lavosha Yough

Paterson, NJ *****

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• 11 Years + experience in food industry occupying such positions as: Executive Chef, Supervising Chef,

Sous Chef, Line Cook and Prep Cook.

• Enrolled at Touro College Studying Natural Science in association with Food Inspection and Nutrition

• Certificates include New York State Health Department Qualifying Certificate in Food Protection & Project Renewal Culinary Arts

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Store Support

HOME DEPOT - Paterson, NJ

Present

assisting customers order fulfillment, maintaining customer relations, responding to customers request for quotes and information and specifications. Also monitoring to ensure safety and maintain order Head Cook

ARC (Addicts Rehabilitation Center) - New York, NY January 2010 to December 2019

● Served as Executive Chef, preparing menus and meals for clients totaling over 250 members.

● Cooking in Cafeteria style setting, managing a staff of 16. Instructing one Sous Chef, and training 15 clients in wellness and all manners of kitchen staffing.

● Created daily menus with alternative menus for clients with special needs such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS and vegetarian requirements.

● Some administrative activities while working directly with Director of Food Service and Director of Treatment.

● Styled Special Holiday events for clients, handled all inventory, ordering and daily budgeting as well as maintain relationships with vendors. Tracking of kitchen maintenance and documentations. Monitoring clients behavior.

Head/ Supervising Cook( part-time)

Harlem Senior Center New York City Department of The Aging - Harlem, NY February 2016 to March 2019

Supervision over sous chef and volunteer staff of 9. Cook, inventory, plan budget for daily meals and taught healthy living classes to the seniors such as non cooking meals, exercises/ yoga and healthy eating.

Phoenix House - New York, NY

September 2011 to August 2014

● Cook, preparing meats, vegetables and several entrée items.

● Perfected knife skills, in meeting high prep volumes and daily food turnovers.

● FIFO maintenance, and other minor kitchen participation, pertaining to menu and monitoring clients. Project Renewal NY

American

June 2009 to February 2010

● Prepared lunch and dinner for 1,200 + guest, American Cuisine.

● Used Kettles, Braisers, Steamers and other machinery used in bulk cooking. Education

Touro College Natural Science

2016

Skills

• 9 Years

• experience in food industry occupying such positions as: Executive Chef, Chef, Sous Chef, Line Cook and Prep Cook.

• Enrolled at Touro College Studying Natural Science in association with Food Inspection and Nutrition

• Certificates include New York State Health Department Qualifying Certificate in Food Protection & Project Renewal Culinary Arts

• Order Fulfillment

• Management

• Kitchen Management Experience

• Food Preparation

• Food Safety

• Yoga (3 years)

• Supervising Experience (5 years)

• Catering (6 years)

• Restaurant Experience

• Budgeting (5 years)

• Profit & Loss (2 years)

• Menu Planning

• Inventory Control

• Retail Sales (3 years)

• Merchandising

• Purchasing

• Microsoft Office

• Food Production

• Meal Preparation

Certifications and Licenses

Food Handler Certification

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