Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
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Accomplishments
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Rocio Dalilah Salinas

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Encouraging Director and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Operations

Southwest Food Excellence, Comal ISD
07.2024 - Current

Responsibilities included: Supervise assigned 35 campuses within the district by regular visits which include overseeing the following paperwork accuracy, unit costs, inventory control, employee training and USDA compliance

  • Act as a liaison between SFE management and the client
  • Prepare initial draft of district budgets P&L’s weekly and monthly, reviewing and approving paperwork for area and submitting necessary reports to VP
  • Trains and develops Food Service Directors
  • Ensures that duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood
  • Verifies and submit districts payroll
  • Interviews, hire and complete all new hire data into ADP system

Quality Assurance Specialist

Compass Connections
05.2023 - Current

Responsibilities included: Provide evaluative oversight of the National School Lunch Program activities and deliverables and supervision of the National School Lunch Program Director

Provide evaluation and supportive services and managed 6 programs in the residential service division in the areas of assets, maintenance, food, transportation, and travel/safety

  • Serve as a liaison between the residential programs and supply vendors, using Compass Connections procurement as appropriate, as it relates to travel, safety, food, maintenance, and assets
  • Provide tactical and strategic coordination during emergency evacuation of the service population
  • Provide oversight of division safety initiatives and workplace safety data

General Manager

Southwest Food Service Placed at Clint Independent School District
06.2020 - 01.2022
  • Responsibilities included: Direct and managing the district’s child nutrition programs
  • Led a team of136 staff members while maintaining federal and state standards on child nutrition
  • Maintain and create yearly budgets and financials along with the maintenance of monthly expenses
  • Develop and execute annual plans while upholding the highest ethical standards and utilizing sound business practices in preparation for State Review with TDA
  • Developed and present market research and worked collaboratively with the marketing department to expand the market to recruit and hire
  • Assist with preparing the food menus
  • Ensure OSHA regulatory compliance and state and federal work and food guidelines
  • Monitor cafeteria staff and ensure that the daily meals follow state guidelines
  • Worked in collaboration with other school directors to implement a home meal delivery to students during the pandemic

Director of Child Nutrition

Tornillo Independent School District
02.2018 - 06.2020
  • Responsibilities included: Direct and managing the district’s child nutrition programs
  • Conduct monthly checks and balances to ensure regulatory state and federal compliance with nutrition programs
  • Submit monthly state claims for reimbursable meals
  • Approved staff payroll
  • Select, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and make recommendations related to assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal
  • Compile, maintain, and file reports, records, and other required documents
  • Prepare documentation for the state audit
  • Assist in the preparation of food menus

Nutrition Specialist

San Elizario Independent School District
10.2009 - 02.2018
  • Responsibilities included: Assist the director with regulatory compliance and administrative duties
  • Follow established procedures with daily documentation, tally sheets, meal count for kids, safety hazard awareness, ensure that proper signage was placed correctly, negotiate prices with vendors, and submit food and nonfood orders for timely delivery
  • Follow the nutritional guidelines for the food items to be served
  • Assist with menu planning and creating the food brochure
  • Ensured accurate and timely processing of weekly orders by following state and federal regulations
  • Supervised cafeteria managers by weekly menu orders
  • Worked closely with vendors to ensure the proper delivery of products
  • Accurately entered transactions into the proprietary company accounting system and kept budgets and balances up to date
  • Develop and execute annual plans while upholding the highest ethical standards and utilizing sound business practices
  • Prepared for State Review with TDA

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration - Management

Park University
Parkville, MD
05.2019

Masters of Healthcare Administration - Human Resources

Park University
Parkville, Missouri
07.2022

Spanish National -

El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
06.2002

Data Science -

Coursera
El Paso
01.2022

Skills

  • Paycom, Teams, Excel, outlook, Webex, PowerPoint, SalesForce, Email, Internet Browsers, ADP Workforce, Titan, Systems Design
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PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

  • Leadership Experience
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Business Development
  • Expense Control
  • Fostering Innovation
  • Loyal and Committed to Organization’s Mission and Vision
  • Accountability and Transparency
  • Empathic

LANGUAGES

Speak, read and write English and Spanish

Accomplishments

  • 2023 Successful State Review
  • 2022 Successful State Review
  • 2019 Successful State Review
  • Texas Department of Agriculture

Timeline

Director of Operations

Southwest Food Excellence, Comal ISD
07.2024 - Current

Quality Assurance Specialist

Compass Connections
05.2023 - Current

General Manager

Southwest Food Service Placed at Clint Independent School District
06.2020 - 01.2022

Director of Child Nutrition

Tornillo Independent School District
02.2018 - 06.2020

Nutrition Specialist

San Elizario Independent School District
10.2009 - 02.2018

Bachelors of Business Administration - Management

Park University

Masters of Healthcare Administration - Human Resources

Park University

Spanish National -

El Paso Community College

Data Science -

Coursera
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