Kitchen Staff Executive Chef
Resume:
William Moody
Cell: 825-***-****
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Professional Profile
A skilled Red Seal Chef with extensive experience in both the hospitality and care center settings. Key strengths include running a disciplined and focused kitchen with the ultimate goal of complete customer satisfaction, portion and cost control, and an unrelenting attention to detail. An adept and organized menu planner skilled in budgeting, time management and waste control in high volume production environments. A capable team builder whose supportive style effectively moves work forward by valuing and promoting independence throughout the team.
Core Qualifications
Kitchen Management
Inventory management
Scheduling and staffing needs
Implement and support company initiatives and programs
Budgeting
Purchasing and receiving
Team coordination through open and collaborative relationships
Independent work
Portion management
Regularly developed new recipes in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, and budgetary considerations.
Enforced appropriate work-flow and quality controls for food quality and temperature
Consistently kept a clean and safe environment by adhering to all federal, provincial and local sanitation and safety requirements
Conducted daily inspections and maintained food sanitation and kitchen equipment safety reports
Quality control of food by testing taste, texture, smell and visual presentation to ensure proper presentation and preparation
Quickly and courteously resolved all customer problems and complaints in an open and closed kitchen format
Reduced food costs by Fifty (50%) percent by expertly estimating purchasing needs and buying through approved suppliers
Presentation
Innovative dish presentation while retaining simplicity, for duplication
High production replication of attractive and delicious dishes
Personalized dishes
Quality control and inspection of dishes in a high production environment
Preparation
Contemporary sauce work
Small and large production
Prepare nutritious, safe, innovative and properly flavored food
Set up and initial prep work for food items such as soups, sauces and salads
Follow proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of all food products
Event planning
Gala events of 300+ attendees
Menu consultation
Managed and assisted kitchen staff in producing food for banquets, catered events and member dining areas
Professional Experience
Wedman House (Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton) October 2016 – July 2019
Cook 1
Oversee all aspects of kitchen operation. Cooking for up to 60 residents in a retirement home setting. Duties include, but not limited to, placing weekly food orders according to pre-set menu, receiving order and confirming accuracy of delivery, preparing meals including specialized diets (texture modification, sodium reduced diets, diabetic diets etc.)
Recovery Acres – Calgary, AB June 2015 – March 2016
Head Chef
Provided breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to 40 clients and 10 staff in a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility. Responsible for all aspects of kitchen operation, purchasing, inventory, menu planning and execution. My mandate was to control food costs and have managed to reduce the previous year food costs by 50% by utilizing available resources ie) food bank, sourcing out a more efficient purchasing contract and obtaining donations from previous contacts.
Calgary Dream Center – Calgary, AB April 2005 – May 30, 2015
Executive Chef
Provided three meals and snacks per day to 125 residents and 30 staff members in a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility. Managed a staff of 4 kitchen employees plus numerous volunteers on a daily basis. Responsible for food planning, purchasing and preparation of numerous fund raising events, including gala events for up to 300 people on a regular basis.
Education
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Graduated in 1986
Journeyman’s Certificate
Red Seal Certificate
Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute Graduated in 1979
High School Diploma
Other professional development/Certificates
ServSafe Certified
Food handlers care
First Aid
WHIMIS
Registered Food Safe
Several Awards in Culinary Arts Competitions for Calgary area restaurants
Affiliations and Community Involvement
Calgary Food Bank
Have supported and assisted many people through their AA recovery
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