Paola Elizondo
Avon,CO
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Cook
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Vail, CO
11.2023 - Current
- Scaled out and mixed ingredients according to recipes and procedures.
- Prepared wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies and tarts by following traditional and modern recipes.
- Demonstrated attention to detail in crafting intricate pastry designs, resulting in excellent presentation and visual appeal for customers.
- Maintained cleanliness and proper food safety standards, ensuring a safe working environment for all staff members.
- Adapted quickly to new techniques and equipment, increasing overall productivity within the kitchen team.
- Supported a positive work environment through effective communication and teamwork among staff members.
- Decorated pastries with different icings and toppings, using spatulas, scrapers and piping bags.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by creating visually appealing and delicious pastries for a high-end bakery.
- Produced allergy-friendly gluten-, dairy- and egg-free variations of classic recipes.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
Pastry Cook
Live Aqua
San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Prepared wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies and tarts by following traditional and modern recipes.
- New dessert items for seasonal and special events.
- Oversaw pastry coolers and storage areas to monitor ingredient and supply inventory levels.
- Utilized pastry blenders, wire whisks and sifters to combine measured ingredients into bowls.
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste, and presentation.
- Operated ovens and bakery equipment to prepare products according to recipes.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
- Prepared dough for variety of pastries, cakes and breads.
- Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling, and measuring ingredients and operating mixer.
- Prepared frostings and other toppings for cakes and pastries.
- Scaled out and mixed ingredients according to recipes and procedures.
- Decorated pastries with different icings and toppings, using spatulas, scrapers and piping bags.
- Replenished and rotated food items, following correct food cooling and storage procedures.
Education
Gastronomy: Culinary
Universidad Tecnológica De Chihuahua Sur
Chihuahua, Chihuahua04.2023
High School Diploma -
COBACH
Chihuahua, Chihuahua06.2019
Skills
- Recipe Development
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Glazing and Icing Application
- Food Safety
- Icings and Fondant
- Production Management
- Quality Control
- Customer Service
- Cake Decorating
- Oven Operation
- Equipment Cleaning
- Team Cooperation
- Cake and Pastry Decoration
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Limited Working
Timeline
Pastry Cook
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
11.2023 - Current
Pastry Cook
Live Aqua
01.2023 - 04.2023
Gastronomy: Culinary
Universidad Tecnológica De Chihuahua Sur
High School Diploma -
COBACH