Shamar Smith

** ******* ***, **************, ** *2408

540-***-**** ac3flz@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Experienced cook and balanced chef with excellent skills and techniques to be an asset to the food industry. I have volunteered my services as a chef at the French embassy in Washington DC and have positive motivational strengths.

EDUCATION:

AAS in Advanced Culinary Arts, Stratford University, Woodbridge VA

ServSafe Certified

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

* Ability to multi-task in all kitchen areas such as grill, sauté, fry kitchen, pizza chef, and industrial ovens.

* Prep and prepare all soups, sauces, and salads.

* Temperature cooking, rare, med-rare, med-well and well meats.

WORK HISTORY:

Grounds Bistro

Head Chef

●Create menus 2016-2017

●Inventory and preparation of Sysco orders

●Manage full kitchen staff to include scheduling

Cook It Up Catering, LLC

Owner/Chef 2012-2016

●Planned and hosted catered events, created menus

●Prepare dishes and holiday meals from scratch

●Handle marketing, advertising and customer invoices

Applebee’s Bar and Grill

Kitchen Trainer/Neighborhood Expert 2012-2017

●Train all new cooks to Applebee’s expectations

●Interim Manager/Delegate Tasks to Back of the House

●Inventory invoices and unload truck orders

●Prep and cook at all Stations (grill, flat top, fry)

Carraba’s’ Italian Bar and Grill 2011-2012

Chef /Trainer/Assistant Kitchen Manager

●Perform sauté, grill and prep work.

●Inventory and unload multiple truck orders.

●Trained at all food stations to become an AKM (Assistant Kitchen Manager).

●Open and close kitchen line.

The Green Turtle Bar and Restaurant 2010-2011

Certified Trainer/Interim Manager

●Obtained Certified Kitchen Trainer Certificate through the Green Turtle.

●Fry, flat top, grill and prep cook.

●Inventoried and placed truck orders, unloaded trucks.

●Interim manager over 12 cooks.

Ryan’s Buffet and Steak House, Display Cook 2006-2009

Damon’s Grill, Line Cook 2004-2005

Summerville Assisted living, Dietary Cook 2003-2004

Uno’s Chicago Bar and Grill, Cook 2001-2003

Chili’s Southwest Bar and Grill, Cook 1999-2001

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