Kiara Santana
Kissimmee,FL
Summary
Hardworking, passionate, proactive and goal-oriented professional. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Cook
Sodexo Live
02.2024 - 04.2024
- Company Overview: Travel Support in California & Various States
- Traveling to different locations and venues to help in all areas of the pastry areas
- In the month of March got to travel to Palm Springs, California to work at BNP Paribas Tennis Open
- From the set-up, all the way from 0
- To assist in the preparation of many different desserts and more
- And then to break down the kitchen and leave everything saved, cleaned and organized for the next event
- Working on calculating numbers for the volume to produce for the day and the next one
- And everything from well-known celebrities, VIPs and Many more
- Travel Support in California & Various States
Self-Employed Cook/Family Kitchen Delivery
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Take Orders, make promotion announcements, create weekly menus, flyers and manage social media
- Bring weekly flyers to customers
- Cook Meals for lunch daily
- Delivery of lunches to different establishments
- Take and manage payments
Pastry Cook 2
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World
03.2015 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: Located in Golden Oak, FL
- Assist and work with a team in the preparation and decoration of all desserts for 5 of our Outlets/Restaurants
- Daily bake cookies for all outlets
- Check and prepare dessert orders for the outlets
- Also check/prepare and finish decoration on desserts for banquets, events, weddings and more
- Make different desserts and products from scratch
- Follow recipes and instructions accordingly
- Bake different preparations
- Worked making a variety of gelatos and sorbets
- Make, build, prepare and decorate small cake orders
- Basic knowledge working with fondant and some decorations
- In charge of Icing and cutting most of our wedding sheet cakes to be plated beforehand
- Being able to work as a team and help others as needed
- Do, finish and decorate all amenities that are sent to the rooms
- Also worked for year and a half in one of our restaurants (CAPA) doing all the preparation and finishing touches of our desserts
- Worked and learned bread for about 2-4 weeks and helped the bakers whenever they needed it
- Work on different VIP requests as well
- Among different other things
- Located in Golden Oak, FL
Pastry Cook
Bistro CloClo
03.2014 - 02.2015
- Company Overview: Located in Dr
- Philips, Orlando, FL
- Pastry Cook/Line and prep cook
- Prep desserts and food from scratch
- Plan dessert special
- Help in the salad station and some of the hot stations
- Keep count of different prep stuff and more
- Located in Dr
- Philips, Orlando, FL
Sous Chef
Singer Island Recovery Center
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: Located in West Palm Beach, FL
- Sous Chef/Prep food from scratch to be cater, Desserts & more
- Clean kitchen and wash dishes
- Be in charge of doing the list of things to buy(orders), some inventory and check food-in
- Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Education
Theology -
Theology Institute
05.2018
Certificate in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Orlando, FL06.2011
Specialty - Accounting Clerk
Rafael Cordero Molina
San Juan, Puerto Rico05.2010
Skills
- Fast Learner
- Microsoft Office: Word
- Microsoft Office: Excel (Basic Knowledge)
- Microsoft Office: Power Point
- Knowledge of fast writing
- Ability to work in Face-Paced Environment
- Organization
- Quickbooks
- Data inputting
References
- Matt Rothlein, Chef de Partie, (407) 956-7987
- Alvaro Del Busto, Chef, (305) 799-4628
- Yomalis Del Toro, Head Chef, (561) 654-1269
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pastry Cook
Sodexo Live
02.2024 - 04.2024
Self-Employed Cook/Family Kitchen Delivery
08.2023 - 12.2023
Pastry Cook 2
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World
03.2015 - 05.2023
Pastry Cook
Bistro CloClo
03.2014 - 02.2015
Sous Chef
Singer Island Recovery Center
01.2013 - 12.2013
Theology -
Theology Institute
Certificate in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Specialty - Accounting Clerk
Rafael Cordero Molina
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