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LENA Rodriguez

Fontana,CA

Summary

I am a talented and relentless leader who is passionate with creating excellent results. I am knowledgeable in all aspects of running a successful kitchen or multiple sites, which include, but are not limited to ordering food and supplies, filling out a production record, cooking, leading and training staff. Safety and sanitation procedures are always a priority under my guidance. I am also aware of the components the students are required to take in order to have a complete reimbursable meal. I have obtained my ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification as well as ServSafe Certified Instructor and Registered Proctor certificate. I have a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Management and Human Resources.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Food Service Asst III

OMSD Central Production Kitchen
09.2017 - Current
  • As a Lead in the central production kitchen, I have been required to mass produce various foods, but mostly cookies and muffins
  • I was Lead of the bakery and I also oversaw the production for our special diets menu
  • Packaged and labeled food I made for the special diets menu.
  • Plan, coordinate and participate in preparing and providing service and food for catered events at District and school sites; baked cookies, baked cakes and frosted and iced cakes, cupcakes, cookies, sweet rolls and coffee cakes as well as other pastries.
  • Made coffee in large quantities by the gallon and prepared other beverages such as water, tea and lemonade.
  • Coordinate and schedule food arrangements for school site events, such as field trip sack lunches, barbecues, snack programs and pizza parties.
  • Prepare food by operating large-scale heavy duty and specialized kitchen equipment.
  • Here, I have learned to successfully time manage and keep waste to a minimum
  • Perform cleaning duties to ensure kitchen areas and equipment are clean and sanitary; disassemble, cleans, wash and sanitize equipment as well as utensils, work areas, carts and coolers.
  • Provide a variety of reports.
  • I am currently the Lead of packaging.
  • I am responsible for packing items for distribution to 26 elementary schools, 6 middle schools and 1 satellite school.
  • During the pandemic and summer, I have used my Microsoft Excel knowledge to create a spreadsheet that calculates how much items the sites need according to their student participation counts.
  • Often times, numbers change, and I have learned to adapt to the changes to quickly and efficiently get the sites what they need for the benefit of the students.
  • I use information from TrakNOW during the regular school year to provide sites their menu items.
  • Strategically plan how to get mass quantities of food on pallets for safe delivery.
  • Emphasize the importance of communication to efficiently execute tasks at hand.

Lead Food Service Asst

OMSD El Camino Elementary
03.2014 - 09.2017
  • As a Lead, it is my duty to ensure that food safety and sanitation is always being practiced by everyone in the kitchen, this is the number one priority to ensure the our students remain healthy
  • I order all the food and supplies that will be used in the kitchen, as well as inventory and ensure that we have as little waste as possible
  • I fill out production records for each meal (breakfast, lunch, supper) on a daily basis and enter them into TrakNOW
  • When receiving a food delivery, we make sure to temp all food and confirm delivery accuracy
  • I continuously keep in contact with the school about upcoming events that may or may not interfere with meal service to ensure everything continues to run smoothly
  • I make sure that myself and our kitchen team are on task and make adjustments as I see fit, if for any reason we are not on task
  • I also provide food for Saturday school and any other school events that may require food services.

Lead Food Service Assistant I

OMSD Edison Elementary
11.2011 - 03.2014
  • Maintained effective supply levels by monitoring and reordering food stock and dry goods on a daily and monthly basis; received, checked, counted, recorded and stored deliveries
  • Maintained inventory records and made sure they are current and accurate.
  • Prepared orders on trays for dine-in orders or in bags for takeout orders.
  • Adhered to safe work practices, food safety regulations and district guidelines.
  • Initiated, planned and executed process improvements to optimize food inventory levels.
  • Monitored food preparation and offered feedback on portion size and presentation.
  • Recorded quantity of food used for each meal; counted leftover food and beverages and stored them in the pantry or freezer; recorded cooler and food temps to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
  • Trained and provided leadwork direction to assigned staff: recorded daily attendance, assigned work, provided input regarding performance of staff.

Service Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
01.2009 - 10.2012
  • I was responsible for 8 employees or more at a time
  • I ensured safe preparation of food, ensuring all crew members take their required breaks and stay on task, building restaurant sales, made sure there was a proper training system being implemented, made schedules for complete staff
  • I followed business fundamentals by reviewing profit and loss worksheets, and meeting our cash flow expectations
  • Traveled new restaurant openings and trained upcoming managers and newly hired crew
  • I created a team of top performers who I empowered to achieve my high standards
  • I was able to build partnerships with surrounding businesses to market the restaurants and build sales
  • Overall, while working for Chipotle Mexican Grill, I obtained the knowledge of how to create a team who is invested in the success of each other and the company.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Management And Human Res.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
05.2021

Skills

  • ServSafe Manager Certification
  • ServSafe Instructor & Proctor Certification
  • Strategic planning
  • Team building
  • Flexible
  • Dedicated
  • Fast learner
  • Follow protocols
  • Ambitious
  • Understand the importance of nutrition and the well-being of the children
  • Attention to Detail
  • Machinery Upkeep
  • Conflict Negotiation
  • Working Quickly
  • Inventory Control
  • Production Standards
  • Working with Diverse People
  • Quality Control
  • Fast-Paced Environment
  • Team Oriented
  • Cleaning and Sanitizing
  • Temperature Monitoring

Additional Information

Over the past 13.5 years that I have been employed with Ontario-Montclair School District, I have been fortunate to help and be trained on various jobs in the district. I subbed as a Lead at both elementary sites, as well as middle school sites where I became comfortable working with different people and communicating with school staff including the principals. I also assisted the Food Services Meal Application Specialist in processing Meal applications. I was also trained and subbed for the Senior Purchasing Assistant. While subbing for the Senior Purchasing Assistant, I was in charge of creating P.O's, staying in touch with the vendors, making sure we received items ordered on a daily basis and that they were accurately billed to us, by referencing the invoices. I also created work orders and requested estimates in order to get various items purchased and/or serviced. This allowed me to see a bigger picture of the entire Food and Nutrition Services operation.

Timeline

Lead Food Service Asst III

OMSD Central Production Kitchen
09.2017 - Current

Lead Food Service Asst

OMSD El Camino Elementary
03.2014 - 09.2017

Lead Food Service Assistant I

OMSD Edison Elementary
11.2011 - 03.2014

Service Manager

Chipotle Mexican Grill
01.2009 - 10.2012

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Management And Human Res.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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