Humberto Solano

Las Vegas, NV

adcmen@r.postjobfree.com

702-***-****

Skilled Chef with over 25 years of experience working at some of the top restaurants in the valley. Specializing in American, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, French and Chinese Cuisine. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Room Chef

Strat Café at Strat Hotel and Casino - Las Vegas, NV 2018 to Present

• Responsible for four different venues

* Café

* Room Service

* Asian Restaurant

* EDR

• Manage food cost

• Assists in making changes or additions to the menus

• Ensures meal quality and guest satisfaction

Chef of Cuisine

Chayo Mexican Cantina Tequila Bar - Las Vegas, NV

2016 to 2018

• Helped out with creating recipes for the menu

• In charge of all the banquets

• Making schedules and hiring staff members

• Production and cooking

• Oversee PM shift, expo line and closing the restaurant daily Chef, Top of The World

Stratosphere - Las Vegas, NV

2009 to 2016

• Over saw five different levels in the tower

• Food production for all wedding banquets

• Executive meetings and special events

• all the production including daily specials

• In charge of the Expo Line, receiving daily order of meats and produce as well as assisting as an A.M. and P.M. Chef

• Handled over $20 Million in food and beverage sales

• Provided courteous and informative customer service

• Consistently maintained a clean and safe environment by adhering to all federal, state and local sanitation and safety requirements

• Enforced appropriate workflow and quality controls for food quality and temperature Trader Vic's

Saucier - Las Vegas, NV

2007 to 2009

• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgement and experience

• Receiving and storing all produce

• Ensure freshness of of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock

• Consult with supervisory staff to plan menus

Sous Chef

Hofbräuhaus German Restaurant - Las Vegas, NV

1999 to 2007

• Set up and performed initial prep work for food items such as soups, sauces and salads

• Consistently tasted, smelled and observed all dishes to ensure they were visually appealing and prepared correctly

• Worked in high volume environments and assisted in preparing meals for 2,500+ guests

• Created the daily specials

• Interviewing and hiring new staff

• Ordering the meats and produce as well as placing international orders from Germany

• Nominated Chef of the year for two consecutive years

• Assisted on the Expo Line

• Experienced in butchering sea foods and meats

Kitchen Manager

Chin Chinese Restaurant - Las Vegas, NV

1996 to 1999

• Ensured smooth kitchen operation by overseeing production inventory as well as purchasing, receiving and organizing products on a daily basis

• Experienced in the making of daily Dim sum

• Experienced Saucier

• In charge of butchering all the meats

• Wok Cook

• Expo Line

• In charge of opening and closing the restaurant

Shanghai, China

1993-1996

Worked in a mom and pop family owned restaurant

Education

High school or equivalent

Skills

• Fast learner

• Great adaptability

• Organization skills

• Customer service

• Great communication

• Strong butchery skills

• Contemporary sauce work

• Fluent in English, Spanish and 45% Chinese

• Focus on portion and cost control

• Highly skilled in inventory management

• High volume production capability

• Chef

• Line cook

• Team Player

• training

• kitchen

• Cooking

• Knife skills

• Management

• POS

• Culinary Experience

• Kitchen Experience

• Training

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