Peter Hom
Baker/Pastry Cook
Staten Island,NY
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pastry Cook
Union Square Events
Brooklyn, NY
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Prepared wide variety of pastries such as cakes, cookies, breads and tarts by following traditional and modern recipes
- Produced large quantities of different pastries, sauces, and compotes daily, including up to 1000 cookies and 40 kilograms of compote at a time
- Adapted to menu changes according different circumstances, such as seasonal items and allergy requests
- Kept pastry coolers, freezers dry storage items and clean and organized
- Utilized FIFO in order to ensure freshness of ingredients being used
- Streamlined production processes to increase efficiency, allowing the team to proceed with production within a shorter time frame
Retail Sales Associate
Carlo's Bakery
New York, NY
07.2022 - 04.2024
- Checked pricing, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs
- Provided accurate information about promotions, customer programs and products, helping drive high customer retention
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections and purchases
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments
- Used POS system to process sales, returns, online orders and gift card activations
- Informed customers of current store promotions to encourage additional sales purchases
Baker
Carlo's Bakery
New York, NY
09.2021 - 04.2024
- Filled out inventory and production sheets and informed head baker of stock levels
- Provided customers with information concerning ingredients, allergens, and freshness
- Frosted and iced cakes, cupcakes and donuts
- Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, scaling and portioning
- Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven
- Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste and presentation
- Served between 200 and 600 bakery customers daily with professional and effective customer service
- Created appealing displays to showcase products in bakery.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
Education
Associates in Baking And Pastry Arts -
Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY 09.2020 - 08.2022
Skills
Solid foundation in Culinary and Pastry Arts
Food safety
Pastry preparation
Workflow management
Allergy awareness
Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
Servsafe Certified
Timeline
Pastry Cook
Union Square Events
05.2024 - 10.2024
Retail Sales Associate
Carlo's Bakery
07.2022 - 04.2024
Baker
Carlo's Bakery
09.2021 - 04.2024
Servsafe Certified
07-2021
Associates in Baking And Pastry Arts -
Culinary Institute of America
09.2020 - 08.2022