owner/operator; Resume
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Brock, Tx
SUMMARY
Certified chef eager to contribute to the success and development of crafting fresh, top quality menu items and dedicated to the art of food preparation and service.
EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Brock, TX
Owner/Operator
- Manage kitchen staff and delegate tasks related to meal prep, cooking and delivering food to customers in a timely fashion.
- Menu planning and estimating food costs and profits.
- Control costs by reviewing portion control and quantities of preparation; minimizing waste; ensuring high quality of preparation.
- Accomplished restaurant human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; enforcing policies and procedures.
Confidential, Worth, TX,
Chef owner/Caterer
- Menu development and pricing, supervised all aspects of preparation, service and cleanup for catering operations.
- Directly supervising catering staff and ensuring compliance with all sanitation and safety standards.
- Negotiation of contracts, advise clients and staff about current catering trends and products and solicit current and new catering events in order to maximize revenue.
- Responsible for food supply chain,from purchasing to service. Inspecting product quality and delivery times to ensure vendor compliance.
Confidential, Ft. Worth, TX
Chef/Owner
- Manufactured and distributed lean and healthy gourmet frozen entrees
- Created menu through market research and development by customer survey
- Oversaw the various processes involved with food production in order to ensure quality and nutritional standards are maintained.
- Developed HAACP plan to increase food safety and reduce risk.
- Responsibilities included menu development, purchasing, overseeing food preparation, food packaging, storing of cooked product at appropriate temperatures, labeling and packaging product for sales and distribution.
- Completed culinary apprenticeship program that required 6,000 hours documented training by certified chefs and pastry chefs.
- Sponsoring House was River Crest Country club in Ft. Worth, TX.
- Training involved complete understanding and execution of each and every station at this facility. The stations included Garde Manger, butcher, food purchasing, line cook, banquets, pastries, lead cook responsibilities, and expediting entrees to customers.
