Daniel Newman
Security Officer/ Executive Chef
Rochester, NY 14622
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Security Officer
Intercept Security-Rochester, NY
January 2024 to Present
• Maintain Safety of Clients
• Asset Protection
• Threat Mitigation and Management
• Threat Awareness
• Access control
• Foot Patrol, Mobile Patrol
• CCTV
• Knowledge of fire safety and emergency medical procedures.
• Defensive Driving Techniques
Executive Chef
MAPLEWOOD NURSING AND REHAB CENTER-Webster, NY
November 2021 to Present
• Oversea all aspects of dining operations
• Regulate nutritional and dietary needs of residents through proper menu planning
• Maintain a high level of standard in food quality and presentation.
• Successfully manage staff throughout separate dining rooms and kitchens
• Comply with all state and federal regulations of food safety and sanitation
• Organized events and menus that keep residents engaged
• Established methods of operation to increase productivity and utilize employees skills Chef Manager
Compass Group-Rochester, NY
January 2020 to August 2021
• Managed food distribution areas of three separate properties.
• Successful track record of food inspections and audits.
• Held low food/labor cost maximizing the companies profits.
• Successfully executed monthly food events for an excess of 1500 people.
• Used skills to adapt during pandemic to new methods of operation. Executive Chef
RESORT LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES-Fayetteville, NY
July 2017 to December 2019
• Successfully Manage food and beverage staff
• Smoothly execute banquets for 400+ people
• Write and prepare prep lists for weekly menus exceeding 300 people per day
• Create new menus and event options weekly
• Accurately keep monthly food inventories and logs while maintaining a monthly budge
• Maintain low food and labor costs
Resort Chef
Tailwater Lodge-Altmar, NY
2015 to 2017
• Successfully Managed a restaurant and banquet facilities in a hotel
• Smoothly executed banquets for 400+ people
• Wrote and prepared prep lists for banquets exceeding 400 people
• Created new menus and catering options
• Accurately kept monthly food inventories and logs
• Maintained low food and labor costs
Executive Chef/ Kitchen manager
Papa Gallo Mexican Restaurant-Fayetteville, NY
2010 to 2015
• Kept food costs and labor costs well below standard percentages
• Successfully designed new, popular menus (specials, catering menu, brunch menu)
• Managed large kitchen staff; conducted interviews; responsible for staff scheduling
• Accurately kept monthly food inventories and completed necessary ordering
• Kept an organized and clean kitchen
• Kept accurate prep lists for all stations in kitchen Sous Chef/ Lead Line Cook
Split Rock Grill-Jamesville, NY
2010 to 2011
• Created/ designed kitchen layout for restaurant opening
• Oversaw consistency of plating and cooking techniques
• Successfully exceeded expectations of job position
• Weekly orders and rotation of produce
Line Cook
Kirby's American Restaurant-Fayetteville, NY
2005 to 2010
• Responsible for morning prep and keeping accurate prep lists
• Worked through multiple stations (Grill, Sauté)
• Put away orders and rotated/ labelled produce
Bike Mechanic
Open Road Sports-Syracuse, NY
2003 to 2005
• Responsible for conducting bike tune ups
• Built high end bikes/ Maintained upkeep
• Assisted in sale of products
• Promoted items in other locations (Races/ triathlons) Education
Associate's Degree in Music Performance
Onondaga Community College - Onondaga County, NY
January 2008 to May 2010
High School Diploma
Manlius High School
September 2003 to June 2007
Skills
• advertising (5 years)
• cooking (10+ years)
• Kitchen (10+ years)
• sanitation (10+ years)
• Banquet experience
• Profit & loss
• Labor cost analysis
• Kitchen management
• Culinary experience
• Menu planning
• Cost control
• Analysis skills
• Food service management
• Food management
• Supervising experience
• Food production
• Mac OS
• Windows
• Sales
• Customer service
• Typing
• Sales
• Restaurant experience
• Customer service
• Profit & loss
• Cooking
• Conflict management
• Supervising experience
• Interviewing
• Driving
• Typing
• Security
• Restaurant Management
• Surveillance
• Food Safety
• CCTV
• Management
• Retail sales
• Fine dining experience
• Food service
• Heavy lifting
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
Certifications and Licenses
Driver's License
October 2018 to October 2026
ServSafe
February 2020 to February 2025
Food Safety Certification
February 2020 to February 2025
Food Handler Certification
February 2020 to February 2025
Assessments
Sales skills — Proficient
December 2023
Influencing and negotiating with customers
Full results: Proficient
Work style: Reliability — Proficient
August 2023
Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
Social media — Proficient
December 2023
Knowledge of social media techniques and analytics interpretation Full results: Proficient
Early childhood development — Proficient
December 2023
Knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development Full results: Proficient
Cooking skills: Basic food preparation — Proficient September 2021
Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements Full results: Proficient
Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence — Proficient August 2023
Choosing the most effective strategy to inspire and influence others to meet business objectives Full results: Proficient
Food safety — Proficient
October 2022
Knowledge of proper food and equipment handling safety measures Full results: Proficient
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
Skills!
! -Track record of supervising kitchen and wait staff effectively!
! -Highly skilled in creating innovative menu items!
! -Understanding of social media-advertising/ promoting specials and the restaurant!
! -Adept at using kitchen tools and knifes!
! -Thorough understanding of sanitation needs in a kitchen!
! -Knowledge of heat control and cooking techniques!