CHEF BY TRADE ** YR EXP RELOCATING (SANTA BARBARA & SURROUNDING BEACHES)
Date: 2012-12-01, 9:43PM ************@*****.***
Hi my name is Jose and I am a CHEF by trade. I have 13yrs exp and I am relocating from the Bay Area, CA. Enclosed is my resume and I can be reached at 415-***-**** or I can be emailed at *********@*****.***.
Henry Luna
*********@*****.***.
Over ten years of experience in the food service industry
Experience managing up to 50 people in a variety of positions
Served conventions with up to 70,000 people, and fine dining rooms with 400 covers
Experience using flat tops, grills, fryers, ovens, and exposition cooking stations
Work Experience
Gate Gourmet (San Francisco, CA) 3/2008-9/2009
Lead Cook
Cooked meals for first class and business class at British Airways
Took charge of inventory and ordering
Checked in with night supervisors to coordinate shifts
Aramark (Las Vegas, NV) 6/2003-3/2007
Cook/Lead Cook
Production for main room and gold room
Work with a team to serve 16,000 people; managed up to 50 employees at a time
Exposition cooking, expedited food, worked in pantry and garde manger
Rio All Suit Hotel and Casino/Caesar's Palace/Bill's Gambling Hall and Saloon/Paris Bally's (Las Vegas, NV) 9/2004-1/2007
Master Cook
Cooked for Anton's Voodoo Lounge, All American Grill, and Rio's, as well as convention cooking and American bistro cooking for Harrah's Inc.
Worked in rooms with up to 1,000 covers per night
Exposition cooking, pastry, pasta, pantry, saut, and front line
Main Street Station (Las Vegas, NV) 9/2002-6/2004
Specialty Cook/Quality Control Office
Production for The 777 (700 cover), Pullman Grill (300 cover), and buffet (900 cover)
Exposition cooking for the banquet room, expedited food
Maintained a clean and sanitary work environment by ensuring that work surfaces were cleaned and sanitized, and maintaining quality of food coming from warehouses.
MGM (Las Vegas, NV) 12/2001-6/2002
Lead Line Cook
Production for 600 covers for lunch and 1,000 covers for dinner
Exposition food for the line and to the room
Education
School of Business and Commerce (San Francisco, CA) -- Food and beverage certification
Las Vegas Department of Health -- Food handler's certification