Arthur Gervasini
Kaysville,UT
Summary
Seasoned Food Service Manager adept at optimizing department operations by maximizing efficiency, performance and cost controls. Strong communicator and strategic planner with excellent conflict management abilities. Built exceptional rapport with vendors to support consistent and favorable inventory replenishment.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply Manager
Newrest
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Managing the Supply Department at an airline catering company
- Managing a team of 23 employees involving scheduling, training and hiring and terminating employees
- Following all HACCP guidelines for the facility
- Ensuring the sanitation and organization of two warehouse style freezers, dairy walk-in, produce walk-in and dry storage
- Ordering of food and beverages.
Culinary Director
Tautai Barton Creek Senior Living
04.2022 - 05.2024
- Responsible for all aspects of managing the kitchen
- Managing food production observing food handling safety standards
- Ensuring sanitation standards of the County Health Dept
- Ordering all food/supplies through national purveyors such as Sysco Intermountain as well as smaller local purveyors
- Maintain budget while providing a high quality food experience for 60 elderly residents
- Work closely with Nursing to ensure all dietary needs are maintained
- Manage, hire, train, mentor and schedule staff of 16 cooks/servers
- Menu planning meals weekly and all special events
- Create and encourage a safe enjoyable work space.
Nutrition Care Operations Manager
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
07.1985 - 02.2022
- Responsible for all aspects of managing a kitchen of 25 employees including hiring, training, mentoring and scheduling
- Responsible for all department ordering and receiving of food/supplies while maintaining expected budget
- Manage to ensure all safe food handling protocols are observed as well as Sanitation standards
- Responsible for providing meals for patients, staff and visitors as well as all in house catering.
Chef/Dairy Buyer
Whole Foods Market Inc
11.2004 - 05.2020
- Managed food production and ensured proper food handling techniques
- Assessed inventory levels and placed orders to replenish goods before supplies depleted
- Inspected freezers and refrigerators prior to each shift to check temperature levels and verify proper functionality
- Implemented surface and equipment schedules and standards to maintain clean, neat and sanitized kitchen.
Education
High School Diploma -
Chariho High School
Wood River Junction, RI06.1983
Skills
- Leadership (10 years)
- Supervising Experience (10 years)
- Cost control (10 years)
- Team management (10 years)
- Conflict management (10 years)
- Training & development (10 years)
- Kitchen Management Experience (10 years)
- Food handling (10 years)
- Kitchen experience (10 years)
- Culinary Experience (10 years)
- Microsoft Office (10 years)
- Stocking (10 years)
- Communication skills (10 years)
- Organizational skills (10 years)
- Logistics (10 years)
- Food Production (10 years)
- Nutrition (10 years)
- Cash handling (10 years)
- Administrative experience (10 years)
- Customer service (10 years)
- Food service management (10 years)
- Recruiting (10 years)
- Procurement (10 years)
- Food preparation (10 years)
- Cooking (10 years)
- Infection control (10 years)
- Menu Planning (10 years)
- Catering (10 years)
- Purchasing (10 years)
- Senior Care (2 years)
Certification
- ServSafe (07/01/22)
- DNV Certification
- Driver's License
Timeline
Supply Manager
Newrest
05.2024 - 07.2024
Culinary Director
Tautai Barton Creek Senior Living
04.2022 - 05.2024
Chef/Dairy Buyer
Whole Foods Market Inc
11.2004 - 05.2020
Nutrition Care Operations Manager
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
07.1985 - 02.2022
High School Diploma -
Chariho High School