Experience

Grand Bear Resort
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Chef

  • Nov 2022 - Present


The Forge: Lemont Quarries

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Chef

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Executive Chef

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022



Bolingbrook Golf Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Restaurant Chef

  • Apr 2015 - May 2022

• Sous Chef

  • May 2014 - Apr 2015



Prairie Bluff Golf Course

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Line-Cook and Banquet Cook

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

  Preparing customers food by cooking on the line Prepping food for daily food service Helping prepare and plate large banquets Keeping the kitchen up to sanitation health codes Preparing customers food by cooking on the line Prepping food for daily food service Helping prepare and plate large banquets Keeping the kitchen up to sanitation health codes



Mullet’s Bar and Restaurant

• Head Chef and Kitchen Manager

  • May 2012 - Mar 2013

  Promoted to head chef and kitchen manager Maintained inventory and weekly food ordering, dry goods, and soda products along with calculating food cost, food sales, and labor cost Responsible for training of all kitchen staff including hiring, giving three month reviews, and weekly schedule Delegating food preparation to staff and expedited all food that was served Maintained a regular weekly food prep and cleaning standards Responsible for opening the kitchen and preparing food needed Planned weekend specials and designed and modified a new menu



Mullets Sports Bar & Restaurant

• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sous Chef

  • Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Managing the kitchen and cooks when head chef was off or attending to other responsibilities Worked and prepped all stations on the line (Grill, Appetizers, Pantry) Prepared inventory order list Label and date all food, organize kitchen, freezers and coolers Check in inventory, label, and put away Wash dishes Managing the kitchen and cooks when head chef was off or attending to other responsibilities Worked and prepped all stations on the line (Grill, Appetizers, Pantry) Prepared inventory order list Label and date all food, organize kitchen, freezers and coolers Check in inventory, label, and put away Wash dishes



Slammer’s Pub and Grill

• Line-Cook and Prep-Cook

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2011

  Working and maintain all stations on the line including Expediting and Plating, Char-broiler and Flat-top, Deep-fry, Salads and Desserts stations Kept the line and walk in refrigerator maintained and full of all the food needed Maintained kitchen inventory, let kitchen manager know when low on items Broke down and marked off food shipments Kept a regular kitchen cleaning schedule Working and maintain all stations on the line including Expediting and Plating, Char-broiler and Flat-top, Deep-fry, Salads and Desserts stations Kept the line and walk in refrigerator maintained and full of all the food needed Maintained kitchen inventory, let kitchen manager know when low on items Broke down and marked off food shipments Kept a regular kitchen cleaning schedule



The Indak Manufacturing Group

• Maintenance Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  Assist with the installation and repair of heating and cooling systems Perform general building maintenance including painting, office construction, roofing and equipment repair Responsible for landscaping, weekly grass cuttings and lawn maintenance Organized storage facility, Snow removal Progressively assigned greater responsibility by management Assist with the installation and repair of heating and cooling systems Perform general building maintenance including painting, office construction, roofing and equipment repair Responsible for landscaping, weekly grass cuttings and lawn maintenance Organized storage facility, Snow removal Progressively assigned greater responsibility by management



Aurelio’s Pizza

• United States
• Restaurants

• Shift Supervisor and Short

  • May 2008 - Mar 2010

  Hands on experience in all aspects of the business including food service, food preparation Ability to defuse upset customers, excellent customer service skills with an ability to ensure satisfaction during each interaction Carefully maintained stock inventory and placed bread orders as needed Answered phones, took orders and worked cashbox/computers Front of the house experience including serving and bussing Promoted to Shift Supervisor, organized and made the schedules for individuals