Miguel Santiago
Los Angeles,CA
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kitchen Manager
GIGGLES N HUGS
Los Angeles, CA, USA
- I have so many skills and experience in the kitchen.
- Americans foods pizzas Italian foods and mexicans foods ....
- Maintained a clean and safe work environment, adhering to all health department regulations and guidelines.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Checked and tested foods to verify quality and temperature.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Reduced food waste by closely monitoring inventory levels and implementing proper food storage techniques.
- Mentored and trained new team members, fostering a positive culture of teamwork and collaboration within the kitchen staff.
Barback
Jameson
Santa Monica, CA
- Assisted bartenders with drink preparation tasks, resulting in faster service for patrons.
- Maintained cleanliness of all bar areas according to health department standards through diligent sanitation practices.
- Restocked ice, condiments, and snacks.
- Assisted with inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels of liquor, beer, wine, garnishes, and other bar supplies.
- Restocked glassware, cleaned tables and organized supplies to meet demanding trading periods throughout shift.
- Replaced empty kegs and soda syrups.
- Delivered food to customers at bar and tables.
- Assisted in setting up and breaking down bar area for special events.
Server
Maple Block
Culver City, CA
04.2019 - 11.2024
- Demonstrated strong multitasking skills by managing multiple tables simultaneously without compromising service quality.
- Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills, and handle complimentary items.
- Collaborated with team members during busy shifts for efficient workflow and excellent guest experiences.
Bartender
Maple Block
Culver City, CA
04.2021 - 10.2024
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Efficiently opened or closed the bar according to established procedures, ensuring preparedness for each shift.
- Contributed to a positive work environment through effective teamwork and communication with colleagues.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing excellent service and crafting high-quality cocktails.
Busser/Food Runner
Enterprise Fish Co
Santa Monica, CA, USA
01.2014 - 04.2018
- Reset and cleaned tables quickly to prepare for new customers.
- Collected trash, wiped up spills, and removed trays to maintain fresh and clean customer areas.
- Worked quickly, communicated with other staff and always looked for better ways of completing tasks to improve productivity and keep tables ready for incoming guests.
- Completed side work duties, ensuring that all necessary supplies were stocked for shift success.
- Kept close eye on customers to quickly spot leaving guests and clear tables for future patrons.
- Trained new staff in bussing and cleaning procedures.
- Maintained high levels of cleanliness throughout shifts, contributing to overall restaurant presentation.
- Organized and cleaned assigned sections by sanitizing and cleaning table, counter, and kitchen surfaces.
- Reduced wait times for tables by quickly clearing and resetting them after guests departed.
Education
High school or equivalent - Mathematics
Venice High School
Culver City, CA04.2025
Skills
- Busser
- Expo
- Food Service
- Bussing
- Math
- Customer service
- MATLAB
- Kitchen Management Experience
- SolidWorks
Certification
- Kitchen manager, Present
- ServSafe
- Bartender certified
- Server experience for 4 years
Timeline
Bartender
Maple Block
04.2021 - 10.2024
Server
Maple Block
04.2019 - 11.2024
Busser/Food Runner
Enterprise Fish Co
01.2014 - 04.2018
High school or equivalent - Mathematics
Venice High School
Kitchen Manager
GIGGLES N HUGS
Barback
Jameson