Amanda Mead
Tulsa
Summary
Responsible, detail oriented individual who loves working the fast pace of the kitchen. Avid oil painter and jewelry maker with a passion for the arts and nature. Excellent leadership and communication skills after many years of teaching. Motivated and willing to learn new things. Excited to meet new people and start a new more stable career. Hard working and flexible.
Developed strong culinary and leadership skills in high-paced kitchen environment, focusing on creativity and team collaboration. Managed kitchen operations, ensuring quality control and timely service, while mentoring junior staff. Seeking to transition into new field, bringing commitment to excellence and innovative problem-solving abilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager
Prossimo Restaurant
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Managed food preparation tasks during high-volume service periods, ensuring all orders were executed in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or presentation standards.
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
- Managed inventory levels effectively, resulting in reduced food waste and cost savings for the establishment.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
Chef
The Wurst
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Oversaw grill, stove, and oven, and cleaned equipment after every shift.
- Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Ran the register, greeted customers and called orders.
Head Installationist
Cohlmias
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Head Chef
Radish
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Managed food preparation processes during high-volume periods while ensuring prompt service delivery without compromising dish quality or presentation standards.
Manager/Chef/Driver
Crunch Food Truck
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
Line Cook/Baker/Prep Chef/Dishwasher
Margaret’s German Restaurant
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Executed tickets in a timely manner, preparing items on menu, working flat top/burners and fryer, working in tandem with one other person
- Baked and decorated a variation of cakes and strudels from scratch
- Created daily specials and prepared food for catering events for upwards of 100 people
Bartender/Server
The Summit Club
01.2015 - 11.2015
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Managed cash handling duties responsibly, ensuring accurate accounting at the end of each shift.
- Developed loyal clientele by consistently delivering outstanding service and engaging in friendly conversation.
Prep Chef/Line Cook/Dishwasher
T’s Smokehouse and Grill
09.2014 - 11.2014
- Prep chef responsibilities included; preparing sides, soups, salad dressings and seasoning mixtures from scratch, chopping or shredding meats
- Line cook responsibilities included; quick preparation of all meals on the menu while communicating efficiently with the other line cooks
- Dishwasher responsibilities included; working at a fast pace to rinse and sanitize all dishes as well as putting them in their respected areas
Organic Farmer
Saudade Farm
06.2014 - 09.2014
- Farming responsibilities included; planting and weeding of a wide variety of organic vegetables, watering, harvesting, cleaning and selling of vegetables to local restaurants
Art Teacher
Thoreau Demonstration Academy
11.2013 - 06.2014
- Teaching responsibilities include; working with children ages 11-14 in a classroom with 30 students, preparing and executing lesson plans, testing and grading the students based on their participation as well as their abilities to execute the lesson plan, organization and classroom cleanliness
Art Teacher/Event Coordinator
Tulsa Girls Art School
08.2011 - 10.2013
- Teaching responsibilities include; Pick up/drop off of girls, teaching basic art skills, preparing projects for students to execute, preparing girls for art shows, oversee artwork production and constructive criticism of students artwork, demonstrating techniques as well as producing artwork to be used as teaching tool
- Working with artists around Tulsa to enhance the program
- Office work includes; mailing and organizing upcoming events, excel data entry, answering phones, running errands and keeping the facility organized and clean
Lab Technician/Project Manager
OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology
09.2010 - 08.2011
- Laboratory work included; analyzing samples, identifying insects, managing the collection of data, transferring data to excel spreadsheet as well as keeping everything labeled, organized and clean for proper analysis
- Field work included; planting fields with wheat and canola in a measured systemized manner, spraying fields, setting up sticky traps, stop and go studies of canola and collection of wheat and canola samples
Assistant
Project Gallery
09.2009 - 03.2011
- Answer phone and greet guests, assist in filing, copying, and clerical duties, participated in research for exhibitions and organization of events
Server
Wild Fork Restaurant
06.2009 - 09.2009
- Requested server for popular fine dining restaurant, multi-task in fast-paced environment while providing excellent service, explained daily specials in detail and took orders by memory
Prep chef
Hungry Moose Market and Deli
06.2008 - 09.2008
- Learned recipes and assisted with food preparation of homemade soups and salads, prepared specialty coffee drinks, smoothies and made-to-order sandwiches
- Served customers
Child care provider
Domestic Violence Intervention Services
02.2005 - 12.2005
- Provided childcare for children ranging from ages 1-13, gained leadership experience and learned specialized care for children experiencing difficult family life
Education
Bachelor of Art - Art History, Studio Art
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma01.2010
Skills
- Kitchen leadership
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Vendor relationship management
- Employee scheduling
- Food preparation
Honors And Awards
Gold Key Award in Art, The Scholastic, Inc. Art and Writing Awards
Campus Organizations
- Art History Organization
- Art Club
- Habitat for Humanity
Community Service
- Domestic Violence Intervention Services
- Up With Trees Fundraiser
- The Stillwater Humane Society
- Marilyn Ihloff Hair Show
- David Bowie Art Show
- Habitat for Humanity: Bike Rally
Internship
Oklahoma State University, Museum Studies Internship, Catalogue artwork, safely moving large artwork to new facility and managing the collection of artwork writing detailed accounts of the condition of each piece
Timeline
Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager
Prossimo Restaurant
01.2023 - 01.2025
Chef
The Wurst
01.2021 - 01.2023
Head Installationist
Cohlmias
01.2019 - 01.2022
Head Chef
Radish
01.2018 - 01.2019
Manager/Chef/Driver
Crunch Food Truck
06.2016 - 01.2018
Line Cook/Baker/Prep Chef/Dishwasher
Margaret’s German Restaurant
11.2015 - 06.2016
Bartender/Server
The Summit Club
01.2015 - 11.2015
Prep Chef/Line Cook/Dishwasher
T’s Smokehouse and Grill
09.2014 - 11.2014
Organic Farmer
Saudade Farm
06.2014 - 09.2014
Art Teacher
Thoreau Demonstration Academy
11.2013 - 06.2014
Art Teacher/Event Coordinator
Tulsa Girls Art School
08.2011 - 10.2013
Lab Technician/Project Manager
OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology
09.2010 - 08.2011
Assistant
Project Gallery
09.2009 - 03.2011
Server
Wild Fork Restaurant
06.2009 - 09.2009
Prep chef
Hungry Moose Market and Deli
06.2008 - 09.2008
Child care provider
Domestic Violence Intervention Services
02.2005 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Art - Art History, Studio Art
Oklahoma State University
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