CARY WISNER

P.O.Box ****

Palm Desert, CA

*****

acttdx@r.postjobfree.com

310-***-****

Skills and Qualifications

Excellent culinary skills including but not limited to, catering, batch cooking, private service, teaching, organization, purchasing, and budgeting, and creating seasonal healthy delicious deals and meals.

Strength in recipe development and menu planning for all dietary needs and preferences. Also event planning from inception to execution.

Oversee staff, scheduling, and time management

Strong work ethic, trustworthy, loyal, discreet and professional.

Stickler for immaculate work environment.

Professional Experience

4/2012-1/2016 Chef/Manager, Associate Dining Room, Bev Hills,CA The Montage Beverly Hills

Responsibilities included but not limited to:

1. Schedules

2. Menus

3. Recipe Development

4. Purchasing and maintaining par levels

5. Cooking

6. Staff issues, ex. Reviews and conflicts

7. P&L Critique and forecasting

1/2013-4/2013

Montage Leadership Training, lessons included in but not limited to. 1. Associate Coaching

2. Time Management

3. Diversity in the Workplace

4. Montage Values

5. Effectiveness in Management

On call catering work between full time positions

8/2007-6/2011 Private Chef, High Profile Media Family Las Vegas, NV

Maintained kitchen and pantry,

o purchasing and organization

o keeping kitchen clean and meticulous

All menu and recipe planning, researching recipes to adapt them to a healthier lifestyle

All baking, meal preparation, event planning, family gatherings and religious holidays.

Prepare seasonal healthy dishes and meals

On call catering work between full time positions

2/2006-12/2006 Executive Chef, Temple Beth Sholom Las Vegas, NV

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Maintain kosher kitchens, meat and dairy.

Catering, up to 400 guests

Lunches for day school, enrollment of approx. 200

All purchasing and inventory control

Researching all food items for any issues of allergies with the students 8/2005-2/2006 Private Chef, High Profile Internet Family Las Vegas, NV

Maintain kitchen and pantry

All meal preparation, purchasing, organization, and clean up.

Recipe adaptation for healthier lifestyle and child friendly.

(this was a temporary position)

6/2005-current Owner/Executive Chef, Your Chef, personal/private chef services Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles, CA

Menu planning, event planning

All food preparation

Purchasing, stocking, inventory control

Recipe development

In-home cooking lessons and meal preparation

1/2005-10/2005 Cook, JW Marriott Resort Las Vegas, NV

Externship from Le Cordon Bleu

Ceres Restaurant, breakfast buffet cook, display and presentation

EDR, preparation, storage, display and sanitation for employee dining room

Stock and inventory control

8/2003-10/2004 Cook, Whole Foods Market Las Vegas, NV

Prepared foods department

Preparation, storage, quality control of all food for prepared foods department

Proper temperature control, sanitation, and storage of all food items

Time management of batch cooking

Education/Training

Le Cordon Blue, Las Vegas NV

Associate of Occupational Science Degree

Art Institute Henderson, NV

Certificate of Hospitality Management, UNLV

College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

o Proficient in Microsoft Office

o Accounting and Business

o Birchstreet

Affiliations

American Culinary Federation

Women Chefs and Restaurateurs

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