JAMES K. TINDAL

Fast Food Cook with diverse skills in cooking, mass production, and presentation to brand standards. Prepares wide range of menu items including hamburgers, chicken, sandwiches, and breakfast food items. Educated in food safety and sanitation to ensure safe food handling and storage. Interacts with guests in friendly way and collaborates with team members to provide good guest dining experience. Culinary innovator with exceptional skill at producing top-quality, creative dishes, and contributing to revenue growth while simultaneously reducing food and labor costs. Strong capabilities in operating and maintaining variety of knives and kitchen appliances. Pure passion for cooking and service excellence with appetite for learning new recipes and food preparation techniques. Highly talented, energetic, and seasoned Line Cook with 13 years of extensive experience in food preparation, production, and management. Proficient at handling all aspects of kitchen management, including monitoring food production and aesthetic presentation of food and beverages. Profound knowledge of established food handling, storage and safety guidelines, culinary terms, cooking techniques, and relevant health codes. Motivated Sous Chef polished in keeping kitchen staff on task and handling high-volume work. Knowledgeable about sourcing ingredients, maintaining budgets and maximizing customer satisfaction. Works with management to analyze food costs and forecast business trends to meet company goals. Passionate, spirited and classically trained culinary professional, skilled in building relationships and developing high-performing teams. Leader in delivery of excellent customer service. Equipped to apply restaurant operational experience to grow world-class organizations. Dedicated to food safety, customer service best practices and quality food service.