James T. Brown III
Farmers Branch,TX
Summary
Hardworking Cook with 15+years of experience working in fast-paced kitchens. Adept and working with others culinary professionals to achieve goals and ensure customer satisfaction.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Line, Grill & Prep Cook
Flower Child
Addison, TX
01.2021 - Current
- Sets up and stocks food items and other necessary supplies
- Prepares food items by cutting, chopping, mixing, and preparing sauces
- Cook food items by grilling, sautéing, and other cooking methods to specified recipes and standards.
Line Cook
Baylor White Hospital
Plano, TX
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Sets up and stocks food items and other necessary supplies
- Prepares food items by cutting, chopping, mixing, and preparing sauces
- Cook food items by grilling, frying, sautéing, and other cooking methods to specified recipes and standards
- Maintain cleanliness and complies with food sanitation requirements by properly handling food and ensuring correct storage
- Cleans and sanitizes cooking surfaces at the end of the shift
- Performs inventory checks and completes food storage logs.
PM Kitchen Manager
OMNI HOTEL
Dallas, TX
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Manage kitchen staff and coordinate food orders
- Supervise food prep and cooking
- Check food plating and temperature
- Establish portion sizes
- Price menu items in collaboration with the Restaurant Manager
- Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, as needed.
Prep Cook
LAMADELINE COUNTRY FRENCH CAFÉ
, TX
01.2017 - 01.2017
- 5am bake, pastry's, breads and cookies
- Par cooked meat for breakfast line
- Cut fruit before 6:30am open
- Prepare all sauces, meats, pastas & cooked vegetables for lunch/dinner
BAKER CLERK
KROGER STORES
Sachse, TX
01.2016 - 01.2017
- 3am bake, pastry's, breads and cookies
- Set displays with baked goods and set prep for the next day
MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR
TIME WARNER MEDIA SALES
Dallas, TX
01.2007 - 01.2016
- Provide quality control for television advertising spots including assisting with troubleshooting discrepancies and using Final Cut Pro to perform video and audio editing
- Assist in data/digital content management for Video On Demand in 10 markets, focusing on deployment of new digital campaigns and assets
- Maintain video library including archiving digital content as well as sustaining knowledge of various digital files and media formats (including SD/HD), in addition to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) process
- Supported sales personnel with phone calls and emails and generated various reports using multiple Microsoft Office applications
- Improved editing process by enabling in-house procedure that minimized time to correct sub-standard content which had previously required the use of an external source.
Education
High school - Computer Science
Flint Open High School
1979
Timeline
Line, Grill & Prep Cook
Flower Child
01.2021 - Current
Line Cook
Baylor White Hospital
01.2020 - 01.2021
PM Kitchen Manager
OMNI HOTEL
01.2017 - 01.2020
Prep Cook
LAMADELINE COUNTRY FRENCH CAFÉ
01.2017 - 01.2017
BAKER CLERK
KROGER STORES
01.2016 - 01.2017
MASTER CONTROL OPERATOR
TIME WARNER MEDIA SALES
01.2007 - 01.2016
High school - Computer Science
Flint Open High School