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LillyAnn Sebastian

Milwaukee ,WI

Summary

Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at IHOP, excelling in food preparation and team leadership. Proven ability to enhance customer satisfaction through exceptional service and efficient operations management. Skilled in food safety oversight and staff training, fostering a collaborative environment that drives productivity and success. ServSafe certified and committed to maintaining high standards.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Cook

Ihop
06.2024 - Current

• Food Preparation: Prepares ingredients, including chopping vegetables, measuring spices, and portioning food items.

• Cooking: Cooks food items to order, following IHOP recipes and procedures, using various cooking methods like grilling, frying, and baking.

• Plating and Presentation: Arranges food attractively on plates and ensures proper portion sizes.

• Equipment Operation: Operates and maintains kitchen equipment, such as grills, ovens, and fryers.

• Food Safety and Sanitation: Maintains a clean and sanitary work area, follows proper food handling procedures, and adheres to health and safety regulations.

• Inventory Management: Assists with stocking and organizing food items, and may be involved in placing orders.

• Teamwork: Collaborates with other kitchen staff, such as servers and other cooks, to ensure smooth and efficient service.

• Following Procedures: Adheres to all IHOP Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and guidelines.

  • Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
  • Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.

General Manager

Ihop
08.2018 - 06.2024
  • Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.

• Overseeing daily business operations

• Training managers and staff.

• Creating and managing budgets

• Improving revenue

• Hiring employees

• Maintain budgets and optimize expenses

• Set policies and processes

• Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally

• Oversee recruitment and training of new employees

• Evaluate and improve operations and financial management

• Prepare regular reports for upper management

• Ensure staff follows health and safety regulations

• Provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors

• Calculating weekly numbers

• Payroll

• Scheduling

Manager

Taco Bell
01.2015 - 08.2018
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

• Execute the MIC (Manager-In-Charge) Success Routine and ensure responsibilities under People, Customers and Service are completed.

• Ensure that all Team Members complete their Shift Excellence tasks for their assigned position(s).

• Ensure that all employees present a neat clean appearance and wear company uniform. • Personally demonstrate the Customer needs are the highest priority.

• Ensure food safety, quality and accuracy of orders.

• Resolve customer complaints quickly while maintaining positive customer relations.

• Greets customers with a smile, is polite and pleasant when speaking with customers.

• Works with urgency.

• Works with management and fellow staff

• Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic attitude with everyone

• Takes action without being told, goes beyond what is simply required and maintains a high activity level.

• Provide regular feedback to the RGM on the performance of Team Members.

• Provide ongoing constructive and complimentary feedback to Team Members.

• Actively participates in the training of Team Members

  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Cashier

Sears
07.2010 - 01.2015
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
  • Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
  • Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.

• Manage transactions with customers using cash registers

• Scan goods and ensure pricing is accurate

• Collect payments whether in cash or credit

• Issue receipts, refunds, change or tickets

• Redeem coupons

• Upsell products and introduce new ones

• Resolve customer complaints, guide them and provide relevant information

• Maintain clean and tidy checkout areas

• Track transactions on balance sheets and report any discrepancies

• Bag, box or gift-wrap packages

• Handle merchandise returns and exchange

Education

Grandview High School
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree in Culinary Arts -

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Boulder, CO

Skills

  • Staff management
  • Employee scheduling
  • Problem resolution
  • Training and coaching
  • Time management
  • Cooking techniques
  • Customer service
  • Quality control
  • Food presentation

Timeline

Cook

Ihop
06.2024 - Current

General Manager

Ihop
08.2018 - 06.2024

Manager

Taco Bell
01.2015 - 08.2018

Cashier

Sears
07.2010 - 01.2015

Grandview High School

Associate Degree in Culinary Arts -

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts