DARREN MCARDLE
Chef
I am happily married ** years strong to a wonderful woman Wilma Steinhilber that is an awesome baker employed by the same employer for 25 plus years.I do not have kids I do not take time off and I am always punctual at all times.I love living on Lake Murray and cooking is my passion
EXPERIENCE
Sous Chef
Wellmore Behavior Health
Cooked and prepared all dishes with an attractive flair that met all strict restaurant standards and maintain a stellar business reputation.
International Chef
River Bluff High
Mentored all Kitchen staff at all levels of food preparation. Executive sous Chef
Holiday Retirement
1. developed all menus controlled food cost quality sanitation and safety process
2. oversaw inventory
3. Interacted with all residents and family
4. Won desert contest against other facilities nation wide with my Blue Berry Bread pudding with Creame Anglase
CONTACT INFORMATION
************@*****.***
Address
117 Jakes Landing Rd Lot #1
5 Lexington South Carolina
Phone
Date of birth
Feb 24, 1969
Nationality
Irish American
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
English
Advanced. Diploma
Lexington South Carolina
Oct 2017 - Dec 2020
Proactively participated in meetings and helped create new practices.
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Answered calls, responded to emails, and spoke with clients face-to-face.
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• Consistently met my short and long-term targets.
• Trained, coached, and supervised new staff members. Helped management to identify workflow issues and find solutions.
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Pitched ideas on how to improve performance and
efficiency.
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Lexington South Carolina
Jan 2013
Instructed new staff in the proper handling of food, utensils, crockery, and kitchen equipment to ensure conformance to the department of health's stringent sanitation regulations
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Efficiently prepared exceptional and healthy appetizers as well as fish, meats, and vegetable-based dishes
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Initiated and maintained beneficial relationships with vendors
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Collaborated with colleagues to make unique meals in a fast-paced environment
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Invented an effective inventory and storing system with the head chef that minimized expiries and stale products by 96%
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Lexington South Carolina
Oct 2010 - 2013
• Customer assistance
EDUCATION
Culinary Arts
Savannah Tech
I am a go getter~~I make things happen with large amounts of perfection~~I love all aspects of the Culinary trade~~Food is the main ingredient for human success~~It starts right from the morning and continues thru the whole day and night!I am motivated just remember clients/residents come first without them we do not achieve success .I maintain professionalism and all that are involved~~Darren J McArdle~~
Culinary Arts
Hilton Head High
REFERENCES
Savannah Georgia
Mar 2003 - 2005
Hilton Head High South
Carolina
1984 - 1987
Ref~~Chef Mike Breinbaugh 443-***-****~~Megan Marie Hicks 843-566- 3336~~Dr.Luke Clamp~~803-***-****~~Edward Safkow803-800-6048 ~~Srgt. Ronald Mercado203 650-5068