Alejandro Matos III
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Summary
Experienced with team leadership and kitchen management, ensuring smooth and efficient operations. Utilizes strong organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain food quality and safety standards. Track record of fostering collaborative environment and driving team performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook Supervisor
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
05.2024 - Current
- Primarily as Cook Supervisor, supervising food preparation, securing compliance with the best cooking and baking principles, ensuring that food is palatable, presentable, of proper consistency and temperature, and that quantities are sufficient to feed all inmates.
- Plan and develop the specialized activities of the food service program for inmates on regular, medical, and religious diets.
- Train new hires in proper cooking techniques, equipment usage, and safety protocols, increasing overall team proficiency.
- Responsible for the coordination of all phases of food preparation to assure the meals are properly prepared and served to include such remote areas as Health Services, Receiving and Discharge, and the Special Housing Units.
- Ensure consistent food quality with strict adherence to recipes, portion control, and presentation standards.
- Assists the Food Service Administrator by supervising the operation of all equipment and supplies, including a large subsistence storeroom plus large meat and vegetable coolers.
- Requisitions all food supplies and equipment for the department and keeping accurate accountable records.
- Responsible for quantities and condition of all food and supplies upon delivery and gives necessary instructions for proper storage.
- Utilizes approved food expenditure cost accounting system to develop detailed estimates and initial requests for the budget required to operate the food service department.
- Mandatory understands and follows national specifications for procurement of food, equipment and supplies; plans layout designs and equipment requirements; and conducts studies to improve the operation, efficiency, and quality of the food service operation.
- Enforces all safety and sanitation regulations and procedures, ensuring good housekeeping systems are followed by subordinates and inmates.
- Works hands on with the Safety Manager to ensure maintenance of the highest possible standards is being upheld.
- Daily sanitation and temperature inspections conducted and documented on appropriate forms.
- Ensures discrepancies from all sanitation and safety inspections are promptly corrected and documented.
- Maintains daily reports of knife and utensil accountability.
- Responsible for immediately submitting reports to the Food Service Administrator and Captain on missing items.
- Ensures lectures and reports concerning inmate safety and job injuries are submitted by subordinates in a timely manner.
- Responsible for inspecting and supervising the inmate training activities carried out by subordinates.
- Makes suggestions on technique improvements and evaluates the adequacy of instructions.
- Reviews and evaluates submitted subordinates' inmate progress reports before forwarding reports to the Food Service Administrator.
- Directs and manages the efforts of subordinates in making inmate assignments to the various units of the food service department.
- Analyzes, assigns and coordinates work schedules for civilian subordinates and inmate workers.
- Informs employees of work assignments and expectations.
- Establishes work priorities and assigns staff on varied shifts with specific duties to ensure deadlines are met.
- Recommends personnel changes to the Food Service Administrator to ensure optimum utilization of manpower and materials.
- Participates in personnel interviews and makes recommendations for appointments when performing the duties of Acting Food Service Administrator.
- Aided in acting as the binding serves as an Assistant Food Service Administrator and is in complete charge of the institution’s food service operations in the facility they are assigned, under the guidance of the overall complex Food Service Administrator.
- Assisted in planning, controlling, and evaluating department operations such as managing the budget resources for anticipated and atypical expenses for the Food Service Department; launching standards of sanitation, safety and security; evolving menus and gagging inmate acceptance of food quantity and quality.
Correctional Officer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
06.2016 - 05.2024
- Managed high-risk situations with professionalism and composure, ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Searched cells of inmates to identify and confiscate contraband and other prohibited items.
- Maintained inmate safety through vigilant monitoring of behavior and swift intervention during conflicts.
- Reduced instances of contraband by thoroughly searching inmates, cells, and common areas.
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls, and showers.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Collaborated with fellow officers to maintain a secure environment for staff, visitors, and inmates.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs, and scheduled activities.
- Improved communication between staff members by participating in daily briefings and sharing critical information about inmate activities.
- Enhanced facility safety by conducting regular and thorough cell inspections.
- Reduced inmate altercations through proactive conflict resolution strategies.
- Monitored surveillance equipment to detect and prevent unauthorized activities.
- Conducted security checks of inmates and living areas.
- Made rounds at specified intervals and conducted head counts and roll calls.
- Supervised inmates during meals, recreation and other activities.
- Documented inmate behavior and activities in logbooks.
- Received and inspected mail, property, and funds from visitors on behalf of designated inmates.
- Assisted in the development of improved security protocols, resulting in a safer working environment for staff members.
- Developed strong rapport with inmates through respectful communication, leading to increased cooperation during daily tasks and activities.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2017
Skills
- Food service operations
- Budget management
- Supervision and training
- Portion control
- Food Sanitation and safety regulations
- Supervising food prep
- Inmate supervision
- Integrity and honesty
- Stress tolerance
- Policy enforcement
- Firearms proficiency
- Restraint techniques
- Correctional facility procedures
- Safety and security enforcement
Certification
Not Provided
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Cook Supervisor
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
05.2024 - Current
Correctional Officer
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
06.2016 - 05.2024
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Shelton State Community College
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