PROFILE
Head baker with 6+ years of experience managing commercial kitchens and bread baking. Supervised a team of bakers at Bready Delights, and increased the bakery’s Google rating from 4.2 to 4.9 stars by adding my original recipes to the menu. Certified Decorator (Retail Bakers Association) and Blue Elephant culinary certificate holder.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Head Baker (October 2019 – Present)
BREADY DELIGHTS – Atlanta, GA
- Trained 15+ junior bakers during a period of company expansion to ensure efficiency and product quality
- Invented 4 new pastry recipes, ultimately increasing customer sales by 13% over 3 months
- Prepare a variety of baked goods including pies, pizzas, pastries, and cookies
- Lead hands-on workshops covering nutrition science and chocolate making
- Operate baking machinery including rounders and intermediate proofers
Baker (September 2017 – August 2019)
YEAST PLEASE – Atlanta, GA
- Baked and decorated cakes for a variety of occasions and special orders
- Increased bakery sanitation by implementing a new, rigorous cleaning routine
- Baked 200+ pastries, bread, and cookies daily
- Responsible for handing out samples and receiving feedback
- Voted employee of the month 3 separate months in 2018
- Increased the sales of chocolate by 17% in February by creating a new floral flavor for the Valentines’s Day crowd
Bakery Clerk (June 2015 – August 2017)
MISTER DONUT – Atlanta, GA
- Packaged and attached labels to 90+ boxes of donuts daily and arranged them systematically
- Answered upwards of 30 phone calls each shift, taking detailed messages and ensuring orders were recorded in our POS system
- Kept track of stock and bulk ordered ingredients
EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Arts in Baking & Pastry Arts, May 2015
Honors: magna cum laude
KEY SKILLS
- Dough Making: Bagels, Pizza, Pastries
- Frying
- Fruit Slicing & Placement
- Cake & Cookie Decorating
- Candy Making & Glazing
- Baking Machinery Operation