Patrick Thurston

**** ***** ************ ** *** A-207

Lahaina, HI 96761

Mobile: 808-***-**** - Office: 808-***-****

ado699@r.postjobfree.com

Have 15 years of experience in making delicious healthy dishes in hotels and restaurants. Experienced in serving guests of hotels, motels, and restaurants in every capacity. Expert in making food at reduced cost without compromising on quality and taste. Skilled in handling guest concerns, reservations, accounts payable and receivable. Have received training from chefs of various star hotels, expertise in quality procedures and regulations to be followed while making food. Also specialize in preparing menu for the day, pairing foods and accommodations that attract customers. Can handle high pressure environments, and create mouthwatering dishes of healthy choices for large volumes efficiently. Experience managing and training a team of chefs to handle tasks effectively and make good delicious dishes, as well as desk help and other hotel, motel and restaurant staff.

Education – Le Cordon Bleu – Portland, OR 1993

Experience:

Stone Gable Inn / Hampton Inn 2001-2003 Hampton NH

Front desk- checking guests in and out, making reservations, customer service, answering the phones, pool maintenance, night audit, employee training

Mount Whittier Motel 2003-2012 Center Ossipee, New Hampshire(Owner)

Manager- front desk guest check in check out, customer service, hiring, batch reports, training employees, overseeing landscaping, supervising employees, quality controlling the maintenance of the property, paying bills, working with the city to help those in need via vouchers, keeping the books, booking rooms…

Five Star International Cuisine 2012

Kitchen manager/ Chef 3-2012 – 11-2012 - Light Menu consulting, - preparing quality dishes, kitchen cleaning, supervising, inventory, scheduling,

12-2012 – 1-2-2017 - Hawaii Care and Cleaning Inc. (HCC Maui) – Director of Housekeeping/Operations Manager/Recruiting Manager Statewide - Scheduling, hire, training managers, creating SOP’s, working with all Clients on a daily basis to ensure success. Always delivering 10/10 service and experience.

1-6-2017- 12-20-2018- Sous Chef (MBC) Maui Brew Company (Kahana) - Hiring, training, firing, scheduling, ordering, inventory, payroll turn in, creating specials, coaching, working special events, and more.

12-20-2018 – Present – Assistant GM- The Beachouse Bar and Grill – Hire, fire, train, inventory, cash handling, etc.

CERTIFICATIONS

Serve Safe Certified, Liquor Blue Card,

VOLUNTEER

Cancer Society, Fundraiser, 2003 – 2010