentology
Additional Information
University experience
Soil testing of Russellville Soil
At Arkansas Tec One of the projects conducted was traveling around Russellville, Arkansas River, Clarksville, and Petite Jean state park trails getting strike and dips using a Brunton compass documenting Atoka formations, Hartshorn formations, McAllister formations, Savanna formations, and Quaternary formations in specific location using specific colors for each formation. The Atoka formation was the most dominant formation on the map starting from Clarksville all the way down to the northern part of Russellville.
Around Russellville I went into a spillway couple of miles North using measuring tools like the tape measure, Jacob staff, and Brunton Compass to measure the thickness of rock layer in the spill way to make a Stratigraphic column of ever rock layer identified and measured and give details of sediment size, fossils found, and in the spill way
Colorado OSU Geology camp
Surveyed, mapped and identified rocks at the twin peak mountain range located Southwest of Canon City in Chaffee County, Colorado using Arc Gis software and the Brunton compass. Using Arc Gis software, the formations were mapped out from the start position and ending position in correlation to the different rock formations. In conclusion, Harding Sandston formations, Fountain formations, Basement rock, and Freemont Dolomite formations were found and mapped. For the Hogback location near Canon City Colorado, Arc GIS software was used to determine there was limestone and two different types of Quaternary deposits.
Certification
Osha 10-Hour General Industry Safety and Health
April 6, 2022
Timeline
Cook
Callahan's Steak House
06.2024 - Current
Cook's
Wendys Restaurant
08.2022 - 08.2024
Cook
Nick's Bar-B-Q & Catfish
08.2020 - 07.2022
Kitchen Worker
Nick's Bar-B-Q & Catfish
08.2020 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Arkansas Tech University
High School Diploma -
Carlisle High School