Customer Service Social Media
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SU MELTON
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Highly creative and experienced chef with over seven years of superior culinary skills, food preparation and creation, restaurant staff management and training, and extensive knowledge of ethnic cuisines, restaurant equipment, and customer service.
EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2019-PRESENT
HEAD CHEF RESTAURANT MANAGER, AFC
Oversaw all daily operations of the kitchen and restaurant, customer service, food and menu preparation, staff scheduling, menu planning, merchandising and purchasing, and cash handling
Hired, trained all staff member on customer service skills, food and beverage knowledge, health and safety standards in preparation of day to day restaurant operations
Minimized daily variable costs through tighter weekly budgets on expenditures and inventory waste
Consistently exceeded weekly and monthly sales goals by a minimum of 10% by incorporating a variety of different healthy, colorful, and inspirational culinary dishes
Increased customer engagement on restaurant social media accounts by displaying daily and weekly menus and specials
Provided extensive training on health codes, health department rules and regulations, and restaurant safety training
Implemented an inventory system primarily focused storage conditions and inventory ordering, which resulted in a decrease in losses incurred by food and supply waste
Demonstrated culinary creativity by serving a vast selection of raw fish dishes, deep fried tempura, sashimi, and sushi.
Created sauces, marinades, and a variety of different culinary flavors to enhance and entice the customer’s food palate.
AUGUST 2017-JUNE 2019
HEAD CHEF, MIAN RESTAURANT
Coordinated all activity of kitchen staff and managed daily kitchen operations
Oversaw team of experienced cooks that were responsible for food preparation
Assigned daily tasks to kitchen staff to ensure the overall performance of the work flow and food production
Enforced health and safety rules and regulations
Ordered restaurant supplies and food
Assisted with creating financial budgets for all food and supplies to ensure losses were kept at a minimum
Prepared all sauces, dressings, marinades, and sushi.
Demonstrated an extensive knowledge on Japanese cuisine through the complex, diverse, and colorful creation of sushi and poke bowls.
APRIL 2013-AUGUST 2017
SUSHI SOUS CHEF, CASINO DELSOL
Established and maintained effective employee working relationships
Created and developed sushi menus with innovative recipes
Perform any other duties which may be assigned by the management
Maintained cleanliness of working area; reported all equipment for safety failures, hazardous areas and accidents
Excellent training and development opportunities within the company
Maintained and enhanced the food products through creative menu development and presentation
EDUCATION
1984- SUN MYUNG GIRL’S COMMERCAIL HIGH SCHOOL
WHAT YEAR TOKYO SUSHI ACADEMY
SKILLS
Ability to handle high stress situations
Ability to work multiple stations in kitchen
Creative/Attention to Detail
Perform difficult cooking skills
Strong knowledge of Japanese seafood, fish, product and terminology
Extremely organized
Excellent planning and preparation skills
REFERENCES
Christopher Melton
Margaret Smith
Mike McBride
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