Daniel C. Lanquist
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Professional Profile
** ***** ** ********** **********, which includes 10 years of professional cooking, 8 years in kitchen management, and 10 years in front of house management. A seasoned professional with extensive experience in directing food, beverage, and banquet operations. Full knowledge of hospitality industry honed through a successful career at all management levels for a variety of restaurants and catering operations.
Core Competences
●Restaurant Operations Management for up to 30 employees
●Kitchen Management for up to 25 employees
●Inventory control and purchasing
●Catering Management, experience catering for up to 400 guests
●Staff Training / Development
●Cost Containment
●Food and Wine menu creation
●International culinary experience
●Customer Service
●Quality Assurance
Professional Experience
Crush Wine Bar and Deli, 701 South Polk, Amarillo, TX
Sous Chef
April 2015 - June 2015
●Assistant to the Executive Chef
●Daily preparation of cuisine and creating daily specials
●Created menu items and recipes for store menus and catered events
●Organization of staff and kitchen equipment
●Daily and weekly inventories and product orders
Torchy’s Tacos, 3562 S. Soncy, Amarillo, TX
Assistant Manager
May 2014 - April 2015
●Counted daily moneys and cash deposits
●Managed all FOH and BOH staff and positions
●Set daily prep lists and organized staff to accomplish lists within daily and weekly labor and percentage goals
●Managed daily and weekly food and beverage orders and supplies
●Managed, organized and maintained one of the most effective bars in the company
●Full knowledge of P&L’s
●Hired FOH, BOH, and BAR staff and completed effective training schedules
●Efficiently scheduled FOH, BOH, and Bar staff to meet weekly and monthly labor goals
●Organized daily cleaning activities to reflect company and Health Department standards
●Recorded daily, weekly, and monthly inventories
●Recorded daily HAACP information in regards to company and state standards
●Established and maintained excellent public relations and repeat customers
●Knowledge and experience with Point of Sales system: R-Power
IDK Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 SW 6th, Amarillo, TX
Multiple BOH Positions
October 2013 - May 2014
●Performed daily opening and closing duties as necessary by company protocol and standards
● Implemented and maintained rules and regulations reflecting health code standards
● Created menu items and recipes
●Assisted with food cost and labor control strategies
●Assisted with creating, organizing, and preparing daily lists
●Assisted FOH management and employees with daily duties and organization
●Trained and assisted new employees to meet standards and protocol
●Established excellent relations with owners and clientele
Momma’s at Sengelmann, 531 N. Main St., Schulenburg, TX
Partner Manager Kitchen Manager
May 2011 - August 2013
●Opened and re-established a historic Texas dance hall as a dining and special events venue
●Organized kitchen to accommodate daily business
●Hosted and catered both on and off site events
●Created and priced recipes and menus for restaurant and catered events
●Designed and implemented graphical organizers guides to reflect weekly orders, inventories and costs
● Total knowledge and control of Profit and Loss statements
●Created and set daily lists and pars to accommodate daily business
Created daily and weekly guides for general maintenance and cleaning of kitchen and major appliances
● Hired, organized, and scheduled BOH staff and duties, trained BOH staff and set guidelines reflecting Health Department standards
● Accommodated FOH management and employees with duties
● Established excellent relations and repeat business with clientele
Von Minden Catering, 607 Lyons, Schulenburg, TX Catering Manager
July 2010 - July 2013
● Organized and prepared for catered functions
● Implemented ideas for large, cost effective menus
● Managed food and beverage staff
●Assisted in establishing cost and quality control
●Established and maintained excellent customer service resulting in repeated catering accounts
Southside Flying Pizza, 2206 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX
Manager
Aug. 2011 - Jan. 2012
● Managed both front and back of the house employees and delivery drivers
● Established new and efficient kitchen organization and new recipes
● Daily and weekly food orderings and inventories
●Handled daily money, deposits, and bank runs
● Knowledge of P&L, cost, and quality control
● Established ways to cut food costs and labor
●Created spreadsheets and checklists useful to daily orders and tasks
Hickory Street Bar and Grill, 800 N. Congress Ave., Austin, TX
Manager / Kitchen Manager
Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2011
●Performed daily and monthly inventories for FOH, BOH, and Bar
● Involved in FOH hiring and created weekly FOH schedules
●Performed general maintenance repairs on commercial equipment and building
●Planned and organized for major local and interior events
● Auditioned and booked for weekly live performances on outdoor stage
●Created efficient training manuals, systems, and tests
●Handled daily money, deposits, and bank runs
●Created liquor and beer menus and specials
● Extensive experience in BOH cooking, prep, opening, and closing duties
● Established excellent, repeat customer relations and a clean and safe work environment
● Knowledge and experience in Point of Sales system: Aloha