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Alonzo Johnson

Mesquite,Texas

Summary

Seeking a position that will give me the opportunity to continue to learn new things with the ability to grow.

I am a employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking Kitchen Manager and Cook, experienced in field and ready for challenging assignments. Reliable in completing quality work and exceeding expectations.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

traveling chef (independent contractor)

trinity event staffing
05.2017 - 04.2020
  • As a traveling chef I had to travel all over the Motorplex, different vineyards, and trough-out the state of Texas assisting with weddings, parties, ballrooms, schools preparing breakfast and lunch meals
  • Assisted in running kitchens when managers were absent.

Sous chef/Bishop lynch High School

03.2018 - 08.2019
  • Assist the exc Chef with running the kitchen
  • Making sure that all kitchen staff are doing the assigned tasks, prepared main dishes every day, make sure set up and break down was done properly daily
  • Etc

sous chef/lead line cook (al)

the tradition at lovers lane
06.2015 - 04.2017
  • Assisted in creating menus, working with venders, ordering food, doing inventory, working food line, overseen staff for (IL and AL)
  • Etc.

Cook III (dietary)

Parkland Hospital
Mesquite, Texas
09.2013 - 06.2015
  • Assisted in supervising the kitchen in the absent of the Executive Chef and Sous Chefs. prepared food in quantities according to menu adjustments and recipes, responsible for portioning and distributing daily workloads to lower level staff, assist in preparing the required meals for dietary department and café workers.
  • Checked quality of ingredients before use in order to ensure freshness.
  • Inspected kitchens for sanitary conditions before the start of each shift.
  • Supervised and trained kitchen staff on proper preparation techniques.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

BANQUET PREP COOK II

HYATT REGENCY (REUNION TOWER)
07.2013 - 08.2013
  • Prep vegetables, meats, etc for upcoming banquets, pulled foods from freezers to thaw and refrigerate for use, ensure proper temperatures of foods, assist in the production and plating of over 5,000 meals for Mary Kay and Darden accounts.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR

STONEFIELD ASSISTED LIVING/MEMORY CARE OF MC KINNEY TX
07.2012 - 12.2012
  • Supervised kitchen operations, responsible for all food and beverage production and services for the facility, monitored purchasing and receiving procedures of products, approved all product invoices before submitting to the accounting department, and overseen all decisions pertaining to the FOH and BOH during dining services.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR

ARBOR HOUSE ASSISTED LIVING/MEMORY CARE
06.2009 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for all food and beverage production and service for the facility, overseen proper inventory, storage and use of cleaning chemicals, prepped, prepared and overseen breakfast, lunch and dinner for quality assurance of meal presentation and portion control, held food quality control meeting with residents and implemented any changes needed to ensure customer satisfaction, hired, scheduled and disciplined employees of the food and beverage department, created menus, ordered food and worked with local vendors, approved all invoices before submitting to the accounting department.

SENIOR BANQUET SOUS CHEF/LEAD LINE COOK

CHANDLER LANDING YACHT & TENNIS CLUB
Rockwall, TX
03.2008 - 02.2009
  • Assisted the Executive Chef in managing the BOH in his absence, assist line cooks in preparing dishes when needed, prepared and cooked 95% of the food for banquets, weddings and parties, ensured that all kitchen operations are in compliance with company policies and procedures, ensured that all stations were properly set up prior to service and made the necessary if needed.

Education

Manager Food Service Certification

Learn 2 Serve Manager Certification
On-line
05-2022

Food Handler Training Course

360 Learn 2 Serve
On-line Course
02-2022

data processing degree -

tyler school of buisness
08.1991

Some College (No Degree) - Data Processing Technology

Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX

Skills

  • I really enjoy opportunities that allows me to be creative and to hone my skills in a fast paced industry
  • Special Dietary Requirements
  • Menu Development
  • Purchasing
  • Meal Preparation
  • Vendor Relations
  • Food Presentation
  • Food Safety and Sanitation
  • Kitchen Operations
  • New Hire Training
  • Banquets and Catering
  • Dish Preparation

Affiliations

  • i work closely with my church organization. Have worked with non-profits supporting companies during holidays in the past.

Timeline

Sous chef/Bishop lynch High School

03.2018 - 08.2019

traveling chef (independent contractor)

trinity event staffing
05.2017 - 04.2020

sous chef/lead line cook (al)

the tradition at lovers lane
06.2015 - 04.2017

Cook III (dietary)

Parkland Hospital
09.2013 - 06.2015

BANQUET PREP COOK II

HYATT REGENCY (REUNION TOWER)
07.2013 - 08.2013

FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR

STONEFIELD ASSISTED LIVING/MEMORY CARE OF MC KINNEY TX
07.2012 - 12.2012

FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR

ARBOR HOUSE ASSISTED LIVING/MEMORY CARE
06.2009 - 01.2012

SENIOR BANQUET SOUS CHEF/LEAD LINE COOK

CHANDLER LANDING YACHT & TENNIS CLUB
03.2008 - 02.2009

Manager Food Service Certification

Learn 2 Serve Manager Certification

Food Handler Training Course

360 Learn 2 Serve

data processing degree -

tyler school of buisness

Some College (No Degree) - Data Processing Technology

Tyler Junior College
Alonzo Johnson