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Arlington, Texas, United States

Monitoring the pressure and hold time settings on the AV-M HPP machine, which is manufactured by AVURE Technologies. HPP stands for High Pressure Processing. HPP is a science -based, non thermal pasteurization technique which implements isostatic pressure to inactivate microbial activity such as food borne bacteria, vegetative pathogens, molds and yeasts. Benefits of HPP include enhanced food safety, extended food shelf-life, reduction of food waste, and maintaining a foods nutritional value.In addition to operating the machine and monitoring the isostatic pressure and hold time settings, I am also responsible for recording detailed information on Product Reconciliation and Product Monitoring forms. These forms are periodically examined during audits by both the FDA, (Food and Drug Administration) and USDA (United Sates Department of Agriculture).

Houston, Texas, United States

Generated over $41,000 in revenue from food and premium beverage sales.5 Star customer reviews for hospitality and dining service on Google, as well as Yelp.Memorize the table numbers of all tables in the restaurant. Memorize the seat numbers for every table. Memorize different salads offered. Memorize items offered on the happy hour menu. Find menu items on TOAST handheld P.O.S. device. Correctly identify different types of raw uncooked nigiri and sashimi. Memorize price changes for wine offerings. Greeting guests at the door. Seating guests in the dining room. Suggestively sell premium alcoholic beverages. Suggestively sell appetizers. Assist guests with menu familiarity. Explain Robata grilling. Explain the difference between nigiri sushi and sashimi. Give recommendations for appetizers, and sushi. Present beverages, appetizers, and sushi to guests. Pre bus table. Suggest desert through presentation of desert card, concluding with recommendation. Present dessert to guests. Present guest check. Collect payment. Close out transaction. Submit a copy of shift review to manager on duty at end of shift. Perform closing side work duties, such as emptying Soy Sauce bottles, making salads, and set ups for Miso soup. Mopping the floor.

Houston, Texas, United States

Memorize the floor plan for both the main and private dining rooms. Memorize seat numbers for each table. Memorize the beverage menu, which consisted of signature cocktails, as wells as wines. Memorize white wine offerings by the glass and by the bottle. Memorize winery names of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay offerings. Distinguish between wineries based on requested varietal. Memorize red wine offerings by the glass and by the bottle. Memorize winery names of Cabernet, Pinot Noir, and Merlot. Distinguish between wineries based on suggested varietal. Be able to articulate which wineries produced which varietals, where the wine is produced, and price by the glass, and by the bottle for each varietal. Memorize ingredients for all appetizers, and entrees from the main menu. Memorize which appetizers are gluten free and which are not. Distinguish between Flounder, Red Fish, and Snapper sea food entrees. Understand and memerorize what side is served with which fishMemorize all offerings from the desert menu.Read the ticket from the expo line. Place appropriate garnish on entre in window when necessary. Take prepared entre to numbered table as indicated on ticket.

Houston, Texas, United States

Generated $41,000 in revenue of food and beverages between October 22 and July 23.Multiple Google 5 star customer reviews.Memorize table numbers for each and every table on the floor plan. Memorize that seat number for every table on the floor plan. Memorize which brewers are on tap and which beer selections are only offered by bottle. Know the price difference between happy hour prices and non happy hour prices. Understand the operation of the TOAST handheld P.O.S., (Point of Sale) device. Remember to use the happy hour button on the TOAST handheld device during happy hour. Memorize appetizers on the menu. Greet guests at table. Suggestively sell premium beverages, such as Margaritas made with top shelf tequila. Enter order of premium beverages into TOAST handheld device. Retrieve premium beverages from the bar. Present premium beverage to guests. Implement oral communication skills in assisting guests with navigation of the menu. Suggestively upsell premium appetizers, such as appetizers that can be made with fajita beef or fajita chicken added to them. Type premium appetizer order into TOAST handheld device. Retrieving appetizers from the kitchen. Presenting premium appetizers to guests. Operate a TOAST handheld device to take guest entre orders. Make modifications to entre orders that are not on the menu. Retrieve ordered entrees from the kitchen. Conduct presentation of ordered entre to guests. Pre bus table. Suggestively sell desert. Present guest check. Collect payment for meals. Close out transaction. Implement cash handling skills by making change for guests who pay with cash. Do all necessary side work at the end of shift, prior to leaving. Print out a shift review of all transactions that I was responsible for during the shift. Turn in all cash at the end of shift to manager on duty.

Houston, Texas, United States

Generated over $25,000 in revenue from sale of food and beverage between March and December.Memorizing menu. Passing test over menu items and there ingredients. Memorizing table numbers in restaurant. Passing test over floor plan. Greeting guests, placing beverage napkins on table, bringing water glasses and placing them on beverage napkins. Suggesting premium alcoholic beverages by name when taking beverage order. Typing beverage order into toast handheld P.O.S. (Point of Sale) device using seat order arrangement. Making necessary alterations to order when requested by guests. Retrieving ordered beverages from bar and presenting them to guests. Suggesting at least three different appetizers by name, after delivering beverage order. Typing appetizer order into toast handheld P.O.S. retrieving ordered appetizer from kitchen window. Presenting appetizers to guests. Assisting guests with menu navigation. Answering guests questions relating to menu items and entrees. Making menu recommendations when solicited. Typing ordered entrees and other menu items into toast P.O.S. Retrieving ordered entrees and menu items from kitchen window. Placing items on large oval service tray. Hoisting large oval service tray on left shoulder while carrying tray stand with right hand. Carrying entrees to table. Presenting guests with ordered entrees. Anticipating guest needs. Taking corrective action when meal did not meet guests satisfaction. Pre-bus table by removing plates which guests are finished using. Gauging appropriate time to present desert card, or tray. Making desert recommendations when solicited, or suggestions when unsolicited. Typing desert order into toast P.O.S. Retrieve desert from kitchen window. Present desert to guest. Gauging appropriate time to present check. Present check at appropriate time. Collect payment. Implement cash handling to make change for cash paying customers. Operate toast P.O.S. to close out transaction.

Houston, Texas, United States

Walk over to the refrigerator to see how much food needs to be prepared. Walk over to the front of the line to collect label device. Operate label device by entering information about food contents, such as type of food and date that the food was prepared. Print out the specific labels for each individual insert pan. Place labels on each individual pan. Walk to the walk in cooler and take out two cases of cheddar cheese. Use the cutting wire to “block” the cheddar cheese into sixteen smaller blocks. Take the sixteen blocks of cheddar to the shredder and insert each block into the shredder. Take shredded cheese out of the deep pan and place into twenty deep third pans. Cover deep third pans and place them into the refrigerator. Walk back to the walk-in cooler and take out two cases of fajita steak meat. Take out two packets of Adobo sauce. Walk back to the pots and pans area to collect a large mixing bowl. Place fajita steak liners inside labeled deep third pans. After the bag has been drained, open the bag and place the meat into the mixing bowl. Open a bag of Adobo sauce and insert the sauce into the bowl. After the blood has been drained from the second bag, open the second bag and insert the contents of the bag into the mixing bowl. Begin to mix all of the contents in the bowl together, making certain that each piece of meat is completely covered with the Adobo sauce. After the fajita steak meat is prepared, place the prepared fajita steak meat into a lined deep third pan, which has a fajita steak label on it. Cover the fajita steak in deep third pans, and place them in the refrigerator.Walk to the walk-in cooler and collect Five cases of avocados. Take cases to the deep sink and fill the sink with victory wash. Once the deep sink is half full, insert avocados in the sink. Wash avocados one case at a time. After avocados are finished being washed, place washed avocados into the deep pan labeled avocados. Place the deep pan of avocados in the walk-in cooler.

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Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Accounting And Business/Management, 3.90 Grade Point Average

Activities and Societies: Alpha Beta Gamma honor society for Community College Business majorsCompleted 21 college courses for sixty-three.

Accounting, 3.418