Sous Chef Executive

Delanton Thomas

Raleigh, NC *****

**************@*****.***

+1-856-***-****

I am an experienced culinary professional with management skills Safe Serv and Food Handling certified. I have 10 years of management experience and 14 years of culinary training with an associates degree in culinary arts and management from the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Executive Sous Chef

Marriott International-Philadelphia, PA

January 2023 to February 2024

Managing food service production and line cooks and restaurant staff. I moved to NC in March of this year. Executive Sous Chef

Rivers Casino Philadelphia-Philadelphia, PA

May 2020 to November 2022

Management of banquets and daily kitchen supplies food hygiene handling and sanitation services. Sous Chef

FoodieHall-Cherry Hill, NJ

January 2018 to January 2020

• Managed a team of 10 line cooks and kitchen staff, ensuring efficient workflow and adherence to quality standards

Designer

Juniors Restaurant-Burlington, NJ

October 2015 to June 2017

Decorating Cakes and Desserts

Sous Chef

Hard rock Casino-Atlantic City, NJ

March 2014 to August 2015

• Assisted head chef in menu planning, recipe development, and food preparation for a high-volume restaurant

Education

Associate in Culinary Arts

Art Institute - Philadelphia, PA

February 2012 to June 2014

High school diploma

Camden County College - Camden, NJ

March 2012 to May 2012

Skills

• Machine operator (3 years)

• Culinary (8 years)

• TRT forklift (Less than 1 year)

• Forklift

• Warehouse Associate

• Supervising experience (8years) (10+ years)

• Line cook (10+ years)

• Cooking

• Team Player (8 years)

• training

• Cake Decorating (1 year)

• Restaurant Experience

• Order Picking

• Packaging

• Catering (3 years)

• Kitchen Management Experience

• Food Safety

• Food Preparation (10+ years)

• Banquet Experience (4 years)

• Supervising Experience

• Order Picker (2 years)

• Materials Handling

• Shipping & Receiving

• Restaurant Management

• Food Production (10+ years)

• Leadership

• Labor Cost Analysis (2 years)

• Menu Planning

• Conflict management (4 years)

• Chef (10+ years)

• Meat Cutting

• Meal Preparation (4 years)

• Food Service Management

• Inventory Control (4 years)

• Food safety (8 years)

• HACCP (10+ years)

• Restaurant experience (10+ years)

• Cooking

• Food handling

• Supervising experience (8 years)

• Hotel experience (2 years)

• Leadership (8 years)

• Team management (8 years)

• Conflict management (4 years)

• Mentoring

• POS

• Guest services

• Budgeting

• Teaching (8 years)

• Quality assurance

• Kitchen management

• Cash handling (2 years)

• Financial acumen

• Employment & labor law

• Cost control

• Organizational skills

• Communication skills (10+ years)

• Restaurant management (10+ years)

• Training & development

• Sales

• Customer service

• Food service

• Menu planning

• Quality control

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Word

• Assistant manager experience

• Management

• Security

• Manufacturing

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