LA'ZHAUN WEST
Racine
Summary
Bringing positive attitude and strong teamwork skills to kitchen environment. Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices combined with ability to follow recipes and prepare ingredients. Dedicated to creating delicious meals and contributing to high-quality dining experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook
Parkside University
09.2024 - Current
- Prepares food items as needed for daily use and special catered events
- Labels food
- Transferring of supplies between campus
- Completes daily food preparation and production based on daily usage items
- Prepare and serve foods that require a short preparation time
- Often working on several orders at the same time
Cook
Bartalotta
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Responsible for preparing menu items according to recipes and standards
- Ensuring high-quality food presentation while maintaining a clean and safe workstation
- Communication amongst chefs and management
- Being able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Checking food temperatures
- Plating meals to meet the standards
- Trained new kitchen staff, ensuring they met restaurant's high standards.
Delivery Driver
Domino's
08.2019 - 02.2020
- Safely and efficiently delivering food orders to customers on time
- Handling multiple orders, delivery locations, and customers at once
- Providing excellent customer service and communicating clearly with customers and employees
- Ensuring orders are correct before each delivery
Line Cook
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Preparing, presenting, and executing menu items in a fast-paced environment
- Following recipes
- Plating meals to meet the standards
Cook
Olive Garden
11.2017 - 09.2018
- Pleases customers by providing a pleasant dining experience
- Prepares ingredients by following recipes
- Tasting food before served
- Storing excess food at the correct temperature
- Ensuring that cooking utensils are clean before each use
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality, visually appealing dishes.
- Tasted, smelled, and pierced food with fork to verify sufficient cooking.
Cook
Charcoal Grill and Rotisserie
01.2016 - 07.2017
- Communicate with the head chef
- Prep next days meat
- Braise and grill meat and vegetables
- Maintain a workstation that is both clean and sanitary
Education
Culinary Arts
Gateway Technical College
Racine, WI11.2021
Skills
- Customer Service
- Food Prep
- Food safety
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Cleanliness
- Creativity
- Multitask
- Clear communication
- Knife skills
- Order verification
- Plating and presentation
- Allergen awareness
- Event catering
- OSHA
- ServSafe certified
Certification
Food Handlers Certification:2024
Timeline
Cook
Parkside University
09.2024 - Current
Cook
Bartalotta
05.2022 - 08.2023
Delivery Driver
Domino's
08.2019 - 02.2020
Line Cook
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen
09.2018 - 06.2019
Cook
Olive Garden
11.2017 - 09.2018
Cook
Charcoal Grill and Rotisserie
01.2016 - 07.2017
Culinary Arts
Gateway Technical College
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