Valarie Enters

• Epcot; Connections Show Bakery 2021-Present

Leading a team to accomplish the daily production, HACCP, daily crunchtime, inventory. Items produced at Connections include a 12-layer Baumkuchen German cake in a custom oven. Created the Figment Waffle which was sold during the Festival of Arts Festival 2025. Managing Cast Production, Training Pizza, Baumkuchen, Waffle stations. Maintaining Food Safety Standards, Completing daily HACCP, Crunchtime, Maximo Equipment Maintenance Needs, and securing supplies as needed.

• Golden Oak Private Club 2014-2021- Managing Pastry Station, Production of all items needed for service, parlor items and special orders including scratch-made Bagels, Foccacia, Ciabatta, French Bread, Pastries and Donuts. Seasonal Chocolate and Gingerbread Displays, Demonstrations representing Golden Oak at Food and Wine Festival. Gingerbread Workshops, Action Station for Special Events. Quarterly Award Winner 2014
• Contemporary Bakery 2013-2021-Managing opening Pastry team for California Grill Reopening. Bread Team production for California Grill and The Wave, Chef Mickey and Quick Service Outlets. Produced Bread Displays for Buy Out for California Grill.
• Caribbean Beach Resort 2012-2012- Dessert Production for Shutters, Training and Developing Cast, Gingerbread Demo for Guests. Created and developed new desserts.

• Lead and trained pastry and garde manger, decorated cakes, buffet items, displays for special events, and special occasion orders.
• Valarie competed in the National Pie Championship and National Gingerbread Competition, representing Nickelodeon Suites Resorts. She garnered 1st place in Open Commercial, Peanut Butter Commercial, and Peanut Butter Professional Division.

Responsible for specialty cakes, custom orders, scratch baking bread and interacting with customers. As a manager, led a team of 14 in a high-volume bakery in Apopka. Created displays, trained the staff, was responsible for computer work, ordering and production. It was a fast-paced environment with a schedule starting at 4 am and sometimes lasting 12-14 hours a day.