Executive

Nelson Garcia

Harrisonburg, VA

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+1-540-***-****

Work Experience

Consultant

Send Noods LLC - Harrisonburg, VA

February 2021 to Present

Chef/Consultant for a company that creates and executes culinary concepts from a ghost kitchen. Consults in kitchen sanitation, recipe development, concept development, SOPs, marketing, etc. Executive Chef

Spotswood Country Club - Harrisonburg, VA

October 2017 to October 2020

Was able to reach a low of 36% food cost, introduced all logistic and organizational systems. Proficient in Farm to Table concept and keep a close relationship with farmers and producers. Wrote weekly and culinary schedules, assigned positions and duties for the day/week. Wrote recipes, Dining room menus, Bar menus, Banquet Menus, Pool menus, and Golf menus. Built a classically structured kitchen from scratch. Executive Chef/Kitchen Manager

Capital Ale House - Harrisonburg, VA

March 2016 to October 2017

Introduced new concepts and events.

Highest volume of people served to date.

Education

High school diploma in Advanced Studies

Harrisonburg High School - Harrisonburg, VA

August 2003 to June 2007

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Skills

• Banquet Experience (10+ years)

• Cooking (10+ years)

• Culinary Experience (10+ years)

• Kitchen Management Experience (10+ years)

• Labor Cost Analysis (10+ years)

• Menu Planning (10+ years)

• Profit & Loss (10+ years)

• Menu costing (10+ years)

• Management Experience (10+ years)

• Inventory (10+ years)

• Inventory Management (10+ years)

• Ordering (10+ years)

• Receiving (10+ years)

• Supervising Experience (10+ years)

• Leadership (10+ years)

• Strategic Planning (10+ years)

• Food Preparation (10+ years)

• Restaurant Management (10+ years)

• Food Safety (10+ years)

• Catering (10+ years)

• Pricing (10+ years)

• POS (10+ years)

• Food Production (10+ years)

• Restaurant Experience (10+ years)

• Forecasting (10+ years)

• Microsoft Office (10+ years)

• Food Service Management (10+ years)

• Purchasing (10+ years)

• Quality Assurance (10+ years)

• Business Development (10+ years)

• Sanitation (10+ years)

• Cost control (10+ years)

• Bilingual (10+ years)

• Microsoft Powerpoint (10+ years)

• Microsoft Word (10+ years)

• Microsoft Excel (10+ years)

• Microsoft Office (10+ years)

• Spanish (10+ years)

• French (10+ years)

• Trilingual (10+ years)

• Business consulting (3 years)

• Management consulting (3 years)

• Servsafe (10+ years)

• Farm to Table (10+ years)

• Food production (10+ years)

• Business analysis (10+ years)

• Social media management

• Adobe Photoshop (3 years)

• Adobe (3 years)

• Research

• Analytics

• Teaching

• Multilingual

• Financial analysis

• Product development

• Hospitality

• Employment & labor law

• Communication skills

• Succession planning

• Product management

Languages

• Spanish - Expert

• French - Fluent

• English - Expert

Certifications and Licenses

ServSafe Food Protection Manager

August 2019 to August 2024

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