Melissa Valdez
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Melissa Valdez

Melissa Y. Valdez
Cranston, RI 02905
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Professional Summary:
Baking and Pastry Student attending Johnson & Wales, creative and passionate with experience and education in a broad range of baking techniques seeking to obtain a spring internship to gain more practical experience.

Skills:
• Comprehension of handling food and public safety
• Well rounded listener and observer
• Baked goods production
• Food and Safety Standards
• Presentation & Display
• Patience but Urgency
• Customer Service & Hospitality
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Work Experience:
La Rosca: Owned Food Truck: 2015-2018 San Antonio, TX
• Catered to the Hispanic culture by offering a great variety of dishes from street tacos to unique handmade Mexican Salsas
• Incorporated many options for certain orders and explained thoroughly the differences between our menu
• Created the menu, style and price range for the food truck

Tilas Tacos: Family Owned Restaurant: 2016-2018
• Executed all areas of production from being on the line to serving tables in the restaurant
• Learned many skills about customer service and speaking to customers
• Created many drinks to be served
• Closing and opening, operating the register
• Served tables professionally making sure customers were satisfied with their orders

Education:
Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI
Associate in Applied Science, Baking & Pastry Art Candidate, 05/19
Bachelor of Science, Baking and Pastry Art Candidate, 05/21

Robert E Lee High School
Culinary program Diploma, 06/17

Awards:
• FFCLA Scholarship Yearly Award
• 5th Annual Cupcake Battle – 3rd place
• Bronze Metal Award- 3rd annual St. Philips culinary invitational
• Silver Metal Award Cake competition- 4th annual
• Bronze Metal Award- St. Philips College Spring 2016
• OSHA certificate for General Industry Safety and Health
• Safety Management certificate
• Scholastic award
• Lee award
• Auguste Escoffier School of culinary arts- High School Passion Scholarship