Fernando Hernandez
Palm Desert,CA
Summary
Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at Olive Garden Restaurant, excelling in food preparation and team collaboration. Proven ability to enhance meal prep efficiency and maintain high food safety standards. Skilled in knife techniques and fostering a positive kitchen environment, ensuring exceptional food presentation and customer satisfaction. Highly motivated and detail-oriented.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Prep Cook
Olive Garden Restaurant
05.2007 - Current
- Supervised kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to food safety and sanitation guidelines.
- Developed and implemented efficient prep procedures to enhance meal preparation speed.
- Trained new cooks on menu items and proper cooking techniques to maintain consistency.
- Collaborated with management to optimize inventory control and reduce waste.
- Maintained high-quality standards for food presentation and taste across all dishes.
- Conducted regular inventory assessments, identifying needs for restocking supplies promptly.
- Fostered a collaborative team environment, promoting effective communication among kitchen staff.
Prep Cook
Olive Garden Restaurant
05.2007 - Current
- Prepared ingredients by chopping vegetables and measuring spices for daily menu items.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization in kitchen workstations to ensure food safety compliance.
- Assisted chefs in cooking, plating, and serving dishes during peak hours to enhance service efficiency.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline food preparation processes, reducing wait times for customers.
- Implemented time-saving techniques in meal prep procedures, contributing to overall kitchen productivity improvements.
- Working with over 20 Meal tickets every 15 minutes
Education
High School Diploma -
Gomez De Menidola
Guadalajara Mexico 06.1985
Skills
- Food preparation
- Knife skills
- Food safety regulations
- Cooking techniques
- Food presentation
- Food storage
- Allergen awareness
- Sauce making
- Temperature monitoring
- Quick-learning
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Time management
- Highly motivated
- Attention to detail
- Efficient multitasking
- Cleaning and sanitizing
- Team collaboration
- Active listener
- Equipment sanitation
- Safe food handling
- Kitchen organization
Accomplishments
- Recognized by team members for cleanliness of kitchen supplies and floors
- contributing to the enviorment of healthy sanitized areas .
- Suggested actionable improvements to streamline training procedures.
Languages
English
Professional Working
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Head Prep Cook
Olive Garden Restaurant
05.2007 - Current
Prep Cook
Olive Garden Restaurant
05.2007 - Current
High School Diploma -
Gomez De Menidola