Sandra Lopez
Los Angeles
Summary
A hard-working, passionate, and safety-conscious baker with 10+ years’ experience. A creatively inclined individual who has exceptional baking skills seeking a pastry chef and baker ASSISTANT position Dining Service.
Skilled pastry chef knowledgeable about recipe development, inventory management and team leadership. Specialties include and desserts.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Chef
El mana bakery
Los Angeles, CA
05.2025 - Current
- Prepared and baked a variety of pastries and desserts daily.
- Ensured compliance with food safety and sanitation standards consistently.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to create seasonal dessert menus.
- Developed new recipes to enhance guest dining experiences creatively.
- Assisted in menu planning for all pastry items.
- Decorated cakes with intricate designs and patterns.
- Prepared doughs, fillings and icings according to recipes.
- Developed unique recipes for pastries and desserts, using seasonal ingredients.
Pastry Chef
Intercontinental Hotels Group, Ihg
Los Angeles, California
10.2022 - 03.2025
- Run bakery goods production schedule and supervised daily product orders.
- Trained and supervised assistant pastry chefs on all day-to-day matters.
- Decorated cakes designed for a variety of occasions and completed special orders agenda.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to create seasonal dessert menus.
- Ensured compliance with food safety and sanitation standards consistently.
- Developed new recipes to enhance guest dining experiences creatively.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization in the pastry station consistently.
- Assisted in menu planning for all pastry items.
- Decorated cakes with intricate designs and patterns.
UCLA
Bakery asisten
Los Angeles, California
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Prepared a variety of baked goods, including bread, pastries, cookies, and sweet rolls.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
Education
GED - ESL
Evans community Adult school
Skills
- Knowledge of the baking chemistry
- Developing own baking recipes
- Organization
- Work in high volume production
- Skilled in using ovens, slicer, baler and other baking equipment
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Recipe development
- Food safety compliance
- Pastry decoration
- Menu planning
- Team collaboration
- Inventory management
- Quality control
- Effective communication
- Project coordination
Timeline
Pastry Chef
El mana bakery
05.2025 - Current
Pastry Chef
Intercontinental Hotels Group, Ihg
10.2022 - 03.2025
UCLA
Bakery asisten
01.2021 - 03.2022
GED - ESL
Evans community Adult school