MONICA A AGUILAR
Summary
Motivated cook with 10 years of experience preparing delicious meals for customers. Polished in following proper food handling methods and maintaining correct temperature of food products. Creative and artistic professional committed to strengthening kitchen team with better collaboration, recipes and cooking techniques.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook And Prep Cook
Stanford Health Care
Stanford
07.2019 - Current
- My duties studying recipes, setting up menus and preparing high-quality dishes
- You should be able to delegate tasks to kitchen staff to ensure meals are prepared in a timely manner
- Also, you should be familiar with sanitation regulations
- Prepares ingredients by following recipes; slicing, cutting, chopping, mincing, stirring, whipping and mixing ingredients; adding seasonings, verifying taste and plating meals
- Restocked main kitchen areas with items from shelves, coolers and freezers
Prep Cook
Flagship Inc
1180 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale
11.2023 - 02.2025
- Demonstrated strong multitasking abilities, managing multiple food stations simultaneously without compromising quality or speed.
- Washed, peeled, and cut fruits and vegetables in advance to save time on food preparation.
- Maintained clean, hygienic kitchen workspace by sweeping, mopping, and taking out trash.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Reduced food waste by properly storing ingredients and monitoring expiration dates.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness, ensuring safe and hygienic work environment.
- Enhanced kitchen efficiency by preparing ingredients ahead of busy shifts.
Cashier
Stanford University
Stanford
04.2013 - 06.2019
- Directed trash removal and sanitation procedures to keep aisles and register area organized
- Maintained clean and orderly checkout areas by sanitizing register belts, emptying trash cans and organizing candy racks
- Receiving payments and issuing receipts, gift-wrapping packages and keeping track of all cash and credit transactions, to be successful in this role, I should have previous experience in a customer service position and good knowledge of how cash registers operate
Dishwasher
Areotek
Sunnyvale, CA
03.2009 - 05.2013
- Mixed soap, water and sanitizer together to create cleaning solutions for daily use
- Followed all safety guidelines while handling sharp objects like knives or forks
- Wash and store all tableware and kitchenware, keep dish room clean and organized, maintain adequate levels of clean tableware for dining room and kitchen, Bag and haul dish room trash to dumpster at designed times
Skills
- Decision-making
- Written and verbal communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Empathy
- Friendliness
- Open-mindedness
- Concision and clarity
- Respect
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Asking questions
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Cleaning and organization
- Multitasking and organization
- Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
- Cooking
- Grilling
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Prep Cook
Flagship Inc
11.2023 - 02.2025
Cook And Prep Cook
Stanford Health Care
07.2019 - Current
Cashier
Stanford University
04.2013 - 06.2019
Dishwasher
Areotek
03.2009 - 05.2013