To Whom It May Concern,

With the exception of the last three years, my entire working career has

been in food preparation and related services. Kansas City has been the

primary area for work with about five years in New York City.

I have owned and operated my own catering company. While executive chef of

a kitchen in New York City, the primary services involved cooking for

entertainers and their entourage (up to 250 covers).

The experience I have is in menu planning, scheduling, ordering, and

storage of food stuffs. I am a neat and organized individual, and have

developed a great eye for presentation.

Your opportunity sounds exciting and I eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

Jake Thompson

Jacob W. Thompson

5633 Gleason Road 913-***-****

Shawnee, KS 66226 abi5b9@r.postjobfree.com

Deb Reves Catering, Overland Park, Kansas, 913-***-**** January 2005 -

January 2006

Chef. This position is focused on feeding entertainers and their personnel

(from 60 to 150 meals) and requires excellent communication skills as well

as culinary expertise.

Inspired Catering, Overland Park, Kansas, June 1999 - December 2004

Owner/Operator. This was a niche position that dealt with entertainers and

their personnel. I was contracted through New West Productions until they

sold the business in late 2004. The job required negotiations with

production heads, cost control, scheduling, supervising cooks and wait

staff, and setting up of dressing rooms (at times very elaborately),

submitting bills and collecting fees.

Pampered Palate Catering, Overland Park, Kansas, 913-***-****) January

1995 - May 1999

Executive Chef. As head of the kitchen I was responsible for ordering,

making sure the proper food went to the correct location (as well as

quantity), scheduling, budgeting. These meals were primarily for weddings

and corporate lunches.

Attended Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas 1991-1995

Received a degree in Culinary Arts. While in school I worked at Double

Tree Hotel as an apprentice chef and at Charlie Hoopers as head of

catering.

Kitchen Cy Kocis, Suffern, New York 1985 - 1990

Executive Chef. Prepared meals (for 55-250 people), ordered food,

supervised servers and other cooks.

Education:

Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas

Culinary Arts degree

References

Tara Schuley Donald Brinskely

Steve Martinat

843-***-**** 913-***-****

816-***-****

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