Karina Gallegos
Edinburg,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Unarmed Security Officer
D2T Protection
Edinburg, TX
03.2024 - Current
- Assisted customers with inquiries about products and services offered by the business.
- Enforced property rules and regulations to ensure a safe environment for all.
- Managed lost and found items, ensuring safe return to rightful owners.
- Provided friendly and professional assistance to employees, visitors and customers.
- Observed individuals on foot or in vehicles entering the facility to determine their purpose of visit.
- Maintained logs of all security related incidents and wrote detailed reports for management review.
- Verified employee identification cards prior to allowing entry into restricted areas.
- Enforced rules and regulations in a professional manner while interacting with guests and employees.
- Greeted visitors upon arrival at the facility and directed them accordingly.
- Maintained log books with accurate entries on daily activities and notable events.
- Reviewed guest identification and employee credentials to authorize entry onto premises.
- Completed required shift logs and reports, highlighting routine activities, suspicious circumstances and critical incidents.
Crew Member
Jack in the Box
Alamo, Texas
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Organized dining room tables with condiments, napkins and other necessities prior to seating guests.
- Performed cashier duties such as taking orders, collecting payments and providing change.
- Assisted in the preparation of food items such as sandwiches, salads and pizzas.
- Provided excellent customer service to maintain a positive atmosphere for guests.
- Maintained an organized work area to ensure efficient operations.
- Completed opening and closing tasks such as setting up workstations, cleaning surfaces and restocking supplies.
- Prepared beverages such as coffee drinks, smoothies and milkshakes according to company standards.
- Cleaned restaurant area by sweeping floors, wiping tables and emptying trash receptacles.
- Maintained organized storage areas for food products, beverages and restaurant supplies.
- Greeted customers upon arrival, provided menus and answered questions regarding menu items.
- Assisted management team with inventory counts of food products and beverage supplies.
- Restocked kitchen supplies including food products and utensils.
- Adhered to health department regulations regarding food handling procedures.
- Informed customers about daily specials in an engaging manner.
- Checked expiration dates on all products before serving them to customers.
- Packaged menu items into bags or trays and placed drink orders into carriers.
- Served food quickly for positive guest experiences.
- Entered orders into computer system to send order details to kitchen, mentioning customers' special requests and food allergies in person.
- Chopped ingredients and prepped food items ahead of lunchtime and dinner rush periods.
- Notified kitchen staff of shortages or special orders, prompting appropriate action and keeping wait times short.
Prep Cook
Pizza Hut
Weslaco, Texas
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Communicated effectively with fellow staff members regarding meal preparations.
- Organized walk-in coolers and freezers according to established guidelines.
- Kept the kitchen area clean at all times during shifts.
- Adhered strictly to safety regulations while handling sharp knives or operating machinery.
- Cleaned and sanitized work areas and equipment to ensure food safety standards.
- Operated grills, ovens and other kitchen equipment as required for meal preparation.
- Inspected finished dishes for quality assurance purposes.
- Monitored inventory levels of all kitchen items and placed orders when needed.
- Discarded spoiled food items immediately following established procedures.
- Checked freshness of food and ingredients prior to use.
- Maintained an accurate inventory of supplies needed for daily operations.
- Trained new employees on proper techniques of preparing meals safely.
- Organized and labeled stock of ingredients to maintain needed inventory levels.
- Helped train and develop new talent.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Maintained clean and orderly kitchen by regularly washing dishes, sanitizing surfaces, and taking out trash.
- Monitored supply inventory and rotated stock to maintain optimal freshness and reduce waste.
- Handled advanced thawing and food pre-preparation for upcoming meals.
- Received and stored food and supplies.
Education
High School Diploma -
South Palms Gardens High School
Weslaco, Texas05-2022
Skills
- Report Writing
- Incident Reporting
- Situational Awareness
- Traffic Control
- Report Preparation
Timeline
Unarmed Security Officer
D2T Protection
03.2024 - Current
Crew Member
Jack in the Box
01.2024 - 02.2024
Prep Cook
Pizza Hut
10.2023 - 01.2024
High School Diploma -
South Palms Gardens High School