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Joao Cajas

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

I am a passionate food runner and busser with 2 years of experience in the Hospitality Industry, looking for a job that allows me to gain more experience in the business. My interests are focused on food and beverage, customer service and event organization, gaining as much knowledge as I can to achieve future goals in the Hospitality World.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Food Runner

STK Downtown
Manhattan, NY
05.2024 - Current
  • 28-30 hours per week.
  • Memorized dining room floor plans and understood seat number system.
  • Assisted servers to optimize guest dining experience.
  • Supported serving staff in delivering accurate and well-presented food orders.

Food Runner & Backwaiter

Serafina Italian Restaurant Meatpacking
Manhattan, NY
04.2024 - 07.2024
  • 30-35 hours per week.
  • Assisted servers to optimize guest dining experience.
  • Memorized dining room floor plans and understood seat number system.
  • Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
  • Removed dishes and glasses from tables or counters to take to kitchen for cleaning.

Food Runner & Backwaiter

Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
Manhattan, NY
11.2023 - 04.2024
  • 30-35 hours per week.
  • Gained broad base knowledge in restaurant operations, both front-of-house and back-of-house.
  • Memorized dining room floor plans and understood seat number system.
  • Maintained table settings by removing courses, replacing utensils and refilling beverages.
  • Double-checked meals placed in window against customer tickets for accuracy.

Food Runner

Moby's
East Hampton, NY
05.2022 - 10.2023
  • 40-50 hours per week.
  • Memorized dining room floor plans and understood seat number system.
  • Assisted servers to optimize guest dining experience.

Education

High School Diploma -

East Hampton High School
East Hampton, NY
05-2022

Skills

  • Kitchen Support
  • Menu Memorization
  • Food Delivery
  • Table Bussing
  • Order Verification
  • Supply Restocking
  • Heavy Lifting

More about me....

  • I started working for the first time in the summer vacation of 2022 in Moby's it was my first job in a restaurant, I learned many different things so I stayed to work all season, after the summer season I returned to my hardware job, then I received a job offer in the city and I decided to go to work in the city to learn more about the world of Hospitality, in Moby's I learned the most crucial although it was heavy since the place was big, there were 800 to 1000 covers, I learned to use trays for the plates and hands (5 plates).

Timeline

Food Runner

STK Downtown
05.2024 - Current

Food Runner & Backwaiter

Serafina Italian Restaurant Meatpacking
04.2024 - 07.2024

Food Runner & Backwaiter

Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria
11.2023 - 04.2024

Food Runner

Moby's
05.2022 - 10.2023

High School Diploma -

East Hampton High School
Joao Cajas