Shameka Thomas
St. Petersburg
Summary
Professional culinary specialist with demonstrated expertise in high-pressure kitchen environments. Adept at preparing diverse dishes with precision and consistency, ensuring top-quality results. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, consistently meeting evolving kitchen demands. Reliable, with proficiency in food safety, knife skills, and efficient station management.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Line Cook
Cheddars
Pinellas Park, FL
08.2025 - Current
- Assisted in training new kitchen staff on cooking techniques and operational procedures.
- Executed daily prep tasks, ensuring consistency and quality of menu items.
- Monitored food temperatures and storage conditions to uphold health regulations.
- Contributed to menu development by providing feedback on dish performance and customer preferences.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean and safe working environment, adhering to health and safety guidelines.
Line Cook
Pelican Gulf Club
Clearwater Beach, FL
10.2023 - 06.2025
- Prepared high-quality dishes following established recipes and presentation standards.
- Ensured kitchen safety and sanitation compliance for food preparation areas.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow during peak service hours.
- Maintained inventory levels, restocking supplies as needed to ensure efficiency.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen workspace and equipment.
Line Cook
Don Cesar
03.2018 - 08.2020
- Support employers with job assignments and shifts
- Previous experience in prep cooking, culinary and other related fields (catering events)
- Multitask projects to complete requirements by end of day
- Offer strong team leadership skills
- Memorize, record, and comprehend menu items, plate appearance and portions
- Knowledge on all sanitation and food production codes (OSHA)
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to coordinate timely food delivery and maintain service flow.
- Processed orders efficiently using point-of-sale systems for accurate billing and inventory management.
- Delivered exceptional customer service, ensuring guest satisfaction and repeat business.
Education
Associate Science - Social Services Youth development
Saint Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL05-2024
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Osceola High School
Seminole, FL01-2006
Skills
- Food preparation
- Food plating
- Temperature control
- Knife skills
- Portion control
- Grilling techniques
- Food safety
- Allergen awareness
- Food presentation
- Cleaning procedures
- Ingredient identification
- Recipe execution
- Cleaning and organization
- Ingredient preparation
- Professional attitude
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
Certification
- ServSafe
Timeline
Line Cook
Cheddars
08.2025 - Current
Line Cook
Pelican Gulf Club
10.2023 - 06.2025
Line Cook
Don Cesar
03.2018 - 08.2020
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Osceola High School
Associate Science - Social Services Youth development
Saint Petersburg College