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Tyra Dolman
EDUCATION
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
Bachelor of Science, Integrative Studies Degree with a focus in Culinary Hospitality and Sustainability and
Leadership, Expected, May 2019
Certifications
• ServSafe Certified 2013-2018
• CPR and First Aid Certified 2016-2018
• Egg Candling Certification 2017
• Cvent Certified 2017
• Certificate of Excellence 2018

EXPERIENCE
Peachtree City Hotel and Conference Center Peachtree City, GA November 2018- Present
Chef
● Prepping and preparing menus for banquets, coffee breaks, and private parties.
● Setting up and running live action stations for guests including but not limited too omelete stations, waffles,
pancakes, and french toast.
● Provided exceptional customer service to clients by being ready for changes in the menu, timing, and flow of the
events based off the client’s needs.
Proof of the Pudding Atlanta, GA January 2018- January 2019
On-Site Event Chef
● Navigating to different venues and setting up the vision the client has.
● Preparing and building food on-site, varies from buffets, passing, to action stations.
● Loading and unloading trucks, and having to create a kitchen in a new space, from a garage to a loading dock, etc.
Lifetime Fitness Woodstock, GA July 2017-January 2018
Café Supervisor
● Consistently monitoring, coaching and encouraging team members to uphold high customer service standards
across the board including sanitation practices, speed of service, being warm and inviting, and most importantly to
connect with customers and get to know and remember them.
● Having patience encountering irate or confused customers, to stay calm, polite and find solutions to their issues.
● Driving sales from the retail walls and cases, sampling, and upselling menu items.
● Routinely recording waste, counting cash drawers, ordering food deliveries, maintaining labor, and tracking
revenue.
● Awarded the Certificate of Excellence for being an all-star guest service leader and supervisor for my café team.

Ted’s Montana Grill Kennesaw, GA January 2017- September 2017

Prep/Line Cook
• Routinely completed back of the house inventory, recorded waste and theft or over portioned items, to make
certain food orders were accurate for both guest and employee satisfaction.
• Lead the back of the house, rallied my team during busy shifts, resolved conflicts, and got the job done.
• Prepared all menu items from scratch, such as: soups, sauces, stocks, desserts, meats, etc.
• Prepared dishes quickly and efficiently based off table tickets to guarantee guest satisfaction.
• Operated varies kitchen equipment safely while ensuring proper sanitation practices.
Marriott Residence Inn Kennesaw, GA January 2017 – May 2017
Intern
• Provided guest with ease by securing hotel reservations, ground transportation arrangements such as taxis and
shuttles, information on local attractions and activities, and dinner recommendations upon request.
• Served as liaison between the guest and various departments.
• Resolved guest request, questions and complaints frequently requiring analysis of situations to determine best use
of resources.
• Set up evening mixes, prepared and replenished food and drinks to ensure guest satisfaction.
 • Inspected suites and delegated different tasks to various departments to guarantee rooms would be 100% ready for
a guest stay.
Talk of the Town Catering Company Roswell, GA January 2016 – September 2017
Event Chef/ Waitress
• Responsible for all table, buffet, bar, and action stations setup and breakdowns.
• Provided exceptional customer service to clients by being ready for changes in the menu, timing, and flow of the
events based off the client’s needs.
• Ensured food was properly prepared and transported safely to events.
• Prepared food on-site as needed based on estimated amount of guest.
WeedMan Lawn Care Roswell, GA January 2016- August 2016
Customer Service Representative
• Assisted customers with information and knowledge about their property to better guide customers in their
choices and purchases.
• Provided exceptional service to customers, resulting in repeat business.
• Demonstrated persuasive communication skills by meeting and exceeding established sales quotas.
• Set up payment plans and arrangements that better suited the customers’ needs.
Publix Woodstock, GA August 2014- January 2016
Deli Clerk/Cake Decorator
● Provided premier customer service, included greeting customers and responded to questions.
● Kept track of inventory for grab and go cases and products and food items for services behind the counter.
● Filled, maintained and rotated products and displays.
● Dynamically sold products by providing customers with information needed to make product related decisions.
● Engaged with customers by remembering their names and orders to help aid to a pleasant shopping experience.
● Decorated Cakes, and other desserts.
● Arranged cold & hot platters for display and as ordered.

Volunteer Experience:
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
● Loaded sponsors and vendors in and out of the event and clarified parking details.
● Delegated tasks amongst the other volunteers, ensuring volunteers where set up in parking areas especially
sponsor and VIP parking. While other volunteers would be floaters or gofers throughout the event to help
relieve and run items.
● Continuously throughout the event checked in with every station to make sure they had no issues, helped aid in
setup as in provided tents, chairs, and tables as needed, along with directing and providing information to
questions.
Backyard Campout
● Loaded my car up with supplies and equipment and drove to the campsite.
● Unloaded all vehicles, rallied the volunteers together to get a lay of the land and mark tent spots, setup the
activities, get signs and admissions table setup up, and find homes for food supplies.
● Responsible for cooking vegetarian chili for the campers’ dinners and helping to serve other food items.
● Organized volunteers to help with handing out supplies for smores to adults and check in with activity
centers.
● Aided boy scouts with cooking breakfast, and setup of the breakfast buffet.
● Delegated and aided tasks to volunteers for breakdown and cleanup.
Shop with a Falcon
● Spearheaded the entire event to give a family of 12 Christmas.
● Raised money by putting on both an International Dinner and bake sale for Furtah Preparatory.
● Composed a letter head for the school and got it proved by the Dean to take my fundraising efforts to local
business (because the school is a non profit 501 (c) 3 which allows business to donate food, or gift cards and
get a tax right off for it with helping a good cause) in my efforts I raised $2500 dollars and was able to put on
my event for the family.
● Before the event I prepared field trip forms, met with the guardians of the children, secured a licensed bus
driver, made reservations for all attendees for breakfast and lunch for the day of the event, and gathered other
supplies needed.
● The event itself I organized volunteers into teams of 3 with one child per team, put one person in charge of
each group and gave that person a portion of the money to allow the children to shop for things they wanted
and needed for Christmas.
● After the day was complete I had volunteers wrap all of the items shopped for and sent them home with the
children.