Ancient Irish History
Andrew Holihan
Summary
High-performing Chef offering 10 years of restaurant experience. Trained in all kitchen tasks and offering top-notch management abilities. Motivated to continue to learn and grow as culinary professional. Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Talent for building streamlined, cohesive teams, menu's and relationships.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef Manager
The Mob Museum
08.2022 - Current
- Placed food orders with suppliers on weekly basis, taking into account kitchen budget and expected demands.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Kept kitchen staff in compliance with safety and food regulations to reduce opportunities for illness or accidents.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Developed new catering department and menu, raising revenue by over 95% in a year.
- Developed comprehensive menu including vegan and gluten free options, to broaden customer appeal, raising revenue by 35% in a year.
- Successfully balanced diverse responsibilities including menu design, staff training, budget management, and event coordination.
Catering/Banquet/Line Sous Chef
Associated Students Dining Services
08.2015 - 04.2022
- Preparing Banquets for 3500 students daily service
- Managing upwards of 40 students at a time
- Managing 15 Staff Members
- Making meals for preschooler to 5th grade in accordance with state nutrition
- Preparing weekly menus for residential hall
- Ordering daily and performing inventory
- Menu development for retail foods
- Managing retail Prepared foods
- Food Costing
- Catering for upwards of 600 people parties, coordinating meal preparation and execution, exceeding client expectations on each occasion.
Chef de partie
Mustards Grill
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Preparing station for service
- Cooking for upwards of 350 seats per service
- Maintaining the highest level of excellence through entire service.
Food prep/BOH lead
T.Tea Bar and Cafe
11.2014 - 08.2015
- Preparing food for day and night shift
- Managing three to five other people in the kitchen.
Tree Trimmer, Logger
McMillan Tree Service
06.2013 - 08.2013
- Brush dragger/Logger
- Dragging brush
- Roping and cutting down trees.
Education
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Le Cordon bleu
Sacramento, CAGeneral Physics -
Butte College and Chico State University
Chico, CASkills
- Knowledgeable in most computer programs
- Nutritional knowledge
- Food Safety Regulations
- Culinary expertise
- Supply Ordering
- Menu Planning
- Recipe creation
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Team Management
- Event Planning
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Banquets and catering
References
- Danny Chu, Production manager at Sutter Hall, AS Dining, 530-321-3218
- Brian Thompson, Kitchen manager at Sutter Hall, AS Dining, 530-774-7943
- Tom Rider, Director of Marketing/Food service, As Dining, 530-864-4389
Community Service
- Have worked for World central kitchen to feed hundreds of firefighters and displaced residents during Paradise fire.
- Cooked for Jesus homeless shelter during covid displacement.
Certification
- Certified Serve Safe Manager
Accomplishments
- Exceeded quarterly objectives by as much as 35% on a regular basis.
- Created Catering program, resulting in 95% revenue improvment.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCareer advancementInterests
Astronomy
Quote
I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
Albert Einstein
Timeline
Chef Manager
The Mob Museum
08.2022 - Current
Chef de partie
Mustards Grill
06.2016 - 08.2016
Catering/Banquet/Line Sous Chef
Associated Students Dining Services
08.2015 - 04.2022
Food prep/BOH lead
T.Tea Bar and Cafe
11.2014 - 08.2015
Tree Trimmer, Logger
McMillan Tree Service
06.2013 - 08.2013
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Le Cordon bleu
General Physics -
Butte College and Chico State University
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