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Skills

  • Food plating and presentation
  • Staff management
  • Vendor relationship management
  • Kitchen safety audits
  • Food repurposing and waste prevention
  • Inventory controls
  • Food quality assurance
  • Sanitizing understanding
  • Food production management
  • MS Office

Work Experiences

  • Conducted profit analysis.
  • Decreased meal preparation time by 50%.
  • Created a quality control checklist that successfully reduced customer complaints about food presentation by 32%.
  • Coordinated with the Head Chef on a quarterly basis to introduce 16 new dishes reflecting current culinary trends.
  • Decreased order turnaround by 37%.
  • Achieved a grade of process.
  • Achieved zero complaints related to service delays.
  • Conducted supplier negotiations.
  • Was successful in resolving difficult customer complaints, promoting brand loyalty, and increasing repeat business.
  • Devised and implemented effective strategies to improve restaurant performance, streamline food preparation processes, and boost efficiency in a variety of areas.

Summaries

  • Achieved measurable improvements in staff efficiency.
  • Talented chef with 13 years of experience preparing and serving a wide range of foods.
  • Dedicated to increasing team productivity while adhering to strict presentation and taste guidelines.
  • Achieved measurable improvements in both staff efficiency and food quality by implementing cross-functional team collaboration between kitchen and front-of-house staff.
  • Encourages employees to go above and beyond for customers in high-volume settings while maintaining high quality and cost control.
  • Costs were consistently reduced while profits were increased.
  • Multitasking, safety management, and decision-making skills are all strengths.
  • Achieved results within 9 weeks.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Application of lean kitchen management techniques.

Accomplishments

  • Led emergency response training, significantly reducing the instances of workplace accidents and improving overall kitchen safety.
  • Documented and resolved initiative which led to metric.
  • Implemented energy-saving kitchen procedures, cutting utility costs by $6 per month while achieving environmental sustainability goals.
  • Successfully coordinated opening of new restaurant locations, including equipment setup, kitchen layout design, and hiring of all kitchen staff.
  • Assisted in budget planning with the general manager, ensuring kitchen operations consistently fell within the allocated budget of $18.
  • Received 'Employee of the Month' award 12 times for consistently exceeding kitchen output and quality targets.
  • Appointed point of communication between the kitchen and management, improving workflow and decreasing order-to-table times by 69%.
  • Collaborated with logistics to streamline procurement processes, reducing supplier lead time by 4 days.
  • Suggested and implemented a promotions-driven happy hour menu, resulting in a 28% increase in weekday foot traffic.
  • Led a team of 6 chefs to execute catering for events of 9 attendees within budget and time constraints, receiving positive client feedback.

Affiliations

  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • Professional Association of Catering Executives (PACE)
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate
  • EcoFriendly Food Initiative Advocate
  • Farm-to-Table Network Affiliate
  • Restaurant Management Professionals Network
  • ServSafe Certified
  • Lions Club
  • Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management (SHFM)
  • Team Management Certification - Lean

Certifications

  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Kitchens
  • FEMA National Incident Management System (NIMS) for Restaurants
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Advanced Culinary Arts Certification
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • OSHA Food Safety and Sanitation Standards Training
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Certified Hospitality Supervisor (CHS)

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