Terence Barge

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Glenside, PA 19038

215-***-****

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Profile

Professional, dependable, team-oriented chef with over 35 years of experience in high-volume kitchen and custom menu food preparation. Ability to work under pressure and directly with clients to create and deliver high-quality, nutritious and attractive meals. Proven ability to supervise and manage kitchen staff, communicate, multi-task and provide clear instructions.

Education

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Bachelor of Arts – Hotel Restaurant Management

Professional Experience

Chef Owner and Caterer

B&T Catering LLC 2011 - Present

Create menus and standards leading to exemplary dining experience

Supervise and train culinary staff to ensure training material and processes enable delivery of exceptional dining experience

Ordered, managed, and stored food provisions and ingredients

Adhered to health department guidelines

Communicated with customers about menu items or food allergy concerns

Executive Chef

Culinart Group - Bucks County Community College 2011 – 2012

Prepare meals for students, staff and faculty

Followed the budget and controlled food and staff costs

Ensure high sanitary and cleanliness standards

Oversaw and organized kitchen stock and ingredients

Created staff schedule and managed staff vacation time off

Chef Manager

Compass Group USA – Eurest Dining 2006 - 2011

Worked with executive chef to maintain kitchen organization and staff accountability

Production creation and scheduling

Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines

Ensured cooking stations stocked prior to prime hours

Training, supervising, and delegating tasks to kitchen staff

Key Skills include but are not limited to

Highly developed culinary expertise

Knowledge of a variety of ethnic cuisine

Managed budget for cost of food, beverage and labor

Ability to anticipate problems and create solutions

Excellent communication skills and computer proficiency

Managed payroll

Delegate tasks to kitchen staff to ensure meals are prepared in a timely manner

Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items

Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area

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