Experience

Radisson Hotel and Suites

• Canada
• Hospitality

• Executive Chef

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Opened hotel restaurant, Brixton Pub, for service Jan 15, 2015. Constructed and developed lounge, pool, happy hour, room service, banquet and restaurant menus. Hired full back of house team of 16 people. Trained and worked with each team member to develop consistency in recipes and plate presentation. Input menu items into micros and trained as an expert in the building of the system. Opened hotel restaurant, Brixton Pub, for service Jan 15, 2015. Constructed and developed lounge, pool, happy hour, room service, banquet and restaurant menus. Hired full back of house team of 16 people. Trained and worked with each team member to develop consistency in recipes and plate presentation. Input menu items into micros and trained as an expert in the building of the system.



The Verrado Grille

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Chef

  • Nov 2010 - Nov 2014

  Work directly under the Food and Beverage Director as executive chef. Attentive to service in assurance of guest satisfaction. Managed staff of 15 people. Monthly food cost at 29-31%. Assisted with nightly deposits and cash handling and bi-weekly payroll. Monitored cost controls, ordering, product receiving, scheduling and maintaining labor budget. Constantly maintain quality control, attention to detail and presentation. Manage banquet staff, created wedding tastings and constructed event and holiday menus.



Inerbay Golf Course

• Banquet Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2010

  Worked diligently with urgency for order, fire, pick-up service style. Contributed as a line cook on grill, sauté, cold salad and main entrée stations. Scheduled, organized, coordinated, and executed banquet menus and managed a staff for onsite catered events (weddings, private parties, golf events). Worked with sales team for creating event quotes and staying within allowed budget. Worked diligently with urgency for order, fire, pick-up service style. Contributed as a line cook on grill, sauté, cold salad and main entrée stations. Scheduled, organized, coordinated, and executed banquet menus and managed a staff for onsite catered events (weddings, private parties, golf events). Worked with sales team for creating event quotes and staying within allowed budget.



Hunger Restaurant

• Brazil
• Restaurants

• Consultant

  • Apr 2010 - Sep 2010

  Created tapas Mediterranean menu for small intimate restaurant. 40 seat capacity. Created key diagram for station set up and breakdown. Led staff training in recipe execution and production controls. Created tapas Mediterranean menu for small intimate restaurant. 40 seat capacity. Created key diagram for station set up and breakdown. Led staff training in recipe execution and production controls.



Compass Group

• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Line Cook

  • Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

  Utilized excellent multitasking skills. Gourmet cafeteria-style service. Prepared lunch for 1,200 people daily. Possessed exceptionally friendly communication skills while preparing food in front of each guest according to their desires and dietary needs. Utilized excellent multitasking skills. Gourmet cafeteria-style service. Prepared lunch for 1,200 people daily. Possessed exceptionally friendly communication skills while preparing food in front of each guest according to their desires and dietary needs.



Kathy Casey Food Studios

• Internship

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2009

  Assisted in consulting for clients by research and development. Helped with recipe production and drink recipe critique. Assisted with off sight events and organized the set up and break down of in house catering events. Small, private, intimate fine dining in-house events. Assisted in consulting for clients by research and development. Helped with recipe production and drink recipe critique. Assisted with off sight events and organized the set up and break down of in house catering events. Small, private, intimate fine dining in-house events.



Applebees, Oak Harbor, WA

• Server/ Bartender

  • May 2006 - Oct 2008

  Fast and efficient guest satisfaction. Maintained exceptional guest satisfaction. Utilized great multitasking skills. Expo trained, ran food, ran drinks, bussed tables, rolled silverware, cleaned and stocked section to daily par levels. Constant teamwork and guest interaction. Fast and efficient guest satisfaction. Maintained exceptional guest satisfaction. Utilized great multitasking skills. Expo trained, ran food, ran drinks, bussed tables, rolled silverware, cleaned and stocked section to daily par levels. Constant teamwork and guest interaction.