Sous chef

Earnie Carrasquillo

Bronx, New York 929-***-**** ****.************@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Professional Summary:

●Professional with diverse qualifications in cooking and maintenance.

●Natural leader for kitchen staff- assisted staff with training, ensuring order within the kitchen, and standard procedures and protocol are adhered to with respect to cleanliness and food preparation.

●Knowledge of procedures and policies for food handling.

●Ability to take direction and focus on the task on hand.

Certifications:

●ServSafe Certification – Expires 1/27/2022

●ServSafe Allergens Certification – Expires 2/9/2025

●General Equivalency Diploma

Professional Experience

Hornblower, Sous Chef December 2017 – August 2022

New York, NY

●Managed staff on 3 cruise ships.

●Ensured that all cruise ships were properly inventoried for daily business and special events.

●Created custom special menu’s along with regular menu.

●Maintained exceptional clean kitchen standards scoring above 90 every inspection.

Watermark, Head Chef March 2014 – November 2014

New York, NY

●Supervision of 4 cooks ensuring smooth kitchen operations and customer satisfaction.

●Maintained a clean and organized kitchen area in preparation for each shift and managed inventory stock to determine need for supply ordering and proper rotation of inventory.

●Daily preparation of menu entrees including hot and cold sandwiches.

●Opening and closing procedures for restaurant kitchen.

Dinosaur BBQ, Line Cook July 2013 – December 2013

Brooklyn, NY

●Cooked southern foods including but not limited to burgers, ribs, steaks, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese from scratch.

●Prepared fresh fruits, vegetables, and dressings from scratch.

●Followed strict cooking guidelines while managing multiple orders.

Applebee’s, Cook Supervisor October 2008 – October 2011

Bronx, NY

●Prepared several different meals specific to Applebee’s menu, including grilled and garnished entrees.

●Cleaned food preparation equipment, work areas, counters, and tables.

●Quickly and efficiently cooked foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements.

●Supervised 9 line cooks within 3 stations.

●Restocked kitchen supplies, rotated food, and time-stamped food in coolers to ensure freshness.

●Performed food preparation tasks, such as making sandwiches, carving meats, making soups or salads, desserts, and brewing coffee or tea.

●Aesthetically pleasing food plating techniques.

●Performed general cleaning activities in the kitchen and dining areas, and assisted serving customers at tables or counters when needed.

Franklin Tools, Porter/Handyman May 1997 – September 2004

Bronx, NY

●Monitored building security and safety including performing such tasks as locking doors after operating hours and checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.

●Cleaned restrooms, restocked supplies, and collected and removed trash.

●Swept, mopped, scrubbed, vacuumed, strip and polish floors.

●Maintained and painted up to 60 apartments within 8-10 buildings.

●Followed procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.

●Mixed water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications for floor cleaning and maintenance.

Notified building manager for any major repair needs or additions to building operating systems.

Ordered supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.

Cleaned windows, glass partitions, and mirrors etc.

Installed commercial tiling throughout the buildings.

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