Luisa Torres
new brunswick
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at Quintanas Mexican Restaurant and Bakery, specializing in signature dish creation and kitchen operations management. Proven ability to enhance food quality and customer satisfaction while training staff and implementing cost-saving initiatives. Skilled in food preparation techniques and committed to maintaining high standards in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef
Quintanas Mexican Restaurant and Bakey
04.2021 - Current
- Oversaw grill, stove, and oven, and cleaned equipment after every shift.
- Checked freezer and refrigerator prior to each shift to verify correct temperatures.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
- Assisted with menu development and planning.
- Implemented food cost and waste reduction initiatives to save money.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Worked closely with front-of-house staff to facilitate excellent customer service.
- Utilized culinary techniques to create visually appealing dishes.
Forklift Operator
Simplehuman
03.2018 - 11.2020
- Wrapped pallets in plastic wrap and attached merchandise tags to prepare for shipping.
- Unloaded and stacked materials by raising and lowering lifting devices.
- Operated equipment safely and efficiently to prevent damage to items and avoid injuries.
Cake Decorator
La Bon Bake Shoppes
10.2013 - 02.2017
- Used variety of baking and decorating tools such as mixers, carving tools, and confectionery products.
- Designed specialty cakes for weddings, birthdays, and graduations.
- Verified accuracy of orders while meeting strict deadlines on producing completed products.
- Prepared special creams and frostings for cakes and other dessert specialties.
- Maintained sanitary food prep station by following established safety procedures and sanitizing instructions.
- Packaged and priced each product according to company pricing procedures.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Determined baking times for various items.
- Cut and shaped dough for pies, rolls and other pastries.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
Utility Worker
Berry Plastics
04.2003 - 02.2013
- Verified that all safety procedures were followed while working on utility systems.
- Completed daily maintenance tasks in record time to maximize productivity.
- Executed tasks within time and budget constraints.
- pack and unpack plastic bottles.
- ran 3-4 machines all 8 hours
- prepare boxes with bags for machines with robots can properly load boxes.
Education
Bakery Deploma - Culinary
Elisa Promes
New Brunswick, NJ09-2015
Skills
- Dish preparation
- Food and beverage pairing
- Pantry restocking
- Kitchen operations management
- Signature dish creation
- Food preparation techniques
- Food presentation
- Kitchen equipment operations
- Seafood preparation
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Chef
Quintanas Mexican Restaurant and Bakey
04.2021 - Current
Forklift Operator
Simplehuman
03.2018 - 11.2020
Cake Decorator
La Bon Bake Shoppes
10.2013 - 02.2017
Utility Worker
Berry Plastics
04.2003 - 02.2013
Bakery Deploma - Culinary
Elisa Promes