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gu id eli n es a n d p ro ced u re s. ?
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sa tis fa c tio n , a n d o p era tio n al e ffic ie n cy .
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WORK E X PER IE N CE
Am eris t a r C asin o & H ote l – C ou n cil B lu ffs, I A
J u n e 2 018 – D ece m ber 2 0 19
Chef d e c u isi n e
? S p ea rh ea d a ll n ew s e a so n al & r e v erse h ap py h ou r m en us
? Coac h ed a n d l e d a ll s o u s c h efs , l e a d l i n e c o o ks a n d d is h w ash ers.
? Offic ia te a n d c o n du ct q u arte rly c u li n ary t r a in in g c la sse s t o i n clu de, k n if e s a fe ty , b asic c o okin g s k ills , c o okin g s ty le s a n d
pra c tic es.
? P-3 0 i n it ia tiv e f o r h ea lt h y d in in g f o r o u r T ea m m em ber d in in g r o om .
? Con tr o lli n g c o sts a n d f o od w aste w eek ly . M an ag e a n d o verlo ok a ll o rd erin g.
? Main ta in a 3 5% o r l e ss f o od c o st m on th t o m on th b y c o n tr o lli n g p u rc h ase s a n d c o n tr o lla b le s
? Dele g ate a n d t r a in t h e S o u s c h ef o n a ll P & L j u stif ic atio n s m on th ly . U ndersta n din g t h e b u sin ess w it h a h ig h a tte n tio n t o
fix in g i s su es a n d m an ag in g c o sts .
? Con tr o lli n g l a b or a n d s tr ic tly f o llo w in g g u id eli n es w hen b u sin ess l e v els c h an ge.
? Engag e i n m ult ip le l e a rn in g c la ss e s t o f u rth er m y l e a d ersh ip r o le a s a c h ef d e c u is in e.
CR AVE A m eric a n K it c h en & S u sh i – O m ah a, N E
A ugu st 2 016 – M ay 2 018
Execu tiv e C hef
? Pre p are s n ew A m eric an d is h es f r o m s c ra tc h i n gre d ie n ts d aily .
? Corp ora te m en u r o llo u ts , r e d l e tte r d ay m en u r o llo u ts .
? Pro ven a b ili t y t o e ffe c tiv ely h an dle m ult i- t a sk l e v els o f r e sp on sib ili t y w it h m in im al d ir e c tio n f r o m s u perio rs w hile
su perv is in g p erso n nel, p ro vid in g t e a m l e a d ersh ip , m otiv atio n a n d d ev elo p m en t
? Main ta in s 1 00% k it c h en s ta ff f o r o ver 1 2 m on th s.
? Enfo rc e E C O SU RE s a n it a tio n s ta n dard s a n d p ro ced u re s. 8 5% t o 1 00% k it c h en c le a n li n ess p erc en ta g e.
? Im ple m en t a n d s tr e a m li n e p ro d u ct p u rc h ase s f r o m p u rv ey o rs a n d c o n tr o l a n d m ain ta in a 2 5% t o 2 8% f o od c o st f o r
re sta u ra n t.
? Overse e f o od p re p ara tio n a n d p ro d u ctio n , e n su rin g 1 00% f o od s a fe ty p ro ced u re s w ere f o llo w ed . R ec ip e a d h ere n ce
? Dev elo p m en us f o r a ll o ffs it e e v en ts a n d e x p erie n ced i n a d iv erse r a n ge o f c u is in es.
? Avero , C om pea t, M arg in E dge, a n d M ic ro so ft E xcel u se d d aily
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Holi d ay I n n D ow nto w n – O m ah a, N E
M arch 2 01 6 – A ugu st
2 016
Execu tiv e C hef
? Esta b li s h ed f o od i n ven to ry p ro ced u re s f o r m on th ly i n ven to ry , f o llo w a n d t r a in n ew h ir e s o n a ll I H G b re a k fa st
sp ec if ic atio n s
? Main ta in B urg er T heo ry s p ec if ic atio n s a n d s ta n dard s.
? M an ag ed p u rc h ase s t o m ain ta in p ars a n d s to ck s o f r e sta u ra n t n eed s.
? Con du cte d i n te rv ie w s a n d h ir in g o f a ll k it c h en s ta ff. C on sis te n tly c h alle n gin g s ta ff t o w ork h ard er a n d s tr o n ger t o geth er a s
a t e a m .
? Enco u ra g ed k it c h en s ta ff t o e x p an d t h eir c u li n ary c re a tiv it y .
Nosh W in e L ou n ge – O m ah a, N E
M ay 2 0 15 – M arch 2 01 6
?
Execu tiv e C hef
? Man ag ed w eek ly i n ven to ry w hile m ain ta in in g a c o n sis te n t f o od c o st p erc en ta g e o f 2 6.5 % p erc en t. K eep in g t h e f o od c o st u n der 3 0% f o r
th e m on th .
? Perfo rm ed s e v era l a d m in is tr a tiv e d u tie s i n clu din g, o rd erin g s u ppli e s, p u rv ey o r r e la tio n s, s c h ed u li n g a n d h ir in g o f
re sta u ra n t s ta ff.
? Sp ot p ro b le m s a n d r e so lv e t h em q u ic k ly a n d e ffe c tiv ely , a n d s u sta in q u ali t y a n d c o n sis te n cy i n f o od p re p ara tio n .
? Main ta in ed i m pec cab le p erso n al h ygie n e a s w ell a s h ig h w ork a n d s a fe ty s ta n dard s.
? Mod if ie d a n d c re a te d n ew s e a so n al a n d w in e m en us a s n eed ed s o t h at t h ey r e m ain e ffe c tiv e.
O m ah a P re ss C lu b – O m ah a, N E
O cto b er 2 014 – M ay 2 015
Sou s C hef
? Pre p are F re n ch /A m eric an d is h es f r o m s c ra tc h i n gre d ie n ts , a n d m ain ta in h ig h f o od q u ali t y a n d p re se n ta tio n f o r p artie s u p
to 5 00 p eo p le
? Work ed d ir e c tly w it h t h e E xec u tiv e C hef
? Cre a te d m en us a n d s p ec ia ls u sin g s e a so n al i n gre d ie n ts . T ra in ed n ew e m plo yees o n r e c ip e e x ec u tio n , p re p ara tio n a n d
cle a n in g.
? Mon it o re d f o od c o st a n d m an ag ed p ro d u ct/ in gre d ie n t i n ven to ry a n d p ro p er r o ta tio n .
Milla rd R oad h ou se – O m ah a, N E
M ay 2 0 12 – S ep te m ber
2014
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Hea d C hef /K it c h en M an ager
? Pre p are d l u n ch b u ffe ts o f 1 0 o r m ore f o od i t e m s m ad e f r o m s c ra tc h d aily
? Exceed g u est n eed s a n d m ain ta in ed h ig h f o od q u ali t y a n d p re se n ta tio n .
? Cre a te d a n d c o oked m en u i t e m s c o n sis te n tly , p re p arin g a n d s e ttin g u p t h e l i n e f o r a s u ccessfu l s e rv ic es.
? Su perv is e d t h e l i n e d u rin g d in ner s e rv ic e, m ak in g s u re t h e k it c h en s ta ff i s a lw ay s p u ttin g i n t h eir b est. A ssis te d w it h o n -s it e
cate rin g r e g u la rly .
Villa g io P iz zeria – O m ah a, N E
F eb ru ary 2 01 1– A pril
2012
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Chef /G en er a l M an ager
? Hir e a n d t r a in a ll s ta ff m em bers o n c o okin g a n d c u sto m er s e rv ic e
? Resp on sib le f o r a ll o rd erin g o f r e sta u ra n t i t e m s w it h a m an ag ed i n ven to ry
? Pre p ped f o r l u n ch a n d d in ner s e rv ic es d aily
? Cooked o n a ll s ta tio n s a n d s u pp orte d o th er s ta tio n s i f n eed ed d u rin g b u sy s e rv ic e t im es.
? Exec u te d d is h es w it h q u ali t y a n d c o n sis te n cy
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Metr o p oli t a n I n st it u te f o r t h e C uli n ary A rts – O m ah a, N E
M ay 2 0 10?
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