Executive Chef Instructor

ALLEN R CALHOUN

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Professional Summary

Chef with company oversight, committed to cost-effective management of resources and the production of the highest

quality food possible.

Skill Highlights:

Self-motivated Vendor Partnerships

Customer-oriented Hard-worker

Staff Development Profit Generation

Community Outreach Team Building

Experience

Chef Instructor American Canyon High School 9/2017 to Present

●Chef instructor for Culinary One and Culinary Two

●Teaching grade levels ninth to twelfth

Lead Chef Instructor San Francisco 9/2005 to 9/2016 California Culinary Academy Le Cordon Bleu

●Chef instructor for subjects including Banquets and Catering, Restaurant Production, Protein Fabrication, Cost

Control, Cuisines of the World, and Restaurant Management

●Held Lead Instructor; supervised faculty, tracked and assisted at-risk students, worked as an integral part of the management team (2011 to 2013 & 2016 – Present)

Consultant/ Executive Chef San Francisco Bay Area 2/2010 to 6/2013 Suzy Q's Lunch Box

●Designed the menu, concept, and operation of a Cajun food truck

●Responsible for staffing, purchasing, training, and cost control

Controller, Kitchen Manager, On-site Chef Santa Rosa, CA 6/2002 to 9/2005

Park Avenue Catering

●Monitored purchasing and kitchen management at the Commissary

●Facilitated events ranging from 3 to 3000 people, family-style to fine dining, grossing over 4 million yearly

Sous Chef Yountville, CA 4/2002 to 5/2003

Bistro Jeanty

●Worked with Executive Chef/Owner Phillipe Jeanty in the production of an upscale French bistro menu; Seating

70 - Operation open 7 days a week 11 am-11 pm (one Michelin star)

Executive Chef Napa, CA 5/1995 to 1/2002

Napa Valley Country Club

●Directed all facets of food operations for a 1500-member private golf and tennis country club; ran daily dining room

operations, seating 200, Banquet facility, seating 200, Pool snack shop, golf snack bar

Executive Chef Napa, CA 3/1990 to 5/1995

Napa Valley Wine Train

●In charge of a restaurant aboard an antique train traveling up and down the Napa Valley. Brunch, Lunch, and

Dinner shifts seat 264

Executive Chef Napa, CA 1/1989 to 3/1990

Embassy Suites Hotel - Swan Court Cafe

●Managed a restaurant with a seating of 160 - 7 days a week; in charge of banquet facilities seating 960 per shift. Room service 7 am to 10 pm

daily

Education:

Associate of Occupational Studies: Culinary San Francisco, CA 2012-2013

Le Cordon Bleu San Francisco, CA

Certificate: Culinary San Francisco, CA 1979-1981

California Culinary Academy

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