Shelby Houston
Corpus Christi,TX
Summary
Professional leader with a strong focus on high standards and delivering results. Skilled in team collaboration, flexible with changing needs, and reliable in fast-paced environments. Specialized in managing kitchen operations, ensuring food quality, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards. Known for time management, problem-solving, multitasking, and organization.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kitchen Supervisor
City of Corpus Christi
01.2022 - Current
- Manage and cook meals for an average of 850 daily, for senior centers and home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels)
- Order ingredients, supplies, and equipment
- Monitored food preparation, production, and plating for quality control
- Identifying and resolving issues in an effective manner
- Ability to adapt to changing situations
- Evaluate nutritional values and creating recipes
- Pursue high standards of food safety and sanitation. Keep up to date with food safety standards and health regulations
- Trained team members on kitchen procedures, safety protocols, and company standards.
- Control food costs and manage inventory.
- Record keeping for temp logs on food and equipment
- Reduce food waste
Cook
Compass Group- Chartwells-Corpus Christi, TX at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
08.2015 - 12.2021
- Safety and sanitation
- Provided customer service to the students
- Experience with commercial kitchen steamers, ovens, dishwashers, char-grill, flat top, fryers, tilt skillets
- Prepared meals consisting of home-style dishes such as roasts, pastas, seafood. Also, cuisine from around the world including stir fry, curry, barbacoa.
- Produced menu items to feed the lunch crowd of about 200 people
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines and allergens
Cook
The Chalet-Ingleside
10.2017 - 08.2018
- Short order cooking, cleaning and maintaining kitchen equipment, food ordering, employee scheduling, temp logs, introduction to kitchen manager duties
Banquet Server
Holiday Inn Airport-Corpus Christi
10.2007 - 12.2017
- Setting up banquet room, polishing/rolling silverware, polishing glasses/plates, carrying heavy trays, customer service, long hours of walking, proper uniform
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Hospitality Management
Johnson & Wales University
Online08-2025
Associate's degree - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX05.2021
Skills
- Food Preparation and Safety
- Teamwork
- Reliable and adaptable
- Microsoft Office
- Management Experience
- Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills
- Ordering Supplies and Inventory Control
Certification
- Food Handlers August 2016 to Present
- Restaurant Managers Card November 2022 to November 2027
- TABC issued in 2024
Timeline
Kitchen Supervisor
City of Corpus Christi
01.2022 - Current
Cook
The Chalet-Ingleside
10.2017 - 08.2018
Cook
Compass Group- Chartwells-Corpus Christi, TX at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
08.2015 - 12.2021
Banquet Server
Holiday Inn Airport-Corpus Christi
10.2007 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Hospitality Management
Johnson & Wales University
Associate's degree - Liberal Arts & Sciences
Del Mar College
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