Lina Taylor

Support Retail and Food Service test kitchens in Culinary Center with understanding of the workings of a professional kitchen. Maintain kitchen facilities, organizing groceries and equipment upkeep. Support presentations, food prep for photoshoots, recipe development, and testing and trade shows.

• Organization of Culinary Center - Inventory, organization and maintenance of storage.
• Cleanliness of Culinary Center - dishes (cleaning & put away), laundry, equipment and shared spaces.
• Food planning, prep, and materials organization for photoshoot.
• Mise en place for various projects.
• Shipping / packing of product samples, booth materials and demo equipment for trade shows and customers.
• Ability to use industrial slicers, shredders, dishwasher and other industrial kitchen equipment.
• Tasting room set up, food prep, food service, and take down for meetings of 20+ people including for senior leadership, marketing and RND teams, and other internal & external customer audiences.
• Receiving and distribution of Grocery/ Sysco orders and notifying requester of arrival.

• Supported rotating volunteer professional medical staff.
• Completed camper intake to collect medication, ensure form completeness, and trail readiness; Evaluated camper physical condition upon trip return from trail.
• Kept medical supplies well organized and sufficiently stocked, placing orders promptly to replenish materials
• Reviewed camper medical files, records and other documents to ensure completeness and support counselor preparedness on trail.
• Built First Aid Kits customized to specific trail needs based on camper medical conditions, trip length, and trip remoteness.
• Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages for distribution to office staff.
• Supported kitchen staff after high volume events with dining room and kitchen cleanup.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Rockies to Baja year spent backpacking, climbing, canyoneering, sailing, and kayaking in the remote wilderness.
• Received one years worth of college credit from the University of Utah with course work in Environmental studies, Leadership and Expedition behavior, Technical skills, and Risk management.
• Practiced expedition gear prep management including evaluating gear and equipment requirements, inspecting gear condition, and packing for remote expeditions.
• Practiced expedition leadership including on trail risk management assessment, navigation, group dynamic management, and meal planning and execution.