Nina Lopez
Palm Desert,CA
Summary
I value being of help to everyone around me and building strong work relationships where everyone feels supported and encouraged. Nominated twice for Five-Star for taking on new responsibilities and my dedication to consistently creating beautiful desserts for outlets and personalization. I love trying new recipes and techniques and am always seeking new knowledge.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Cook II
The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
03.2022 - Current
- Prepare and bake food according to the recipe, quality, and presentation standards.
- Review the day's production goals and complete tasks based on importance.
- Offer guidance and teach coworkers and new hires operation standards.
- Prepare and complete desserts for multiple outlets simultaneously.
- Managed inventory levels and placed orders for ingredients.
- Anticipate business levels and prepare ingredients accordingly.
- Work stations where I am interacting with customers and fulfilling their wishes and needs.
- Collaborating with other departments to personalize customer experiences for moments they will never forget.
Pastry Cook
The Real Italian Deli
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Interacted with customers while multitasking scaling, baking, and garnishing desserts.
- Maintained a safe and clean working environment for customers and staff.
- Kept track of inventory levels and communicated the bakery's needs.
- Worked side by side with the head pastry chef to mise, bake, and garnish according to their discretion.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH2026
Skills
- Experience with making pastries, breads, cakes, and caramels
- Chocolate writing where I can personalize plates for guests
- Organization
- Communicative to coworkers and staff
- Food safety and sanitation
- Workflow and production management
- Precision measuring
- Training staff
- Dessert Preparation
- Inventory Rotation
- Accurate with a sense of urgency
Timeline
Pastry Cook II
The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
03.2022 - Current
Pastry Cook
The Real Italian Deli
02.2020 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Southern New Hampshire University