Raymond Nottie
**** **** ***. 510-***-**** (C)
Oakland, CA 94621 ***.******@*****.***
EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF
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Award-winning executive chef with 13-year experience in corporate cafeteria
food preparation. In-depth knowledge of marketplace and competitors to
increase operational efficiency and profitability. Excellent communicator
with the ability to manage and lead a highly diverse workforce to achieve
the highest staff performance levels possible.
|KEY PROFICIENCIES |
|Kitchen Management |Budget Management |Sanitation |
|Ethnic Cuisine |Nutrition |Cost Controls |
|Inventory Management |Safety |Special Event Catering and |
| | |Planning |
|Creative Menu |Customer Service |Corporate Training and |
|Development | |Development |
|Organic Cuisine |Purchasing Management |Risk Management |
| |PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE - BERKELEY, CA
HEAD CHEF 2010-PRESENT
Develop menu offerings, with emphasis on ethnic cuisine for up to 3,000
students. Responsible for staff, budget, purchasing, and inventory
management as well as food quality control and safety.
FACEBOOK - PALO ALTO, CA
SOUS CHEF 2008-2010
Prepare meals for approximately 3,500 corporate employees and catered
private parties for management executives. Responsible for menu
development within budget limitations and new staff training.
WHOLE FOODS STORE - SAN MATEO, CA
SOUS CHEF 2005-2007
Managed production of prepared foods station to serve approximately 400
daily customers. Responsible for optimizing the use of organic
ingredients in menu offerings as well as kitchen management.
GOOGLE - PALO ALTO, CA
SOUS CHEF 2004-2009
Prepared meals for 7,500 corporate employees and catered private parties
for management executives. Responsible for staff, budget, and inventory
management.
MARRIOTT CORPORATION/SODEXO - PALO ALTO, CA
SOUS CHEF-SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE (2003-2004) 1997-2004
Prepared meals for up to 3,500 students. Responsible for daily inventory
control and new hired training.
HEAD CHEF-AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2001-2003)
Prepared meals for 500 corporate employees and catered private parties
for management executives. Responsible for inventory management and
staff training.
SOUS CHEF-HEWLETT PACKARD (1997-2001)
Prepared meals for 5000 corporate employees and assisted the executive
sous chef with catering private parties for management executives.
Responsible for hot line set-up, staff training, menu execution according
to company standards.
SOUL BROTHERS KITCHEN-OAKLAND, CA
HEAD CHEF 1995-1997
Prepared African American style cuisine. Managed kitchen staff as well as
food and beverage costs.
DAYS INN HOTEL-EMERYVILLE, CA
SOUS CHEF 1992-1995
Managed menu planning, inventory, purchasing, and event planning
activities. Responsible for staff scheduling and training and
development opportunities.
WENTI VINEYARDS WINERY-LIVERMORE, CA
COOK I 1991-1993
Assisted in the preparation of meals for up to 3000 concert attendees.
Traveled to London to assist Chef Kimball Jones with catering private
parties.
PAULA LEDUC CATERING COMPANY-EMERYVILLE, CA
COOK I 1990-1992
Assisted in the preparation of meals for internal and external parties
for 300 to 700 guests in a variety of cuisine styles ranging from
Japanese to American.
| |EDUCATION | |
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Food Safety Management Certificate-National Registry of Food Safety
Professionals, Concord, CA ( 2010
Culinary Cooking Certificate -California Culinary Institute of America,
Saint Helena, CA ( 1998
Culinary Arts Program Certificate-Laney College, Oakland, CA ( 1993
| |SOFTWARE SKILLS | |
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MS Word ( MS Excel ( MS Outlook ( Fileshare
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