Michelle D Merlina

108 west Main St, Worthington, PA 16262

Education Management

Monte Cellos Inc Dec 2010 - Aug 2011
Line Cook
Mt Nazareth Learning Center Dec 2010 - Aug 2011
Assistant Group Supervisor
Sodexo Dec 2010 - Aug 2011
Baker Finisher

Teaching
Pastry
Baking
Culinary Skills
Food Preparation
Sanitation

Sodexo at Pitt

Aug 2013 to 2000
Baker/Cake Decorator
Priory Fine Pastries
Pittsburgh, PA
May 2013 to Aug 2013
Baker
Mt. Nazareth Learning Center
Pittsburgh, PA
2001 to May 2013
Assistant Group Supervisor
Monte Cello's
Pittsburgh, PA
2011 to 2012
Line and Pantry Chef

Community College Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
2009 to 2013
Associates Degree in Applied Science in Culinary Arts

SKILLS: Establishing and maintaining a well-organized work area -Complying with all food safety and sanitation standards -Using and caring for equipment properly -Following the company specifications for all products produced -Completing numerous courses in culinary arts major: Introduction to Food Service, Applied Food Service Sanitation and Safety, Applied Science of Culinary Arts Theory, Applied Science of Culinary Arts Practice, Applied Science of Culinary Arts Production, Menu Design, Elements of Nutrition, Purchasing, Grade Manger 1 & 2 and Baking 1 & 2 -Working well as a team member with all people -Using skills such as assembling cakes, decorating cakes, fallowing cake orders, preparing and baking various baked goods: cakes, cookies, donuts, pastries, muffins, danishes and tarts, scaling ingredients, measuring in weight or volume, converting recipes to quantity needed, plus other techniques -Working in small or large scale kitchens and producing a wide variety of goods -Flexible and able to adapt to new environments and techniques -Exceptional reading, writing and communication skills -Versatile, enthusiastic, hardworking individual; driven to meet or exceed expectations