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Paul Lupo

Austin

Summary

Passionate and innovative professional with extensive experience in the pastry and cake decorating field. Skilled in bakery science and techniques, team leading, and guest satisfaction. Highly motivated and committed to fostering a collaborative work environment, showcasing creative problem-solving abilities, and delivering results to achieve business objectives.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Grocery Team Member

Whole Foods Market
Austin
02.2025 - Current
  • Maintain consistently store-fronted and stocked aisles.
  • Display knowledge of product location and information to guests, and walk guests to said location.
  • Quickly stock products in an efficient manner, help build displays, and maintain store process standards.
  • Train Store Support Team Members on their shadowing days.

Bakery Assistant Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
Austin
03.2022 - 02.2025

⦁ Helped guide the team in becoming Store Process Certified.

⦁ Building a strong relationship with team members and helping create a positive work environment.

⦁ Delegating tasks thoroughly and staying organized throughout daily tasks.

⦁ Using Excel to make team member schedules, production logs, and organized product charts.

⦁ Training staff on various positions, displaying excellent guest service, expanding knowledge on products, understanding and enacting sensible cross-merchandising to increase sales and unit growth%.

⦁ Supporting team leader, displaying good communication skills, and taking the initiative to meet deadlines.

⦁ Showcasing the ability to pick up new tasks quickly and staying motivated to continue learning and developing skills.

Bakery Supervisor

Whole Foods Market Inc
Austin
07.2021 - 03.2022

⦁ Helping delegate tasks to team members to ensure that the bakery is working efficiently as a whole.

⦁ Trained on Par Batch Production Logs, Short-walks, Allergen Walks, Planograms, Food-Safety Self-Audits, etc.

⦁ Assisting Team Leader in various tasks and communicating to store leadership throughout each day.

⦁ Cross-Trained on most positions in bakery.

Bakery Cake Decorator

Whole Foods Market
Auistin
09.2019 - 07.2021

⦁ Demonstrated ability to be cross-trained on any bakery position that needed assistance.

⦁ Team player, answering emails, phone calls, and in-person clientele.

⦁ Able to follow tasks efficiently, keep a positive attitude throughout our busiest seasons, and remain focused throughout each work day.

Head Decorator and Assistant MAnager

Anns Kitchen Cakes
Austin
04.2017 - 07.2019

⦁ Being able to delegate tasks and help coworkers stay on task, hold wedding consultations with professionalism, helping customers reach a goal for their vision, increasing sales through creative discussion with clientele.

⦁ Working the register, multitasking between making pastries and cakes, serving in-house customers, taking phone calls, and responding to emails.

⦁ Displaying leadership skills, able to answer questions quickly, and able to work with a large diversity of clientele and coworkers.

Line Cook, Host, and Server

Tommy's On Thomas
Hammond
06.2008 - 03.2017
  • Continuously demonstrating teamwork, communication, and multitasking in a strenuous and fast-moving environment.
  • Ensured that all dishes were prepared according to recipe specifications.
  • Adhered to sanitation policies at all times when handling food products.
  • Working under pressure, serving a variety of clientele in a professional manner, and adapting to constant change throughout each shift.
  • Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.

Cake Decorator and Pastry Assistant

The Cocoa Bean Bakery
Hammond
06.2013 - 10.2016

⦁ Working under the instruction of the owner, staying organized, completing tasks in a timely fashion, maintaining a positive working relationship with coworkers.

⦁ Being able to discuss and help a customer reach a goal to achieve the most efficient sales, P.O.S. system experience, and working quickly with numbers and prices.

⦁ Ability to notice the fine details and efficiently eliminate the chance for error, work independently on tasks without having to consult others for assistance, and learning new tasks quickly.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Culinary Arts With A Concentration in Pastry

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux
12-2014

Associate of Arts - Visual Arts

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
05-2008

Skills

  • Communication Skills and Time Management
  • Product Knowledge and Guest Service
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, and Cheftec
  • WPM 50-65
  • Sales Analysis
  • Inventory and Staff Management
  • Cake Decorating
  • Food safety and Procedures
  • Baking Science and Pastry Technique
  • Detail Oriented and Strong Collaboration

Timeline

Grocery Team Member

Whole Foods Market
02.2025 - Current

Bakery Assistant Team Leader

Whole Foods Market Inc
03.2022 - 02.2025

Bakery Supervisor

Whole Foods Market Inc
07.2021 - 03.2022

Bakery Cake Decorator

Whole Foods Market
09.2019 - 07.2021

Head Decorator and Assistant MAnager

Anns Kitchen Cakes
04.2017 - 07.2019

Cake Decorator and Pastry Assistant

The Cocoa Bean Bakery
06.2013 - 10.2016

Line Cook, Host, and Server

Tommy's On Thomas
06.2008 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Science - Culinary Arts With A Concentration in Pastry

Nicholls State University

Associate of Arts - Visual Arts

Southeastern Louisiana University
Paul Lupo
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