Executive Chef Customer Service
Resume:
Work History
Passionate "Hands On"
Executive Chef
Scott
Kroner
Contact
Address
Los Angeles, Ca., 90034
Phone
************@*******.***
Skills
Food plating and
presentation
Performance assessments
Recipes and menu planning
Food spoilage prevention
Talented kitchen leader and team motivator successful at maintaining staff focus and productivity in high-volume, fast-paced operations. Experienced with a multitude of cuisines, sourcing ingredients, controlling budgets and boosting restaurant profiles. Conversational Spanish skills.
*Spearheaded Massive Turnaround of Struggling Boutique Restaurant within Two Months; Increased Annual Revenue to more than $1.8 Million
* Reduced Labor Costs By 25% while Insuring Quality and Increasing Profitability *Increased Catering Revenue 30% with New Menu Development and Implementation of Diversifying Food Offerings
*Increased Bottom Line Profitability with Production Reports, Inventory Controls, Portion Consistency and Waste Reduction *Reduced Food Costs 5% with Seasonal Menus and Increasing "Scratch Cooking" Executive Chef
Aramark @ CSU Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Procurement, Menu Development, Production
Controls, HACCP, Catering, Inventory, Scheduling,
Hiring, Client Retention
Verified compliance in preparation of menu items
and customer special requests.
2021-08 -
2022-09
Chef Consultant
Bella Vita Senior Center, Santa Clarita, CA
Monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity and presentation.
Prepared meals from scratch using authentic,
popular recipes to generate repeat business.
2017-11 -
2021-08
Executive Chef
Sodexo @ Cal. Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA Procurement, Menu Development, Production
Controls, HACCP, Catering, Inventory, Scheduling,
Hiring
Oversaw business operations, inventory control and customer service
Verified compliance in preparation of menu items
2016-12 -
2017-11
Executive Chef
Kaweah Delta Health Care District Medical Center,
Visalia, CA
Total Overhaul of Multi-Unit Culinary Operations for Two Campuses. Patient Dining converted to Upscale
“Cooked to Order” Room Service Model, Menus
Upscale, Procurement, Food and Labor Costs,
Scheduling, Inventory
2014-08 -
2016-10
Chef Freelance/Proprietor
Riviera Club, Bel Air Hotel, Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Wolfgang Puck Catering, Patina Restaurant Group,
Cal. Lutheran University, Start up of Catering
Company
2013-06 -
2014-08
Executive Chef
Sacco Dining Inc. @ Providence Medical Center,
Torrance, CA
Total BOH Operations, R & D for Menus Overhaul
(Café, Catering, and Patient Dining) HACCP
Implementation, Procurement, Scheduling,Food
and Labor Costs
2011-08 -
2013-06
Executive Chef
Sodexo @ Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Planned and Executed Delivery of High End
Catering, Procurement, Scheduling, Food & Labor
Costs, Mentoring of Staffs both Internally and
Externally within the Unit as well as Outside Sister Units
2007-10 -
2011-06
Executive Chef
USMMA, Officer's Club, Kings Point, NY
Conceptualized Eclectic Menu Catering to Business
Executives, Military Leaders and Visiting Dignitaries.
(Former Pres. George W. Bush, Senators Hillary
Clinton and John McCain), Purchasing, Scheduling
Food and Labor Costs
2002-10 -
2007-07
Education
Certifications
Executive Chef
La Tosca Ristorante, Little Neck, NY
Recruited by Private Investment Group to Launch
New Concept Injecting American and French
Nuances with Classic Tuscan Fare with Strong
Emphasis on Plate Design and Cooking Technique.
Kitchen Layout, Purchase of Equipment, Hiring FOH
and BOH Personnel
2001-07 -
2002-10
Executive Chef
Aramark @ Salomon Smith Barney, New York, NY
Serviced 5,000 Employees Catering for Upper Level
Executives, Managed Staff of 80 Employees,
Reduced Food Cost with Implementation of P & L
1998-09 -
2001-07
Executive Chef
Slades Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY
Spearheaded Massive Turnaround of Struggling
Boutique Bistro Implementing 100% Scratch Cooking, and In house Made Pastries which Increased Annual
Volume to More than $1.8 Million. Replicated
Successful Model in Newport Beach, Ca. Designed
Kitchen, Hired Staff
1990-07 -
1998-08
Associate of Science: Culinary Arts
Culinary Institute of America - Hyde Park, NY
20080 Certified in Culinary Foundations ("Train the Trainer") 2023-04 ServSafe Certified
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