ELENA FLIER
CHEF
CONTACT
adiy4w@r.postjobfree.com
@elenaflier (Instagram)
PROFILE
“Possibilities are only limited by unwillingness to engage in the creative process.”
SKILLS
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CUISINE IE, FRENCH, ITALIAN, MEXICAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, GREEK
STRONG PASTRY AND DESSERT INCLUDING MIDDLE EASTERN AND EUROPEAN DESSERTS AND DECORATED CAKES—INCLUDING WEDDING CAKES
EXPERIENCE IN PLANNING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS
EXSTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE, KOSHER, AND DIABETIC/KIDNEY DIETS
SPECIALIST IN BRITISH HIGH TEA
SERVE SAFE CERTIFIED
EXPERIENCE
College Chefs—Kai Omega at DU
Head Chef
September 2020-present
PERSONAL CHEF FOR 25 SORORITY MEMBERS
MENU DESIGN
WORKING CHEF—COOKS ALL MEALS
ORDERING
KITCHEN MANAGEMENT INCLUDING SANTITATION AND BEST PRACTICES
Rosemark at Mayfair Park
Head of Dining Services/Executive Chef
February 2017-October 2019
WINNER OF CITY OF DENVER AWARD FOR BEST KITCHEN PRACTICES
FROM SCRATCH FINE DINIG KITCHEN
MANAGED UP TO 15 EMPLOYEES
WEEKLY MENU DESIGN—SPECIALS CHANGED DAILY PLUS EXTENSIVE ANYTIME MENU
ORDERING, SCHEDULING, ALL STAFFING REQUIREMENTS—TRAINING, DISCIPLINE, HIRING, FIRING
MADE SURE KITCHEN ABIDED BY STATE SANITATION REGULATIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CATERING AND SPECIAL EVENTS—DESIGN AND EXCECUTION
BUDGET MAINTENANCE
Peregrine Senior Living
Food Service Director
October 2016-February 2017
WAS HIRED BY PEREGRINE BU WAS RECRUITED BY OPS MANAGER WHO ALSO WORKED AT ROSEMARK—MOVED TO THAT POSITION
Holiday Retirement
Executive Chef
March 2015-October 2016
WORKING CHEF
MANAGEMENT OF FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE
MANAGEMENT OF 12+ EMPLOYEES
MAINTAIN STATE REGULATIONS
ORDERING/BUDGET
SCHEDULING/HIRING/FIRING/TRAINING
The Village at Lowry
Dining Services Director
June 2014-February 2015
MANAGEMENT OF FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE
MANAGEMENT OF 20+ EOMPLOYEES
MAINTAINED STATE REGULATIONS
ORDERING/BUDGET
DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF SPECIAL EVENTS
FROM SCRATCH WHOLE FOODS KITCHEN
SCHEDULING/HIRING/FIRING
FOLLOWED ALL CORPORATE PROCEDURES
Canterbury Gardens Independent and Assisted Living
Food Services Director/Executive Chef
August 2011-May 2014
SHIFTED KITCHEN TO WHOLE FOODS/FROM SCRATCH
MANAGEMENT OF 20 EMPLOYEES
WEEKLY MENU PLANNING
MAINTAINED STATE REGULATIONS
ORDERING/BUDGET
DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF SPECIAL EVENTS
SCHEDULING/HIRING/FIRING
Highline Rehabilitation
Food Services Director/Executive Chef
March 2011-August 2011
SAME DUTIES AS WHEATRIDGE MANOR
Wheatridge Manor
Dietary Manager/Executive Chef
October 2009-March 2011
SHIFTED KITCHEN TO WHOLE FOODS/FROM SCRATCH
MANAGEMENT OF 20 EMPLOYEES
WEEKLY MENU PLANNING
MAINTAINED STATE REGULATIONS
ORDERING/BUDGET
DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF SPECIAL EVENTS
SCHEDULING/HIRING/FIRING
Colorado Orthopedic Surgical Hospital
Executive Sous/Pastry Chef
January 2009-September 2009 (Hospital closed)
WORKING SOUS CHEF
OVERSAW KITCHEN MANAGEMENT WHEN HEAD CHEF WAS AWAY
MENU PLANNING
MAINTAINED STATE REGULATIONS
PREPARED ALL HOUSE MADE PASTRIES
LINE COOK
UPSCALE CATERING FOR GALA EVENTS FOR OVER 800 PEOPLE
PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE CHEF TWO MONTH BEFORE HOSPITAL CLOSED
The Oberon Assisted Living
Head Chef/Kitchen Manage
1998-April 2008
MENU PLANNING
ORDERING
BUDGET
RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING SPECIAL EVENTS
SCHEDULING, TRAINING, AND MANAGEMENT OF 15-20 EMPLOYEES
WHOLE FOODS/FROM SCRATCH MEALS FOR 80+ PEOPLE
EDUCATION
Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
1989-1993
B.S. in Human Services with Addictions Emphasis, Summa Cum Laude
Certified Addictions Counselor, CACII
1993