ASHA-LE DAVIS
Mobile Phone: 267.205.7885, Email: ashaledavis@gmail.com

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

FLOUR BAKERY Boston, MA
Head Baker July 2016 to June 2019

– Assisted the Pastry Chef in running, managing, and maintaining a bakery with daily sales averaging
$14,000 by ordering raw ingredients from various vendors, producing pastries to keep our counter and
refrigerated case full, and problem solving issues stemming from both bakers and counter staff
– Trained six staffers across two locations for four different roles: case station, cookie station, opener
station, and production
– Attended monthly leadership meetings facilitated by the owner over the course of a year to gain
knowledge in moving to the next level of management including topics such as “Ownership of the
Bakery”, “Problem Solving with Staff/Guests”, and “Self-Awareness”
– Invented a more efficient system to rotate stock of bread pudding kits from each bakery to the production
kitchen cutting down on food waste at my location by 10%

HIGH STREET ON MARKET Philadelphia, PA
Lead AM Pastry Cook November 2015 to May 2016

– Oversaw one person by creating daily production lists, training on new menu items, and giving correction
when necessary to maintain the product quality
– Assisted the Pastry Sous Chef with ordering product and adjusting the amount of product baked based on
sales flow
– Created new menu items made from local ingredients, including a pastry that eliminated food waste, to
sell at a local farmer’s market
AM Pastry Cook March 2015- November 2015
– Redesigned and improved the kouign amann, a croissant-like pastry, increasing production from 80 to
over 180 pieces per week
– Produced over ten varieties of pastries for in-house bakery sales as well as for two partnering restaurants
A. Kitchen and Rival Brothers Coffee

CONSOLIDATED PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Philadelphia, PA
Frog Commissary, Pastry Cook April 2013-February 2015
– Produced pastries for events hosting up to 800 attendees at The Franklin Institute Science Museum
Altman Management Company, Community Assistant June 2013- May 2014
– Maintained records including rent payment and occupancy for over 200 tenants during the fall/winter and
over 400 guests during spring/summer hostel season
Drexel University, Teaching Assistant July 2014- September 2014
– Helped run a sponsored community class that created recipes from locally grown produce and hosted free
dinners weekly

EDUCATION
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science: Culinary Arts, Minor in Business Administration (GPA 3.32) 2014
Honors: Drexel Liberty Scholarship
George Perrier Scholarship
Dean’s List: Winter 2010, Spring 2012, Summer 2012
Activities: Drexel University Gospel Choir, Secretary, September 2013 to June 2014
Drexel Blue Diamond Dragons, Treasurer, September 2011 to June 2014

INTERESTS
Jigsaw puzzles, local food scenes, live music shows