Dante Fontaine
Farnborough,Hampshire
Summary
Experienced in maintaining high standards of hygiene and organisation within restaurant settings, with a strong focus on restaurant cleaning protocols, kitchen tools maintenance, and food storage organisation. Demonstrates calmness in fast-paced environments and excels in customer service, team leadership, and catering experience. Known for a positive outlook, patience, and composure under pressure. Career goal includes advancing to a senior management role within the hospitality industry to further enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Kitchen Team Member
Monkey Puzzle Brewers Fayre
Farnborough, UK
01.2024 - 04.2025
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food quality throughout each day.
- Preparing fresh food to be cooked on a daily basis.
- Cooking high quality meals in a fast paced environment.
- Skills gained include - Knowledge of food production methods.
- To be thorough and pay attention to detail.
- Leadership and teamwork skills.
- The ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure.
- Achieved a clean and organised kitchen by maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
- Adapted quickly in a fast-paced environment, improved operational efficiency.
- Demonstrated knowledge of dietary restrictions, catered to diverse customer needs.
- Operated various kitchen equipment safely, minimised accidents.
- Fostered a positive work environment with effective communication and team cooperation.
Boning Hall Packer
ABP
Guildford, UK
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Ensuring daily schedules of meat processing was correct.
- Quality control and date/code checking on all deliveries.
- Ensuring proper work flow by supplying all colleagues the correct delivery order from the start of each shift and throughout.
- Maintaining a high standard of health and safety for both the deliveries and the colleagues throughout all shifts.
- Skills gained include - Working under pressure without immediate help from supervisors or managers.
- Making on the spot quick decisions potentially affecting the remaining workflow for each shift.
- Being able to detect potential issues with deliveries and fixing them before they affect the workflow.
- Ensuring my area of work is maintained within Health and Safety standards as well as Food Safety standards.
Night Shift Colleague
ASDA
Farnborough, UK
09.2016 - 09.2023
- Ensuring proper code checks and date rotations on all food products.
- Filling aisles with correct products from deliveries each shift.
- Keeping my aisles clean and tidy especially when the store is open and customers are in the shop.
- Helping customers find the products they are looking for and helping them with any questions or problems they may have.
- Unloading overnight deliveries and ensuring the proper stock has been delivered.
- Helping other colleagues with anything they may need. E.g. Lifting heavy items, locating correct stock for them, helping them finish their aisles.
- Skills gained include - Proper date management on food products.
- Customer interaction and social skills.
- Use of pump trucks and electrical pump trucks.
Janitor
Meadowgate - TAG
Farnborough, UK
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Cleaning Offices, Boardrooms, Dining areas, Cafe's, Bathrooms and Open areas.
- Ensuring Offices are kept in pristine condition.
- Ensuring Meeting rooms are clean and prepared.
- Ensuring certain areas were locked and secure until morning staff arrived.
- Skills gained include - Making sure work areas were secure when no one is working.
- Training with certain chemicals and equipment, such as Floor Buffer/Polisher.
- Maintained cleanliness and hygiene by routine sweeping, mopping, and dusting of premises.
- Conducted deep-cleaning tasks before and after special events at the premises.
- Maintained inventory of cleaning supplies, ensuring constant availability.
- Scrubbed and sanitised toilets, sinks and kitchen fixtures for high quality finish.
- Prevented risk of injury by clearly displaying safety signs and barriers, maintaining safe workspaces.
Cleaner
FlightSafety International Centre
Farnborough, UK
11.2013 - 02.2015
- Cleaning Classrooms, Reception, Customer Support, Bathrooms.
- Ensuring Personal rooms are kept in pristine condition.
- Ensuring Meeting rooms are clean and prepared.
- Ensuring Teammates are prepared, organised and keeping up with work.
- Skills gained include - Customer service skills.
- Thorough understanding of using different tools and chemicals use in cleaning process.
- Dedicated and careful with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Performed routine checks on cleaning supplies inventory to avoid running out of key items.
- Scrubbed and sanitised toilets, sinks and kitchen fixtures for high quality finish.
Cleaner
Blue Coat Systems Ltd
Farnborough, UK
02.2013 - 10.2013
- Performed routine checks on cleaning supplies inventory to avoid running out of key items.
- Kept communal areas tidy and well-organised for optimal functionality.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and hygiene by thorough daily dusting and hoovering.
- Cleaned and dried windows, mirrors and glass surfaces.
- Deep cleaned carpets using steam cleaner.
- Wiped down fixtures to remove built-up dust and maintain appearance.
- Handled after-hours cleaning for professional office spaces, replenishing supplies, servicing bathrooms and resetting spaces.
Kitchen Assistant
Manvers Arms
, UK
06.2011 - 09.2012
- Assist chefs with preparation of food.
- Prepare food for use on Sunday lunch buffets.
- Cleaning cooking utilities such as; fridges, ovens, work surfaces.
- Cleaning the rooms including finer details on the walls and doors.
- Sweeping and moping the floors.
- Maintained cleanliness throughout the kitchen for improved hygiene standards.
- Cleaned utensils, achieving a more efficient work environment.
- Ensured proper waste disposal to maintain a hygienic kitchen environment.
- During this time I acquired a keen sense on organisation, time management, careful preparation, helpfulness to others and work space cleanliness.
Education
Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma - Information Technology
Farnborough College Of Technology
09.2012 - 07.2013
BTEC Diploma for IT Practitioners Level 2 - undefined
Dearne Valley College
09.2011 - 07.2012
Edexcel Functional Skills - undefined
Dearne Valley College
09.2011 - 07.2012
GCSE - Mathematics (Higher tier)
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
GCSE - Science
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
GCSE - Drama
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
Skills
- Restaurant cleaning protocols
- Kitchen tools maintenance
- Food storage organisation
- Calmness in fast-paced environment
- Hygiene consciousness
- Customer Service
- Team Leadership
- Catering experience
- Positive outlook
- Patience and composure
Custom
- Playing video and board games.
- Watching TV / Movies.
- Playing and watching Tennis, Basketball, Ice Hockey.
- Hanging out with friends.
- Cooking meals for friends and family.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Kitchen Team Member
Monkey Puzzle Brewers Fayre
01.2024 - 04.2025
Boning Hall Packer
ABP
10.2023 - 01.2024
Night Shift Colleague
ASDA
09.2016 - 09.2023
Janitor
Meadowgate - TAG
02.2015 - 08.2016
Cleaner
FlightSafety International Centre
11.2013 - 02.2015
Cleaner
Blue Coat Systems Ltd
02.2013 - 10.2013
Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma - Information Technology
Farnborough College Of Technology
09.2012 - 07.2013
BTEC Diploma for IT Practitioners Level 2 - undefined
Dearne Valley College
09.2011 - 07.2012
Edexcel Functional Skills - undefined
Dearne Valley College
09.2011 - 07.2012
Kitchen Assistant
Manvers Arms
06.2011 - 09.2012
GCSE - Mathematics (Higher tier)
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
GCSE - Science
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
GCSE - Drama
Cove Secondary School
09.2006 - 07.2011
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