Daniel McCrea
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Dedicated cook bringing 29 years of experience in restaurant environments. Team player skilled at communicating and translating customer requests. Dependable Cook with expertise preparing foods in fast-paced settings. Team-minded professional knowledgeable in food safety, attractive presentation and stock management. Efficient multitasker.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook
McConachie Gardens Retirement Home
10.2021 - Current
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- 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.
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process.
Cook
Royal Hotel Edmonton Airport
04.2001 - Current
- Set up and performed initial prep work for food items such as soups, sauces and salads.
- Maintained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Enforced proper sanitation practices to prevent spoiling or contamination of foods.
- Interacted with waitstaff regarding special orders for customers with food allergies and gluten intolerance.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Managed production of food for catered corporate and private events.
- Directed presentation and portioning of food for banquet functions.
- Stored raw foods and prepared items according to proper safe handling requirements and health code standards.
Skills
- Cutting and slicing techniques
- Dish preparation
- Cleaning and organization
- ServSafe certified
- Food handling
- Food presentation
Certification
SafeCheck Advanced Food Safety Certification
Timeline
Cook
McConachie Gardens Retirement Home
10.2021 - Current
Cook
Royal Hotel Edmonton Airport
04.2001 - Current
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