Brandon Nash
Middleboro,MA
Summary
Highly motivated seasoned Executive Chef with background in diverse culinary styles and management of kitchen operations. Proven expertise in menu development, cost control, and high-quality food preparation. Known for leadership skills, creativity, and commitment to providing exceptional guest experiences. Made significant impact by improving efficiency and streamlining processes in previous roles with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and adept at quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
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Work History
Executive Chef
The Cape Club
- In charge of the day to day culinary operations maintaining a safe, clean, and well organized kitchen and pantry holding the highest standards
- From scratch kitchen sourcing the freshest ingredients
- I Started the kitchen from ground zero and built a solid culinary team
- Developed a la carte and banquet menus wedding packages and tournament menus
- As well as seasonal specials
- Responsible for all purchasing, inventory, scheduling, hiring, training, building recipe cards, building ordering guides, labor costs, food and beverage costs and pricing all menu items.
- Placed and received orders weekly keeping a well organized pantry, liquor room, dry storage. Walk ins and freezers
Executive Chef
Brookside Country Club
Bourne, MA
- Managed the daily kitchen operations
- Responsible for ordering, overseeing food preparation, inventory, menu planning/development, training, hiring, scheduling, maintaining a safe and clean kitchen
- Supervising and coordinating multiple banquets. 75+ weddings a year
Executive Chef
Sea Crest Beach Resort
Falmouth, MA
- In charge of daily culinary operations of property with 250+ rooms, hotel restaurant, Ice cream shop, and take out windows serving the beach during summer months.
- In charge of All banquet events serving up to 800 ppl
- 60+ weddings a year
Executive Chef
Baretts restaurant group
Abington, MA
- In charge of daily culinary operations for the restaurant group including the Abington ale house, union point sports complex, Barrett's haunted mansion and off site catering events for up to 900 people
Food and Beverage Director/Executive Chef
Bay Pointe Country Club
Onset, MA
- Designed and helped build out the clubhouse kitchen and The cafe on nine.
- Responsible for all ordering, overseeing food and beverage preparation, building inventory sheets and recipe cards , menu development, training, hiring, scheduling, and maintaining safe and clean kitchens
- Supervised and coordinated multiple banquets.
Education
High school - Culinary Arts
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
Bourne, MASkills
- Purchasing
- Budgeting
- POS
- Menu Planning
- Multitasking
- Microsoft Excel
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Ability to work under pressure
- Leadership
- Team Player
- Catering
- Microsoft Office
- Hospitality
- Pricing
- Training
- Knife skills
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Baking
- Problem Solving
- Shift management
- Restaurant Management
- Time management
- Food Preparation
- Cost control
- Supervising Experience
- Microsoft Word
- Cooking
- Off site Catering
- Profit & Loss
- Banquet Experience
- Vendor negotiation
Certification
- Allergen awareness, 01/01/24, 01/01/27
- ServSafe food manager, 04/01/21, 04/01/26
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Executive Chef
The Cape Club
Executive Chef
Brookside Country Club
Executive Chef
Sea Crest Beach Resort
Executive Chef
Baretts restaurant group
Food and Beverage Director/Executive Chef
Bay Pointe Country Club
High school - Culinary Arts
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School