Curriculum Vitae

Mohamed Ousti

Certified Culinary Professional

Mobile : +1-646-***-****

Email : ad2jea@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Highly motivated certified Chef de cuisine/Baker/Pastry chef/Manager eager to contribute 20 years + of professional experience in Kitchen/Restaurant management and multi-international cuisine preparations.

Profile of Qualifications:

Expertise in developing and implementing innovative and modern menus featuring both classic French and nouvelle cuisines, Italian, Moroccan, Mediterranean, Modern American, Asian, and light global fusion cuisines.

Track record of managing a variety of kitchens including high-volume hotel kitchens and small independent restaurants as well.

Motivating, hands-on leader experienced in building and managing high-performance teams.

Strategically prioritize, coordinate, and manage multiple projects to optimize productivity and achieve critical performance goals in customer satisfaction, quality assurance, and safety compliance.

Dynamic communication and interpersonal relation skills with a continual commitment to cultivating strong relations, motivating teams, and aligning all daily operations with long-term client and company objective.

Education:

Culinary Art Certificate, Peter Kump New York Cooking School

(Institute of Culinary Education)

International Association of Culinary Professionals, Certification, NY

Servsafe Certification

NYC Food Certificate

French Baccalaureate, Morocco

The British Institute, GED, Morocco

Work Experience:

Chef/Manager, September 2023 - Present

Terasa North Restaurant – 145 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211, Tel: 347 529 – 5629

Serve as a culinary leader by planning and directing all culinary activities in a busy Baltic Mediterranean kitchen.

Train, mentor and, manage kitchen crew.

Responsible for ingredient resourcing, Purveyors, Food cost, quality control and monthly inventory.

Executive Chef, December 2022 – June 2023

The Watermark Communities – 21 Clark Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, Tel: 347-***-****

Lead and manage a team of 8 culinarians in a busy 3 service kitchen over 400 covers daily.

Oversaw quality of meals before reaching the client.

Maintain a clean kitchen environment ensuring full compliance with the state and federal health regulations.

Responsible for all the hiring and training kitchen crew. Purchasing and goods costing.

Executive Chef, May 2022 - October 2022

Weill Cornell Medical Center - 1300 York Avenue, NY 10065, Phone # 646-***-****

Managing all aspects of this busy full-service kitchen and banquet facilities.

Developing daily, weekly, monthly and all function menus and maintaining exceptional profitability achieving all financial goals and standards set forth by the company.

Chef de cuisine, Octobre 2018 – May 2022

Farmers and Chefs Restaurant- 40 Albany Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, # 845-591- 0948.

Co-partnered with the executive chef/Owner in building a successful upscale restaurant and Busy Catering with annual sales of over 1 million Dollar while keeping FC at 28%.

Skillfully develop and implement innovative restaurant and catering menus, daily specials, and new dessert menu/specials that meet the needs and desires of customers.

Carefully design plate presentations that maximize customer satisfaction and retention.

Executive Chef, January 2015 - September 2018

OCP Group - Casablanca, Morocco

Collaborated with the company’s CEO and management team in creating daily menu options featuring organic and gluten-free foods.

Controlled ordering and inventory to maintain optimal stock levels of quality ingredients available in the market.

Consistently ensured staff and establishment complied with hygiene and HACCP system standards.

Food Review Features:

Bon Appetit, Metro Source, Seattle Weekly, The Peninsula, Journal of America, New York Magazine, New York Times, Femmes du Maroc, Saveurs et Cuisine du Maroc, Crain Magazine**, New York Observer**, Ihola Maroc.

References will gladly be given upon request.

A 35-page-portfolio will be submitted during a personal interview.

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