Manager School

Jeamesha D. Stapleton

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Professional Experience:

Union County College (Cranford, NJ Campus) 09/11-06/12

Chef Instructor-Italian Cooking

• Taught basic Italian cooking cuisine such as chicken marsala, shrimp scampi, eggplant parmesan, fresh pesto, penne in vodka sauce and other Italian dishes.

First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (Somerset, NJ)

Church Cater/Kitchen Manager: 2010-01/5/11

• Implemented Kitchen Policy and procedures to assure the kitchen is in a position and meet all requirements to pass inspection.

• Cut food costs by 30% minimized food waste, created a standardized rotating menu, and issued proper portions for meals when served.

• Trained staff of volunteers the proper sanitation, food temperatures and cleaning procedures.

• Organized along with event planner all church events. Catered all Church function and events.

Hopewell Adult Medical Daycare Center

Head Chef: 03/27/06-10/31/08

• Adhere, practice, and supervise other employees to ensure that all sanitation procedures are implemented in the kitchen.

• Compile and maintain records of food use and expenditures.

• Plan nutritionally balanced and appetizing menu.

• Teach staff about portion control.

• Train new employees (i.e.: assistant cook and food handlers).

• Constantly motivating and teaching kitchen staff new and improved recipes and procedures so that they remain passionate about the kitchen and its components.

• Prepare daily food temperature logs, freezer and refrigerators logs, and inventory logs.

• Order food and kitchen supplies, as well as maintain a cost efficient budget

• Follow standard recipes as well as create new ones

• Cook using various cooking methods: broil, bake, and sauté, grill, poach, simmer, and panfry

Catering

Self-Employed: 2006-2012

IFEL networking event luncheons (Newark, NJ)

• Catered entrepreneur luncheons every 3rd Thursday of the month

CNN Network-

• Catered Cocktail Party for over 500 guests including Soled Obrien and her camera crew. Provided Pasta Station, salad station, dessert station and punch fountains.

NAACP-

Program Dinner for 225 guests Four Course Dinner including dessert.

UMDNJ

• Retirement party

• Prepared an array of Italian and Asian dishes

• Setup and display food for 80 people.

Christ Church of Piscataway

• Church member repasts service.

Christ Church of Somerset

• Prepared and served various ethnic food dishes for 200 people.

Wedding

• Prepared and served food items to include: Appetizers, soup and salad main course and

• Desserts for 175 guests.

Personal Chef Services:

2007-2011

Mrs. Sheila Perry Bush- Prepared for several dinner parties.

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfolk- planned and prepared for several dinner parties, and family celebrations.

Pastor and Mrs. Gerald Whitaker- host several dinner parties for their church functions as well as for their home.

Somerset Action Program- prepared lunch for all board meetings.

Education

2006: Union Vocational Technical School – Graduate certificate in culinary arts

2007: Wilton Cake Decoration School- Graduate-certificate in cake decorating

2009: Elijah’s Promise Culinary School – Graduate- safe serve sanitation license

2010 Somerset Action Program- ETP Graduate- Certificate

Community and other services

• Participant in Scotch Plains and Plainfield Taste of Towns

• Participant in The 3rd annual Business Plan completion as a vendor

• Hosted by IFEL @ NJIT College

• Guest Chef Judge at St. Paul’s Church 2nd Annul Men’s Cook Off.

• Vendor at Harvest Radio’s 8th year anniversary celebration

• Career Fair participant for Forest Street elementary school and West Elementary School.

• Volunteer for Elijah’s promise Soup Kitchen

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