Joseph Valguarnera
Saugerties,NY
Summary
Skilled HVAC specialist and expert in troubleshooting and diagnosing and repairing equipment problems. Exceptional skills working with refrigeration units in both commercial and residential settings.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Full-time Cook
Northeast Center For Rehabilation And Brain Injury
05.2024 - Current
- Ability to understand basic cooking terms and practices and adhere to kitchen regulations and sanitation practices (Serv Safe a plus!)
- Prepare meals in accordance with planned menus.
- Prepare and serve meals that are palatable and appetizing in appearance.
- Serve food in accordance with established portion control procedures.
- Prepare food for therapeutic diets in accordance with planned menus.
- Prepare food in accordance with standardized recipes and specials diet orders.
- Be sure that appropriate equipment and utensils are provided with the resident’s meal tray.
- Review care plans to assure that current dietary information is consistent with foods served.
- Prepare and serve substitute foods to residents who refuse foods served.
Deli Cook
Price Chopper
08.2022 - 04.2024
- Consistently work to provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
- Responsible for smiling, making eye contact and thanking customer upon fulfilling customer's request.
- Responsible for fast, friendly, and helpful sampling and suggestive selling. End each customer transaction with a “Thank You”.
- Maintain a neat, clean and organized workstation, according to 5S standards, at all times.
- Responsible for proper handling, merchandising and cooking of all deli products according to company standards
- Prepare in-store made prepared food programs.
Prepare chickens and side orders for Roaster Chicken program. - Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
Business Owner
Self-Employed
10.2016 - 07.2022
- Supervised daily activities of restaurant and six employees.
- Recruited, hired, and trained talented staff to fill vacancies.
- Sourced vendors, negotiated contracts, and managed efficient deliveries of high-quality supplies.
- Managed payroll, daily deposits, and cost controls.
- Set employee schedules, delegated work, and monitored food quality and service performance.
- Created and deployed successful strategies to boost restaurant performance, streamline food prep processes and reduce waste.
- Oversaw food preparation and monitored safety protocols.
- Oversaw successful marketing campaigns to increase restaurant exposure and awareness.
HVAC Technician
Constan Refridgeration
07.1999 - 09.2016
- Performed troubleshooting on HVAC systems to determine root cause of issues.
- Conducted maintenance service on HVAC systems to increase life expectancy of equipment and prevent costly repair work.
- Investigated major malfunctions and breakdowns of heating and air-conditioning systems and used troubleshooting to determine causes.
- Kept accurate records of time and materials used for each job to compile into service reports.
- Repaired and replaced heating and air conditioning systems for commercial customers in Food industry.
- Repaired and replaced motors, bearings and belts.
- Traveled to job sites for both scheduled and emergency appointments.
- Worked overtime, holidays and weekends to accommodate company needs.
- Inspected and tested refrigeration systems, safety devices and controls to determine proper functionality.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed issues with HVAC and refrigeration units.
- Performed routine maintenance on heating and cooling systems.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liceo Marco Tullio Cicerone
Frascati, Italy05-2017
Skills
- Grilling
- Sanitation
- Food presentation
- Dish preparation
- Energy optimization
- Controls calibration
- Single compressor systems
- Ventilation and air conditioning
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Refrigeration system evacuation
Languages
Italian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Full-time Cook
Northeast Center For Rehabilation And Brain Injury
05.2024 - Current
Deli Cook
Price Chopper
08.2022 - 04.2024
Business Owner
Self-Employed
10.2016 - 07.2022
HVAC Technician
Constan Refridgeration
07.1999 - 09.2016
High School Diploma -
Liceo Marco Tullio Cicerone
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