Ryan Hester
Panama City Beach,FL
Summary
Dedicated, passionate and hard working. Enjoys learning, expressing creativity and new ideas. Focused individual who has humble pride in his work and enjoys accomplishments. Stays on task very well with excellent organizational skills; promotes proper preparation. Goal is to find or be discovered by a company/group/individual where my talent and efficiency will be recognized as well as utilized in a way that will open opportunities to transcend and excel a future in the hospitality industry.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Prep Cook/Dishwasher
Angelina's Pizzeria
06.2019
- Food Preparation, Pizza line worker and occasional dish duties involved along with stocking, rotation and deep cleaning.
Dishwasher
A Divine Event @ Vinewood Stables
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Responsible for dish & silverware related cleaning activities to include organizing & running glassware through a commercial dishwasher, deep cleaning, and breaking down event equipment to load into a box truck.
Cook/Prep
Sonic Drive-In
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Responsible for food preparation, grill & fry cooking, burger dress and hot dog stations, dishwashing, deep cleaning and stocking.
Decorator / Driver
Five Daughters Bakery
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Responsible for food preparation and assisting with truck order deliveries - stocking and rotation. Duties included decorating pastries, loading and unloading items as well as organizing, stocking kitchen and driving the delivery truck to store front locations to pick up or drop off items and products. Some planning involved.
Pool Cleaner
WaterClear Pools
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Began in training. Responsible for some warehouse stocking and rotation, loaded work truck and planned route. Performed drives to customer locations, cleaned and balanced pools. Data entry and reporting equipment mechanical status duties included in this position, as well as advertising new or re-finished pool coatings.
Dishwasher
Market 27
10.2018 - 11.2018
- Primary dishwasher but also assisted with truck orders. Employment was brief unfortunately due to company going out of business into winter months.
Lead Cook/Supervisor
Modica Market
05.2018 - 09.2018
- Trained under previous chef, responsible for: deli case presentation, placing and receiving truck orders through multiple vendors for B.O.H. , kitchen cooking to include food prep, baking, grilling & utilizing an open flame stove. Inventory, rotation, stocking, cleaning, some training and dish duties involved.
Cook/Prep
Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill
04.2018 - 07.2018
- Opened fry and salad station occasionally. Worked these stations night shifts for the most part to close. Also assisted with truck delivery- stocking and rotation, dish washing and food prep.
Beach Attendant
Dillons Beach Services
03.2018 - 04.2018
- Received set orders, made reserve tags, delivered and set up equipment at locations, as well as picked up equipment when reservations were ended. Also received training to perform beach bonfires in the similar fashion.
Cook/Prep
HALF SHELL OYSTER HOUSE
06.2017 - 09.2017
- Truck delivery help- responsibility included assisting in truck deliveries two days a week, including unloading, labeling, stocking and rotating dry storage, freezer and walk-in cooler.
- Prep/cook- learned recipes, which included learning system used on 'recipe book' (tablets), responsible for efficiency and accuracy in proper food preparation, labeling and storage, as well as stocking or breaking down food line stations.
- Worked fry & salad stations on food line
- Trained new employees
- Deep cleaned, and occasional dish duties also were performed.
- Started a week after grand opening, therefore was able to ~Avg. 60-70 hours a week
Brand Ambassador/Sales Associate
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Outlet
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Represented the brand, assisted in sales by welcoming customers and trying to promote the best satisfactory experience possible.
- Responsibilities included customer service, floor and back-stocker, recovery, replenishment, shrink (loss) prevention and assisted in package delivery and placement on truck arrival days. Also learned and utilized tools for performing stock scans on the sales floor as well as the back of house storage area.
Contractor
Destiny Worship Center
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Contractor Landscaper - Fireside Cafe Assistant - Computer Data Entry
- Responsibilities consisted of food prep, food presentation, serving, dishwashing and cleaning duties.
- Occasional landscaping and computer data entry as well.
Package Handler (Seasonal) / Driver's Helper
United Postal Services
11.2016 - 01.2017
- Seasonal work consisted of loading and unloading trucks, performing transfers and delivering packages from truck to specified location. Fast paced.
- Assigned a golf cart route where responsible for efficiency in delivery of packages on residential routes via gas powered cart, which included scanning packages and working the board (UPS scanner and O.S.)
Education
High school or equivalent -
Niceville Senior High School
Niceville, FL01.2012
Skills
- Grill
- Food Service
- Food Prep
- Kitchen Staff
- Delivery Truck Driver
- Busser
- Load & Unload
- Restaurant Experience
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Cooking
- Hospitality
- Quality Control and innovation
Certification
- Food Handler, Florida ServSafe Certified
- Certification
References
- Michael Madsen, 770.412.3392
- Tony Davis, 850.259.6900
- Samantha Vaggalis, 850.650.6800
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate :
- North Carolina
- Indiana
- California
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Oregon
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Dishwasher
A Divine Event @ Vinewood Stables
09.2019 - 12.2019
Prep Cook/Dishwasher
Angelina's Pizzeria
06.2019
Cook/Prep
Sonic Drive-In
06.2019 - 08.2019
Decorator / Driver
Five Daughters Bakery
02.2019 - 05.2019
Pool Cleaner
WaterClear Pools
11.2018 - 02.2019
Dishwasher
Market 27
10.2018 - 11.2018
Lead Cook/Supervisor
Modica Market
05.2018 - 09.2018
Cook/Prep
Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill
04.2018 - 07.2018
Beach Attendant
Dillons Beach Services
03.2018 - 04.2018
Cook/Prep
HALF SHELL OYSTER HOUSE
06.2017 - 09.2017
Brand Ambassador/Sales Associate
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Outlet
03.2017 - 06.2017
Contractor
Destiny Worship Center
11.2016 - 06.2017
Package Handler (Seasonal) / Driver's Helper
United Postal Services
11.2016 - 01.2017
High school or equivalent -
Niceville Senior High School
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