Tyler D. Leach
**** ********* ***. *** *** Nashville, TN 37206 615-***-**** adwmda@r.postjobfree.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Otaku Ramen
Nashville, TN
December 2022- Current
POP Hospitality
Nashville, TN
January 2022- December 2022
Hawkers Asian Street Food
Nashville, TN
July 2021-January 2022
Liberty Common Restaurant
Nashville, TN
Nov 2018-July 2021
Proper Bagel
Nashville, TN
Dec 2017-Nov 2018
General Manager
●Oversees all front and back of house operations at multiple restaurant locations.
●Manages all ordering, budgeting, scheduling, and recruiting of staff.
●Provides ongoing feedback and training to staff to maintain consistent production and positive work environment.
●Maintains food and labor costs to monitor and consistently improve efficiency and profitability.
●Communicates with guests to ensure positive experiences.
Area Culinary Manager
●Oversaw all back of house operations at four restaurant concepts in the Nashville area.
●Created new menus as well as developed existing menus in order to decrease food costs, increase efficiency, and improve sales.
●Responsible for recruiting, training, and providing ongoing feedback to back of house management.
●Ensured that all locations met all food safety and sanitation standards.
Executive Chef, The Treehouse
●Redesigned seasonal menu in order to reduce restaurant costs and increase food sales.
●Hired, trained, and managed all back of house staff on food safety, recipe preparation, and food presentation.
●Managed inventory and input data to track profits and losses
●Managed food preparation and production, kitchen cleanliness and maintenance, and ensured all food quality and safety standards were met.
Executive Sous Chef
●Oversaw all back of house operations, including food preparation, service, staffing, cleanliness, and kitchen maintenance while ensuring food quality and safety standards.
●Managed inventory and input data into spreadsheets to track profits and losses.
●Trained and provided feedback and coaching to staff.
●Executive Sous Chef in a location averaging 5M in annual sales.
Executive Chef
●Managed back of house operations by overseeing food preparation and production, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring a clean and efficient work space.
●Developed seasonal and prix fixe menus and ensured food was prepared and plated to standard.
●Managed inventory to maintain low food costs and placed daily food orders.
●Responsible for hiring, training, and overseeing kitchen employees.
●Was Executive Chef while Liberty Common was recognized as a top ranking brunch location in Nashville by Eater Nashville, and Food Network.
Lead Production Chef
●Maintained high standards by managing daily preparation and proper storage of food.
●Collaborated with executive chef to manage inventory and plan for service.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND TRAININGS
●Completed courses in communication and leadership
●Familiar with Restaurant365, Aloha, Toast, Resy, ADP, Microsoft, Google Drive, and Apple/Windows software.
●Adept in ordering protocols of local sources as well as national purveyors.