Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Extra Skills
References
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Trevor Cowan

Trevor Cowan

Grover Beach,CA

Summary

Experience in service positions while attending College.Social work and Food Services; I aspire to help adopted youth and ultimately obtain my Master's Degree. I've worked opening and closing; culinary experience in Tapas, Sports Bars, Beach Hotels and Drinking venues. Education in social work with volunteer work at Boys and Girls club of America. Team collaboration on several occasions for school work.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Busser/Barback

Hello Betty Fish House
  • Oceanside beachfront fine dining, bussing and barback
  • Setting tables and maintaining guest satisfaction
  • An incredible dining experience with Cali Baja fare.

Cook Lead

Sunsets at Pismo
01.2021 - Current
  • Burgers, tacos, fish, tenderloin, fried food and hotdogs, all served directly on the Pismo Pier in the heart of downtown Pismo
  • Summer hours rush service and high volume
  • I'm PIC on duty, I do inventory while ordering and preparing food
  • I have full kitchen responsibilities and work under the Manager

Station Attendant

Pismo Gas
01.2020 - Current
  • Night shift a few nights a week 9 pm to 6 am
  • Balance register, cook foods, clean the premises, assist patrons, and maintain site safety

Garde Manger

Piadina
01.2019 - 05.2020
  • Keeper of cold foods, Ensured optimal freshness of ingredients through proper storage and rotation procedures, maintaining the highest quality standards.
  • Under Chef Ryan Fancher, Enhanced plate presentation by employing creative garnishing techniques and attractive food arrangements.
  • Working a performance kitchen; it was an opportunity to work with a Kitchen team that's opened several venues as well as having loads of experience behind them.


Shift lead

Jersey Mike's subs
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Opening, closing responsibilities, next day prep, end of day cleanup
  • Monitoring inventory levels/ ordering products through Sysco, logging funds and daily data into a system
  • Leading a workforce and upselling new products,fundraisers, events
  • Worked up from opening member to Shift Lead

Education

No Degree - Social Sciences

California State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA

No Degree - Social Work

University Of Massachusetts Global
Online
12.2024

Skills

  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Professional Appearance
  • Sanitation
  • Customer Service
  • Food Handler Certification
  • Security Awareness
  • Inventory management
  • Computer literacy
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Physical stamina

Extra Skills

FOH knowledge, sign spun, barbacked, worked with a team of Chefs and ran a kitchen alone. Participated in Boys Scouts and Junior Lifeguards. Hobbies include paintball, reading, and riding motorcycles. High School, college Track/ Cross country being team Captain. AP Academics, attending UMass Global in the Social Work program. Adopted at the age of 4 and have participated in foster care with 3 adopted siblings. I have also experienced homelessness and have brought myself back with assistance from local agencies

References

  • Christian Allen, snoopE805@gmail.com, (805)503-0508
  • Dave Vasudeva, mdvasudeva@gmail.com, (760)792-4956
  • Joseph Gorman, josephgorman598@yahoo.com, (805) 608-8027

Affiliations

  • Reading
  • Motorcycle riding
  • Self Care - Meditation, Counseling
  • Paintballing
  • Hiking
  • Running / Working Out
  • Time with friends and family

Certification

Current Food Handlers

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Cook Lead

Sunsets at Pismo
01.2021 - Current

Station Attendant

Pismo Gas
01.2020 - Current

Garde Manger

Piadina
01.2019 - 05.2020

Shift lead

Jersey Mike's subs
01.2013 - 01.2017

Busser/Barback

Hello Betty Fish House

No Degree - Social Sciences

California State University - San Marcos

No Degree - Social Work

University Of Massachusetts Global

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