Margaret Crawford
Montgomery,AL
Summary
Skilled Pastry Chef knowledgeable about recipe development and team leadership. Specialties include Italian and French desserts. Offering the unique experience of a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Adds value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal, and multitasking abilities. Meets tight deadlines every time. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success. Dedicated employee known for punctuality, pursuing employment options where good customer service and positive attitude will make a difference.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Chef
Green Valley Grill
Greensboro, NC
10.2024 - Current
- Managed time efficiently to produce high-quality goods within tight deadlines.
- Ensured that all equipment was properly cleaned, maintained, stored and calibrated regularly.
- Ordered necessary supplies to maintain adequate inventory levels of baking ingredients.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to Pastry Cooks.
- Collaborated with other chefs in developing new recipes for pastries and desserts.
- Organized daily tasks for the entire team of Pastry Cooks ensuring efficient workflow.
- Assisted in menu planning for all pastry items.
- Supervised preparation and presentation of desserts for catered events.
- Maintained a clean working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations.
Pastry Chef
Congress Hall
Cape May, NJ
10.2023 - 10.2024
- Stocked cafe shelves with freshly-baked goods throughout the day as needed.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to Pastry Cooks.
- Created custom cakes for birthdays and other special occasions.
- Ordered necessary supplies to maintain adequate inventory levels of baking ingredients.
- Ensured that all equipment was properly cleaned, maintained, stored and calibrated regularly.
- Assisted in menu planning for all pastry items.
- Organized daily tasks for the entire team of Pastry Cooks ensuring efficient workflow.
- Developed unique recipes for pastries and desserts, using seasonal ingredients.
- Supervised preparation and presentation of desserts for catered events.
- Developed weekly specials to improve business offerings.
Pastry Chef
Vintage Hospitality Group
Montgomery, AL
12.2021 - 10.2023
- Successfully ran three restaurant's pastry programs, each with different menu focuses; Ravello Ristorante, Vintage Year, and Vintage Cafe.
- Created dozens of Italian desserts for Ravello, such as tiramisu, panna cotta, torta della nona, budino, sorbets and gelatos daily from scratch.
- Created high quality breakfast pastries for Vintage Cafe and other wholesale cafes, such as scones, braids, biscuits, etc. from scratch.
- Created traditional fine dining desserts for Vintage Year, such as crème brûlée, olive oil cake, millionaire bar, etc. from scratch.
- Supervised and led the preparation and presentation of desserts for seasonal offerings, special events and personal requests.
- Coached pastry team on policies, procedures and performance strategies.
- Perfected new recipes and relayed proper techniques to the pastry team.
4th Grade Teacher
Dalraida Elementary School
Montgomery, AL
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
- Helped students build learning and study skills to achieve educational goals.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Monitored student progress using exams and assignments to check for thorough understanding.
- Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates and grading.
- Developed interesting course plans with multimedia learning tools to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions.
- Maintained safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.
Math Intervention Specialist
Pike Road Intermediate School
Pike Road, Alabama
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Was hired under Title One to be Pike Road’s first full-time Math Intervention Specialist as a first year teacher.
- Worked with Tier 3 students, ranging from grades 5-7.
- Created a schedule to see each group of students for the last 30 minutes of their Math class twice a week, for an hour of instruction per week.
- Planned the lessons using a variation of instructional strategies and resources to differentiate instruction.
- Over the course of the school year many of my students were moved down to Tier 2 or showed major growth towards approaching grade level.
- Built trusting rapport with students and parents.
- Maintained student records in accordance with district standards.
- Evaluated student needs to provide helpful resources and support.
- Adapted instructional techniques to appropriate ages and skill levels of supervised students.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Troy University
Troy, Alabama05.2019
Skills
- High volume production
- Planning
- Working collaboratively
- Conflict resolution
- Decision-making
- Communication
- Time management
- Professionalism
- Safe food handling
- Develops complex recipes
Timeline
Pastry Chef
Green Valley Grill
10.2024 - Current
Pastry Chef
Congress Hall
10.2023 - 10.2024
Pastry Chef
Vintage Hospitality Group
12.2021 - 10.2023
4th Grade Teacher
Dalraida Elementary School
06.2020 - 12.2021
Math Intervention Specialist
Pike Road Intermediate School
08.2019 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Troy University
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