Sean McAllister
Chef de Cuisine at Castle Hotel and Spa- Claim this Profile
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spanish Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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HACCP
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Serve Safe Certified
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Experience
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Castle Hotel & Spa
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United States
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chef de Cuisine
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Mar 2016 - Present
• Responsible for all menu creation, and implementation for seasonal menus, holidays, and special events• Thoroughly understand kitchen administrative flow by fulfilling all administrative responsibilities of executive chef as needed.• Attend operations meetings and banquet event order meetings, and communicate to sous chefs the nuances of upcoming events and other important issues.• Hire, train, and supervise kitchen staff and their daily activities; assign responsibilities and provide clear/concise instructions while offering suggestions for increased productivity. • Proven skills in leadership, strong teamwork, working well under pressure, being self- motivated, and improving culinary knowledge of cook staff
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Sous Chef
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Jul 2014 - Mar 2016
• Liaison between the Executive Chef and all other departments in the F&B division, Rooms, and Hotel departments• Responsible for leading a team of 25 employees to meet exceptional standards of guest service by instructing and demonstrating new equipment, preparation, cooking techniques, plating, garnishing, proper butchering of meats and fish• Use of cost control strategies include negotiating with sales representatives, strict monitoring of receiving and waste, product rotation, and minimizing waste by utilizing all usable food parts to create sides and garnishes, family meal• Creating and implementing new menu items and recipes for all outlets including restaurant, bar, terrace, room service, pool, and spa. Organizing trainings and tastings for both front and back of the house, and executives prior to menu launches• Responsible for Profit and Loss presentation and implementation, planning, budgeting, and payroll for all food operation within the hotel
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Chef de Partie
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Apr 2013 - Jul 2014
• Trained and supervised line cooks in proper food preparation, sanitation, and food safety following H.A.C.C.P standards while assigning duties, responsibilities, and workstations based on daily business• Standardized recipes for all stations in the kitchen, established par stock, mise en place lists, order requisitions and trained staff in their use• Rotated through each station during service to assist line cooks during their respective busy periods, ensuring the proper plating of dishes, overseeing line staff until they mastered the assigned station, and could consistently produce on time
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Line Cook
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Dec 2011 - Apr 2013
part of the opening team for Castle hotel and spa
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Castle on the Hudson
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Line Cook
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Feb 2011 - Dec 2011
• Cooking all menu items to order as per chefs instructions while maintaining a sanitary work station• Completing daily prep as per chef instructions• Check quality of prep every day to guarantee freshness • Cooking all menu items to order as per chefs instructions while maintaining a sanitary work station• Completing daily prep as per chef instructions• Check quality of prep every day to guarantee freshness
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Line Cook
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Apr 2006 - Nov 2010
• Cooking steaks to order a la carte while working in an open kitchen• Learning the basics of meat butchering under the supervision of the head chef • Cooking steaks to order a la carte while working in an open kitchen• Learning the basics of meat butchering under the supervision of the head chef
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Celebrity Cruises
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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700 & Above Employee
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Culinary extern
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Aug 2009 - Jan 2010
rotating through each production kitchen on the ship in preparation for a leadership position. rotating through each production kitchen on the ship in preparation for a leadership position.
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Education
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2008 - 2010
The Culinary Institute of America
AOS culinary arts, Culinary Arts/Chef Training -
2006 - 2008
orange-ulster BOCES
technical mastery, Culinary Arts/Chef Training -
2004 - 2008
Washingtonville high school
Regents Deploma, General Studies
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