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JOHN MORRIS CEC®

EXECUTIVE CHEF ●BAKER ● CULINARY/PASTRY INSTRUCTOR

Highly innovative “Certified Executive Chef” with an exceptional record of service & international experience. More than 20 years of expertise in all facets of cooking & kitchen management within corporate & private environments. Fine dining & casual themes, banquet facilities, catering operations & upscale retail bakery operations.

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

New Store/Concept Kitchen Design and Opening

Menu & Recipe Research & Development

Portion & Styling Development (photo manuals and recipe books)

Performance Management

Employee Hiring & Development

Quality Assurance

Expense Management

Payroll Forecasting & Scheduling

Profit & Loss Reconciliation

Inventory Controls

Purchasing

Sanitation & Safety Management

SPECIAL SKILLS

European trained in Classical Cuisines

Completely up to date & comfortable with all culinary trends

Direction and preparation of hot & cold banquets to 2000 guests

Proficient in European & American Patisserie

Bread production including sourdoughs & hearth baked rustic

Use & application of Bakers % & Math.

EDUCATION & AWARDS

Certified Executive Chef® (American Culinary Federation)

American Culinary Federation Member

ServeSafe® Certified, Instructor/Proctor (Sanitation & Alcohol)

NEHA® Sanitation Certified/Proctor

Certified Nutrition

Certified Kitchen Management

Continuing Education with National Restaurant Assoc’ classes in Kitchen Management, Planning Successful Buffets

Chefs In America voted ‘One of America’s Outstanding Chefs’

Four year accredited apprenticeship in Europe

City & Guilds of London 706/1 ( Basic fundamentals of cooking & Baking 2year program. Honors)

City & Guilds of London 706/2 ( Advanced culinary arts & Baking. 2 year program. Honors)

EMPLOYMENT

Le Cordon Bleu/Western Culinary Institute, Portland Oregon. Chef Instructor Culinary/Patisserie & Baking 3/2011-12/2012

Mini Chef Restaurant & Lounge, Canby, Oregon. Co-Owner 3/2010-Present

Fargo Rose LLC (Roses Restaurants & Bakeries) Portland, Oregon. Corporate Chef/Bakery Manager 7/2007- 4/2010

Hayden Enterprises, Portland Oregon. Executive Chef/Consultant 2/2007 – 7/2007

Pacific Coast Restaurants (Portland Steak & Chophouse) Executive Chef 6/1998 – 2/2007

Rheinlander Restaurant Sandy blvd. Executive Chef

Coconut Grove Banquet & Conference Center. Santa Cruz, CA. Executive Chef

“Peachwoods” Inn at Passatiempo. Santa Cruz, CA. Executive Chef.

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