Dynamic Culinary Leader with 13 Years Experience
Resume:
Alicia Chambers
Los Angeles, CA *****
***********************@***********.***
Professional Summary
Versatile Dynamic culinary professional with 13 years of experience in high-volume kitchen environments, specializing in menu planning and food production. Proven leadership as a Banquet Chef, managing teams of up to 120 culinary professionals while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Skilled in creating innovative dishes and optimizing inventory management, resulting in enhanced customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Seeking to leverage extensive culinary expertise in an Executive Chef role within upscale dining settings. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Dining Manager
Eurest-Memphis, TN
June 2025 to Present
• Oversaw daily operations of restaurant, ensuring smooth and efficient service
• Managed a team of 80 staff members, providing training, coaching, and performance evaluations
• Developed and implemented standard operating procedures to improve efficiency and consistency in service delivery
• Maintained high standards of cleanliness, sanitation, and safety throughout the restaurant
• Monitored inventory levels and placed orders for food, beverages, supplies, and equipment as needed
• Ensured compliance with all health codes, licensing regulations, and labor laws Lead Line Cook/Sous Chef
MEMPHIS COUNTRY CLUB-Memphis, TN
March 2024 to June 2025
• Train and mentor kitchen staff, helping them to improve their skills and knowledge.
• Assist the Chef in creating and developing new dishes and menus.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations to ensure a smooth and efficient service
• Assisted head chef in menu planning, recipe development, and food preparation
• Trained new kitchen staff on proper food handling procedures, cooking techniques, and safety protocols
• Oversaw food plating presentation to ensure visually appealing dishes that met customer expectations Line Cook
Folk's Folly Prime Steakhouse-Memphis, TN
November 2023 to July 2024
• Assist preparation of basic sauces
• Cooking
• Cook basic dishes under the supervision of chefs, ensuring they meet the restaurant’s standards.
• Assist with grilling, frying, baking, and other cooking methods.
• Monitor food quality during preparation and cooking.
• Communicate effectively with the kitchen team, reporting any issues or delays promptly.
• Assist with other duties as assigned by the Head Chef or Sous Chef Banquet Chef
CHICKASAW COUNTRY CLUB-Memphis, TN
October 2023 to April 2024
• Planned and executed menus for banquets, ensuring a seamless dining experience for guests
• Managed a team of 50 culinary professionals in the preparation and presentation of high-quality dishes
• Maintained inventory levels and ordered supplies to meet banquet requirements while minimizing waste
• Oversaw kitchen operations during banquets, coordinating timing of courses to ensure timely service
• Trained new culinary staff members on banquet procedures, menu items, and proper food handling Head Chef
Los Angeles, CA
July 2023 to October 2023
• Meal planning
• Created customized menus based on clients' dietary preferences, restrictions, and event themes
• Sourced high-quality ingredients from local farmers markets and specialty food suppliers
• Prepared gourmet meals for intimate dinners, parties, and special events with up to 38 to 150 guests
• Stayed updated on current culinary trends through continuous research in order to offer innovative dishes
• Managed all aspects of meal preparation including menu planning, shopping, cooking, plating, and presentation
Culinary Specialist
University of Southern California-Los Angeles, CA
October 2022 to August 2023
• Cook and prep food according to the Dietary and nutrition guide lines
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards in the kitchen and Serving area
• Grill, baking, broiling, steaming, sauté, etc.
• Serve 2500+people a day
• Cross train across all stations and be able to work all positions in the restaurant
• Adhere to dietary needs of clients and ability to adjust to specific dietary needs Kitchen Manager/Line Cook
Embassy Suites by Hilton-Glendale, CA
March 2022 to October 2022
• Assist Chef as required
• Make sure kitchen meets all sanitary standards
• Cook and prep food for line
• Prepared and cooked dishes according to established recipes and quality standards
• Managed food inventory, ensuring adequate supplies for daily operations
• Efficiently operated cooking equipment such as grills, ovens, and stovetops Cold Food Prep Lead
Fresh Lunches, Inc-Northridge, CA
January 2021 to March 2022
• Cook, portion and package food to school invoice
• Provide healthy lunches for schools of LA area
• Maintain sanitation and safety of Prepping area
• Operated food packaging machinery, ensuring accurate weighing and packaging of products
• Inspected packaged products for quality control, identifying any defects or issues
• Assisted in the planning and development of menus based on customer preferences and seasonal availability
Sous Chef
The Mulholland Tennis Club-Los Angeles, CA
February 2020 to June 2020
• Cook and prep food for line ensure freshness of food on line
• Cook, portion and plate food according to order
• Maintain sanitation and safety in working areas
• Made menus and build recipes books
Assistant Manager
Chick-fil-A Restaurants-Los Angeles, CA
October 2019 to February 2020
• Order food supplies and kitchen equipment, ad needed
• Participate in interviewing, hiring and training new applicants and employee development
• Supervising food prep, cook and Service
• Supervise daily back of house restaurant operations Sous Chef
The Standard Hotel-Los Angeles, CA
March 2019 to October 2019
• Maintain a fully stocked kitchen inventory
• Comply with all safety and cleaning standards
• Store food products in compliance with safety regulations
• Cook and prep food according to order
• Menu planning
Line Cook
Huey's Restaurant-Memphis, TN
November 2018 to February 2019
• Cook food to order
• Check food plating and temperature
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards
Head Chef/Kitchen Manager
Memphis Youth Academy-Memphis, TN
October 2017 to February 2019
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards of the kitchen
• Prepares and cooks meats, fish, vegetables, gravies, sauces, cereal, soups, fruits, bakery products, and other foods according to recipes or orders.
• Adhere to dietary needs of clients and ability to adjust to specific dietary needs Kitchen Manager/Sous Chef/Line Cook/ Expo
CHICKASAW COUNTRY CLUB-Memphis, TN
August 2013 to November 2018
• Promoted through them years Expo Chef Grillardin Grill Sauté Chef Banquet Chef Kitchen Manager
• Assist the Executive and Sous Chef with daily task requests
• Make build and test menu recipes for menu
• Make menu and recipes
• Train mentor and supervisor staff
• Schedule kitchen staff shifts
• Experience with variety of cooking methods and equipment Executive Chef
Trinity Baptist Church-Memphis, TN
September 2014 to June 2017
• Food purchase
• Menu preparation
• Experience with variety of cooking methods and equipment
• Developed and implemented cost-effective strategies to optimize food purchasing, reducing expenses by 50% while maintaining high quality standards
• Conducted regular inspections of food storage areas to maintain freshness standards and prevent spoilage or contamination issues
Banquet Chef
Paulee’s Fine Dining Restaurant-Memphis, TN
August 2014 to February 2016
• Prepares and cooks meats, fish, vegetables, gravies, sauces, cereal, soups, fruits, bakery products, and other foods according to recipes or member orders.
• Experience cooking high volume food service facility
• Work quickly and efficiently
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment Education
Culinary Arts/Culinary Essentials (Some Culinary Acts College) L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis-Memphis, TN
June 2009 to July 2011
General Education Degree (General educational development in General Education)
Southwest Tennessee Community College-Memphis, TN
February 2004 to November 2005
General educational development
Benjamin L Hooks Job Corps Academy-Memphis, TN
September 2001 to September 2003
Associate's degree
Trade school
Bachelor's degree
Some college
High school diploma or GED
Skills
• Hiring
• Property management
• FIFO
• High-volume production experience
• New product development
• Vendor relationship management
• Training
• Food service team meeting management
• Experience with individuals with cognitive disabilities
• Organizational budget management
• Data collection
• Kitchen quality control
• Client relationship development
• Production inventory management
• Meal planning
• Kitchen waste management
• Monitoring food waste
• Emotional well-being
• Time management
• Customer service
• Pet sitting
• Quality resident care
• Vegan cuisine
• Food service staff productivity monitoring
• Restaurant Management
• Refrigeration
• Supervising Experience
• Working with geriatric patients
• Kronos
• Organizational skills
• Workplace health and safety regulatory compliance
• HR sourcing
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals
• Culinary Experience
• Heavy lifting
• Processing cash transactions
• Dietary department experience
• Communication skills
• Resort
• Experience with children
• Rehabilitation center experience
• Microsoft Word
• Distributed control systems
• Outdoor work
• Phone etiquette
• Cake Decorating
• American cuisine
• Cleaning
• Regulatory compliance
• Kitchen Management Experience
• Custodial experience
• Industrial cleaning
• Guest Services
• Laundry washing
• Catering
• Working with people with autism
• Hospitality
• Computer operation
• Quality assurance
• Restaurant Experience
• Barista experience
• Southern style cuisine
• Less
• Recruiting
• Food handling
• Grocery store
• Baked goods
• Balancing cash drawers
• Quality control operations
• Head chef experience
• Measurement (quality control)
• Addressing dietary restrictions in food service
• Creativity
• Cook experience
• Overseeing training
• Problem-solving
• Hospital experience
• Kitchen cost control
• Forecasting
• Mexican cuisine
• Microsoft Outlook
• Employment & labor law
• Healthcare team management
• Computer skills
• Customer service management
• Working with high schoolers
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Seafood
• Chef de cuisine experience
• Materials management in food and beverage
• Kitchen staff scheduling
• Retail management
• Supplier management
• Staff scheduling
• Staffing management
• Stocking
• Guest relations
• Invoice processing
• Proper waste disposal
• Management experience within entertainment industry
• Dishwashing
• Senior care
• Stock rotation
• Private chef experience
• Attention to detail
• Quality standards in production
• Financial acumen
• Managing teams as a chef - Largest team managed as a chef (More than 50 team members)
• Food service management
• Team development
• Cash register
• Conflict management
• Packaging
• Classroom experience
• POS
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Product design
• Product management
• Experience with individuals with mental health conditions
• Logistics inventory management
• Procurement management
• Care plans
• Labor Cost Analysis
• Developing new product formulations
• Geriatrics
• Kitchen manager experience
• Microsoft Office
• Safety regulations
• Food ordering
• Translation
• Quality control
• Mobile applications
• Sales
• Advanced knife skills
• Cordova
• Employee retention strategy
• Data entry
• Inventory Control
• Quick service & fast food restaurant
• Kitchen organization
• Waste management
• Smoking (cooking technique)
• Active listening
• Mentoring
• Leadership
• Hotel experience
• Open-mindedness
• Coffee experience
• Purchasing
• Assistant Manager Experience
• Cooking
• Hazard analysis
• Banquet Experience
• Kitchen equipment maintenance
• Flexibility
• Catering chef experience
• Resident's rights
• Mobile devices
• Menu planning
• Food safety sanitizing procedures
• Windows
• Staff development
• Deposits
• Butchery
• Recreation coordinator experience
• Dietary aide experience
• Casual dining experience
• Clean workspace maintenance
• Math
• Operating systems
• Middle Eastern cuisine
• Serving
• Non-technical user support
• Food industry
• Kitchen management
• Banquet chef experience
• Management
• Customer communication
• Profit & loss
• Indian cuisine
• Microsoft Excel
• Bartending
• Crew management
• First aid
• California labor law
• Operational budget management
• Fast casual experience
• Yoga
• Home health
• Budgeting
• Janitorial experience
• Simple food item preparation
• Food service
• Negotiation
• Food Production
• Word processing
• Assembly
• Food hygiene
• Chinese cuisine
• Frying
• Menu design
• Supervising experience
• Recipe standardization
• Inventory management
• Compliance management implementation
• Managing budgets in a finance role
• Store management
• Epic
• Menu Planning
• Training & development
• Team motivation (leadership skill)
• Kitchen Experience
• Food safety management
• Safety standards in production
• Sanitation procedures
• Maintaining an organized workspace
• Health and safety training programs
• Grilling
• Office experience
• Budget management
• Computer literacy
• Pet care
• Sautéing
• Italian cuisine
• Fine dining experience
• Climbing
• Basic knife skills
• Bar management
• Childcare
• Writing skills
• Meal preparation
• Schematics
• Cash handling
• Sous chef experience
• Working in the culinary industry
• School experience
• Operations management
• Schedule management
• Merchandising
• Financial management
• Teaching
• Asian cuisine
• Cost control
• POS systems
• Volunteer management
• Chef
• Employment law
• Research & development
• Packaging (food)
• Receiving shipments
• Accounting
• Productivity software
• Line cook experience
• Kitchen staff training
• Food Preparation
• Restaurant experience
• Pre-cooking preparation
• Working with people with disabilities
• Practicing as a culinary professional - Culinary experience (16-20 years)
• Food safety
• GMP
• Box truck
• Patience
• Grammar Experience
• Meat cookery
• Production planning
• Event coordination
• Analysis skills
• AI
• Knife skills
• Teamwork development training programs
• Substance abuse
• Managing hospitality teams
• Expiration dates monitoring
• Accreditation standards (regulatory compliance area)
• Production scheduling
• School nutrition programs
• Positive reinforcement
• Phone communication
• French cuisine
• Production records
• Menu pricing
• Labeling
• Staff training
• Quality assurance within food and beverage industry
• Ability to follow instructions
• Planogram implementation
• Record keeping
• Conflict resolution
• Teamwork
• Japanese cuisine
• Micros POS
• Juices
• Senior leadership
• Thai cuisine
• Cross-functional communication
• Pastry experience
• Individual consumer customer service
Languages
• Italian
• Multilingual
• English
• Bilingual
Certifications and Licenses
Food Handler Certification
ServSafe Manger Certification
Driver's License
HACCP Certificate for Food Handlers
Professional Food Manager Certificate
ServSafe Food Handler Certification
ServSafe Food Manager Certification
ServSafe
Food Safety Manager Certification
First Aid Certification
Confidential Clearance
Food Safety Certification
CPR Certification
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