Christopher Hackett
Brooklyn
Summary
- Educated in culinary arts and communications
- Experienced planning dinners and other culinary events
- Excellent communication skills, particularly in promoting and selling ideas for catering service or events
- Enhanced knife techniques as well as speed and preparation accuracy of cooking skills
Versatile Chef with vast experience preparing dishes to impress diners. Trains and develops chefs to company standards. Anticipates ingredient needs and arranges re-stock to facilitate productive kitchen flow and uphold business standards.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elite Sous Chef
PTL Events
New York
05.2023 - Current
- Responsible for overseeing and executing all culinary aspects of high-end events, including menu development, food preparation, and kitchen management.
- Ensure all food items are prepared according to standardized recipes and quality standards, with attention to detail in portioning, presentation, and execution.
- Supervise food service during events, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of dishes, and address any issues that may arise.
- Identify and resolve any issues that may arise in the kitchen, ensuring a smooth and efficient operation.
- In essence, an elite Sous Chef at PTL Events would be a highly skilled and experienced culinary professional who is able to manage all aspects of the kitchen and contribute to the creation of exceptional dining experiences for event clients.
Breakfast Chef
Hilton
Brooklyn
10.2022 - Current
- Maintaining the brand standards in regard to the food items on the breakfast buffet.
- Keeping myself updated with any changes to standards.
- Excellent communication skills with the front of house breakfast team.
- Cooking hot items and preparing cold items for the buffet.
- Maintaining high levels of food safety, organization, hygiene and cleanliness throughout the shift.
Lead Cook
Barclay Center Levy Restaurants
Brooklyn
09.2012 - Current
- In charge of 26 Stands.
- Prepare all food needed for a varied department; Catering, Suites, Concessions, In seat and restaurants.
- Maintain proper holding temperatures, and follow all food handling guidelines.
- Work a cooking line including but not limited to broiler, deep fryer, flat top grill, range, streamer, and tilt kettle.
- Understand and implement all appropriate sanitation guidelines.
Supervisor
U.S. Open Levy Restaurants
Queens
08.2013 - 09.2021
- Assisting with preparation of food.
- Supervising my team to ensure that the kitchen and service areas are clean.
- Ensuring all food, health, and safety regulations are followed.
- Organizing the inventory, storage and distribution of food and supplies.
Cater to You
New York
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Under the direction of the Chef Manager and/or Sous Chef, cooked and prepared all food items from scratch for both daily food service and catered events.
- Used my extensive experience on the front line of culinary excellence to expedite service and worked collaboratively with all other kitchen team members.
Education
Farm School NYC
01.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Hospitality Management
New York City College of Technology
06.2014
AOS - Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management
The Art Institute of New York City
06.2009
Skills
- Event coordination
- Team supervision
- Culinary presentation
- Quality assurance
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Stress management
- Conflict resolution
- Portion control
- Detail-oriented
- Inventory management
- Plating
- Performance improvement
- Operations support
- Food spoilage prevention
- Supervising food prep
- Dish preparation
- Equipment usage
- Vendor relationship management
- Mentoring and coaching
- Food presentation
- Catering background
Certification
New York City Food Handlers License
Timeline
Elite Sous Chef
PTL Events
05.2023 - Current
Breakfast Chef
Hilton
10.2022 - Current
Cater to You
02.2017 - 01.2019
Supervisor
U.S. Open Levy Restaurants
08.2013 - 09.2021
Lead Cook
Barclay Center Levy Restaurants
09.2012 - Current
Farm School NYC
Bachelor of Technology - Hospitality Management
New York City College of Technology
AOS - Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management
The Art Institute of New York City