Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Joy LaVonne Gray

Joy LaVonne Gray

Hobe Sound ,Florida

Summary

Passionate and driven to learn with a lifelong dedication to learning to cook from scratch. Eager to learn new skills and launch a long-term kitchen career by learning from experienced chefs, expandingy abilities, and contributing strong scratch cooking skills to a fast-paced team.

Work History

Line Cook

Schnitzel Haus
Hobe Sound
02 2024 - Current

Skilled and efficient Line Cook specializing in authentic German cuisine, high-volume station management, and precision meat fabrication. Expertly manages the daily scratch-preparation and hand-breading of the restaurant’s top-selling Schnitzel menu items. Trimmed meats when needed for evenjng dinner service. Mastering multi-station line cooking, and ensuring consistent, high-quality plating during peak service rushes.

Catering Assistant

French Cousine
Palestine Illinois

Pantry Line Cook

Martin Downs Country Club
Palm City
02 2021 - 05 2021

Prepared the pantry station for daily service and special events, ensuring all ingredients for salads, desserts, and cold displays were fresh, restocked, and properly stored.

Crafted a variety of composed salads, cold appetizers, and dressings, following club recipes and maintaining strict quality standards.

Assembled, plated, and decorated desserts, cakes, and buffet displays, ensuring a high-end, artistic presentation for members and guests.

Education

Performing Arts. Piano Voice And Violin

Lincoln Trail College
Robinson Illinois

Skills

  • Scratch Cooking & Food Prep: Skilled in preparing quality food from scratch, following recipes, and maintaining high taste standards
  • Active Listening: Able to clearly understand and execute instructions and requests from head chefs and kitchen leads
  • Time Management: Consistent track record of meeting deadlines and maintaining speed during busy service hours
  • Reliability: Dependable team member who arrives on time and completes all assigned daily tasks
  • Adaptability: Highly capable of following through with last-minute requests and pivoting during fast-paced shifts

Timeline

Line Cook

Schnitzel Haus
02 2024 - Current

Catering Assistant

French Cousine

Pantry Line Cook

Martin Downs Country Club
02 2021 - 05 2021

Performing Arts. Piano Voice And Violin

Lincoln Trail College
Joy LaVonne Gray