William Cunningham
Birmingham, AL *****
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I am seeking a career in a rewarding culinary position. The majority of my culinary training has been with certified chefs in classical kitchens. I have experience in all areas of the kitchen including banquet production with emphasis on fine dining.
Work Experience
Assistant Production Manager
Ashley Mac's Kitchen - Vestavia Hills, AL
September 2022 to Present
I assist the Production manager in all aspects of the production process, ie: catering, bulk cooking, production of our frozen foods section, packaging process of frozen foods and inventory. Kitchen Manager
Applebee's - Birmingham, AL
February 2022 to October 2022
Kitchen Manager in charge of food cost, quality control, labor cost, training, guests service. Night Kitchen Manager
Brick and Tin Cafe, Bakery, and Wine - Mountain Brook, AL July 2021 to September 2022
Open kitchen for dinner and close kitchen down after dinner, control food and labor cost. Sous Chef
Brookdale Senior Center - Birmingham, AL
November 2020 to December 2021
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, and Dinner. Train incoming cooks, create menu's, help control food and labor cost.
Lead Cook
DC steakhouse - Chandler, AZ
February 2020 to October 2020
Was grill, sauté, fry, and expo cook at any given time, I worked though the COVID-19 when no one would work until the restaurant had to shut down.
Sous Chef/ Asst. Dining Service Supervisor
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions - Chandler, AZ
October 2017 to December 2019
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, create menu, train all incoming staff BOH AND FOH Responsible for labor and food cost.
Sous Chef/FOH Manager
Harrah's AH-Chin Casino Maricopa
January 2014 to September 2017
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, create menu, train all incoming staff BOH AND FOH Responsible for labor and food cost.
Sous Chef/Kitchen & FOH MANAGER
Gila River Casinos
November 2011 to January 2014
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, create menu, train all incoming staff BOH AND FOH Responsible for labor and food cost.
Corporate Chef/Kitchen Manager
CPLC-Casa
February 2010 to December 2012
de Primavera
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, create menu, train all incoming staff BOH AND FOH Responsible for labor and food cost.
Sous Chef
Capstone Village
June 2007 to January 2010
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch, dinner, create menu, Responsible for labor and food cost. Sous Chef
Don Shula's Steakhouse
May 2004 to May 2007
Open kitchen for breakfast, lunch dinner, create menu, train all incoming staff BOH AND FOH Responsible for labor and food cost.
Education
Diploma
David Mackenzie High School
B.B.A. in Restaurant and Hotel Management
The University of Alabama At Birmingham - Birmingham, AL Skills
• Culinary Experience
• Labor Cost Analysis
• Restaurant Management
• Kitchen Management Experience
• Banquet Experience
• Kitchen experience
• Cooking
• Catering
• Forecasting
• Food Preparation
• Supervising Experience
• Profit & Loss
• Budgeting
• Restaurant Experience
• Menu Planning
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Kitchen management
• Sanitation
• Microsoft Word
• P&L Management
• Guest services
• Cooking
• Restaurant experience
• Profit & loss
• Leadership
• Kitchen management
• Guest services
• Supervising experience
• Budgeting
• Menu planning
• Customer service
• Quality control
Languages
• English - Fluent
Certifications and Licenses
ServSafe
Food Handler Certification
Additional Information
Customers service