Rebecca McKinley
Riverside,CA
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Dining Services Cook
University Of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
10.2021 - Current
- Adhere to all food handling and sanitation guidelines established by the university.
- Complied with health and safety regulations, maintaining top cleanliness and organization.
- Interact with team members and guests in a high volume dining setting.- Average clientele ~ 3,000 during dinner service
- Train and or lead one or more Assistant Cooks, Sr. Food Service Workers or Students in proper food preparation, service and sanitation.
- Provide team leadership, training and support in production and/or service of one or more food products for a specific station or multiple stations or units from a specified menu.
Back of House Supervisor
King's Fish House
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Monitored food preparation, production and plating for quality control.
- Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations by checking food temperatures, sanitation levels, proper storage, etc..
- Participates in interviews and selection of new kitchen crew.
- Controlled food costs and managed inventory.
- Directed activities of team of skilled kitchen workers preparing and serving meals.
Adjunct Faculty
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Instruct Valley College students on the role nutrients play in the body, and methods to reach optimal health through nutrition, diet, and exercise.
- Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles.
- Designed and distributed feedback forms to continually improve teaching ability and develop stronger connection with students.
- Evaluated and selected instructional materials and texts to prepare course materials and lesson plans related to nutrition and disease.
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Developed creative and effective teaching methods for course content to capture students attention.
Kitchen Manager
Dog Haus
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
06.2017 - 04.2018
- Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.
- Participate in accident prevention and ensure safety in the workplace: (eg: Identifying potential safety or fire hazards, Writing reports on all injuries and accidents, Making sure that all staff know the location of where the first aid kits and how to use them).
- Create weekly schedules, assign colleagues in appropriate stations and adjust around personal schedules/ time off requests.
- Participate and lead roll out programs to the menu, seasonal items, and recipe changes.
- Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and cleanliness of production and service areas.
- Maintained kitchen cleanliness and sanitation through correct procedures and scheduled cleaning of surfaces and equipment.
- Resolved challenging customer complaints to full satisfaction, promoting brand loyalty and maximizing repeat business.
Lead Nutrition Assistant
Valenta Eating Disorder Clinic
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
04.2014 - 05.2017
- Direct and produce appetizing, and economical meals customized for patient’s nutritional requirements.
- Adhere to dietary restrictions and/or intolerances, vegetarianism, religious restrictions, and any other substitutions for patient meals.
- Collaborate with the registered dietitian to teach nutrition classes and food experiential classes to strengthen patient knowledge of nutrition and food handling practices in the kitchen.
- Train new hires to meet health standards for sanitary practices in food preparation.
- Arranged monthly themed parties: decorating the meal area on a budget and preparing themed meals to meet party and patient requirements.
- Coordinated menus and ordered necessary items to prepare food for medical requirements.
Education
Associate of Science - Aviation Science
Mt. San Antonio
Walnut, CA08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Anthropology
California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2016
Timeline
Dining Services Cook
University Of California, Riverside
10.2021 - Current
Back of House Supervisor
King's Fish House
04.2018 - 12.2020
Adjunct Faculty
San Bernardino Valley College
08.2017 - 05.2019
Kitchen Manager
Dog Haus
06.2017 - 04.2018
Lead Nutrition Assistant
Valenta Eating Disorder Clinic
04.2014 - 05.2017
Associate of Science - Aviation Science
Mt. San Antonio
Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Anthropology
California State University Fullerton
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