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BRADLEY BUKOWSKI

Chicago,IL

Summary

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.

Substantial experience in high volume food procurement and production for high-end clients.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

BOH Manager

CITADEL CHICAGO
Chicago, IL
01.2021 - 02.2024
  • Created/Transported Breakfast/Lunch/Afternoon Snack for 1200+ people daily
  • Placed Orders from all Purveyors
  • Maintaining COGA and staying within weekly budget ranging from 60k-100k
  • Menu/Special Event Costing
  • Walking and entering Inventory
  • Mystaff timesheet checks
  • Receiving all orders/organization of cooler and dry storage areas
  • Held walkie to monitor status of other building and answer any kitchen related questions
  • Maintaining Receiving/Cooler Logs
  • Safety Moments
  • Assisted with Prep/Execution in the kitchen as needed

BOH Manager / Receiving Supervisor / Cook

GOOGLE CHICAGO
Chicago, IL
06.2017 - 01.2021
  • Learned all aspects of the business, including Barista Bar/Micro Kitchens/Front of House etc
  • Employee engagement
  • Costing/Financials
  • Order Sheet Creation
  • Manager/Company Meetings
  • Taking/Entering Inventory and Invoices
  • Placing Orders for Both Buildings/Micro Kitchens/Catering
  • Maintaining Receiving Logs
  • Supervising other Receivers
  • Receiving Orders, Organization, Cleaning Coolers and Dry Storage areas
  • Maintaining Food and Safety Standards
  • Ran the Meat/Fish Entree/Rotisserie Station for 1200 guests daily

Kitchen Supervisor / Cook

WOLFGANG PUCK at SPERTUS KOSHER CATERING & CHICAGO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Chicago, IL
03.2014 - 06.2017
  • Inventory management, entering invoices and inventory into proprietary EATEC software for multi-million dollar operations
  • Costing of food items, assisting Chef with cost comparison of vendors, assisting Chef with week-end financial information, managing daily timesheets and weekly scheduling, setting up deliveries for to-go orders, creating invoices for receivables, costing out ingredients for events and recipes
  • Prepping food for large events, assisting in execution of events
  • Familiarity with LEED certified GREEN initiatives
  • SPERTUS is a GREEN building, composting food waste, recycling fryer oil, carbon footprint events
  • Unit safety manager, familiar with OSHA regulations, personal protection equipment (PPE), hazard avoidance training, chemical storage
  • Working daily with purveyors placing and reconciling orders.

Kitchen Manager / Customer Service

LOU MALNATI’S – Northbrook, IL
Northbrook, IL
12.2007 - 03.2014
  • Assisted in the kitchen with prep, production of menu items and worked the line during dinner service, assisting in execution of events.
  • Received phone orders for nationwide distribution of foods, worked directly with customers, scheduled staff, trained staff on ALOHA POS system, national ordering systems and delivery of food products software

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

Skills

  • Inventory Control
  • High-Volume Dining
  • Health Code Requirements
  • Catering
  • Food Safety Understanding
  • Team Management
  • Cost Control
  • Ordering Supplies
  • Kitchen Organization
  • Computer Skills
  • BOH Operations

Affiliations

  • Food, Sports, Computers/Technology, Snowboarding, Biking/Hiking

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  • References & Supporting Documentation Furnished Upon Request

Timeline

BOH Manager

CITADEL CHICAGO
01.2021 - 02.2024

BOH Manager / Receiving Supervisor / Cook

GOOGLE CHICAGO
06.2017 - 01.2021

Kitchen Supervisor / Cook

WOLFGANG PUCK at SPERTUS KOSHER CATERING & CHICAGO MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
03.2014 - 06.2017

Kitchen Manager / Customer Service

LOU MALNATI’S – Northbrook, IL
12.2007 - 03.2014

Some College (No Degree) -

Roosevelt University
BRADLEY BUKOWSKI