Shamere Grimes
San Francisco,CA
Summary
To develop and pursue a career that will allow me to express my creativity and passion while also telling amazing stories. Talented Cook with excellent experience in fast-paced kitchen environments. Clear communicator with team-oriented focus and advanced skills to effectively work with cashiers and kitchen staff to review and prepare orders. Qualified and hardworking with up-to-date food handling permit.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Cook
Chili’s Sports Bar and Grill
01.2016 - 08.2024
- Prepping and cooking recipes used for day to day, worked as a dishwasher for some time before moving to the line and have become a certified trainer for new employees.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Communicated closely with servers to fully understand special orders for customers.
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
Multimedia Reporter
City Times Media
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Covering mainly the Arts and Culture beat, pitched and wrote several stories, interviewed sources, took photographs/videos, making podcasts and PSAs and also have experience editing my colleagues’ stories.
Education
A.S Film Television and Electronic Media -
San Diego City College
Certificate of Achievement Film Production - undefined
San Diego City College
B.A Cinema - undefined
San Francisco State University
A.A Culinary Arts - undefined
Schenectady County Community College
01.2013
A.A Journalism - undefined
San Diego City College
01.2013
Skills
- Celtx
- Researching
- Communication
- Canva
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Cooking
- Adobe Audition
- Creativity
- Attention to detail
- Grilling
- Order Verification
- Food Preparation
Activities
- Volunteered as a Production assistant for a feature length film (If You Should Leave Before Me), building and painting sets, working with props, making sure things stayed clean and organized.
- Won a journalism award for a feature story from the JACC.
- 13+ years of restaurant experience.
- One year with a professional media organization.
- My hobbies include scriptwriting, surfing, cooking, reading, listening to podcasts and video games.
- Organized a cooking competition in my high school.
- I was an anchor for my high school’s private news network.
Timeline
Multimedia Reporter
City Times Media
01.2022 - 01.2023
Cook
Chili’s Sports Bar and Grill
01.2016 - 08.2024
Certificate of Achievement Film Production - undefined
San Diego City College
B.A Cinema - undefined
San Francisco State University
A.A Culinary Arts - undefined
Schenectady County Community College
A.A Journalism - undefined
San Diego City College
A.S Film Television and Electronic Media -
San Diego City College