Cory Johnson
Mesa
Summary
Experienced Kitchen Manager /Chef with over 20 years in the food service industry. Detail oriented with a passion for food
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Catering Executive Chef
Pier B Resort Hotel-Duluth, MN
06.2025 - Current
- Seasonal Catering Chef. My season at SanTan Catering ends June 1st, with my off site venues closing for the summer. Work for Pier B during the summer
Catering Chef/Manager
SanTan Brewing Co.-Chandler, AZ
08.2023 - Current
- Oversee and Manage a Catering team that just finished a record breaking season.
Kitchen Manager
The Angry Crab Shack-Mesa, AZ
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Overseen daily operations of kitchen. Training of staff as well as new Managers. Monitored inventory levels and enforced best practices, reducing waste coordinate kitchen flow to optimize supply usage and preparation time
Kitchen Manager
ShipRock Restaurant-Mesa, AZ
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Overseen daily operations of kitchen. Inventory, production & execution of all menu items, all sanitation codes
Sous Chef
bar vinedo-Queen Creek, AZ
01.2014 - 02.2017
- Building of daily soups & sauces. Work sauté station, set the pace of kitchen execution, quality control
Executive Banquet Chef
Micheal Monties Mesa Grill/ La Casa Vieja-Mesa, AZ
07.2007 - 08.2010
- Production & execution of all banquet up to 400 people. Designed a profitable & creative banquet menu
Executive Chef
Romano's Macaroni Grill-Chandler, AZ
08.2000 - 01.2006
- Overseen daily operations
Sous Chef
Gaylord’s at Kilohana-Lihue, HI
08.1989 - 02.1998
- Worked directly with Executive Chef in daily operations of kitchen
Education
ServeSafe (Certified) - undefined
Mohave Community College-Kingman, AZ
Kingman, AZ07.2024
Culinary Arts (Associate in Arts (AA)) - undefined
Mohave Community College-Kingman, AZ
Kingman, AZ09.2020
Quality Customer Service (Certificate) - undefined
Rio Salado College-Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ02.2019
Culinary Arts (Certificate) - undefined
East Valley Institute of Technology-Mesa, AZ
Mesa, AZ05.1988
Skills
- Managing budgets in a finance role
- Vegan cuisine
- Kitchen Experience (10 years)
- Customer service
- Line cook experience
- Culinary Experience (10 years)
- Purchasing
- Computer skills
- Japanese cuisine
- Meal preparation (10 years)
- Menu design
- Kitchen staff training
- Materials management in food and beverage
- Organizational budget management
- Supervising Experience (10 years)
- Food service (10 years)
- Food ordering
- POS (10 years)
- Crew management
- Advanced knife skills
- Payroll management
- Basic math
- Forecasting
- Cleaning
- Profit & Loss (10 years)
- Budgeting
- Pastry chef experience
- Sensory evaluation
- Mobile devices
- Heavy lifting
- Kitchen Management Experience (10 years)
- Knife skills (10 years)
- Fine dining experience
- Staff development
- Cooking (10 years)
- Food industry (10 years)
- Casual dining experience
- Pricing
- Computer literacy
- Financial acumen
- Inventory Control (10 years)
- HACCP
- Productivity software
- Construction
- Sous chef experience
- Regulatory compliance
- Nutrition
- Restaurant experience (10 years)
- Hiring
- Asian cuisine
- Quality assurance within food and beverage industry
- Technical Proficiency
- Cost control
- Team development
- Kitchen manager experience
- Food safety management
- Patience
- Training & development
- Labor Cost Analysis (10 years)
- Google Docs
- Organizational skills
- Cashiering
- Food hygiene
- Menu Planning (10 years)
- Food Preparation (10 years)
- Human Resources (10 years)
- Catering (10 years)
- Sanitation procedures
- Operations management
- Catering chef experience
- Food Safety (10 years)
- Apache
- Google Workspace
- POS systems
- American cuisine
- Overseeing training
- Guest services
- Communication skills
- Safety standards in production
- Computer operation
- Cycle counting inventory management
- Administrative experience
- Kitchen cost control
- Interpersonal skills
- Banquet Experience (10 years)
- Teaching
- Google Sheets
- Chef de cuisine experience
- Food Production (10 years)
- Restaurant Management
Certification
- Food Handler Certification Present
- ServSafe June 2020 to June 2024 Passed at a Proctor level
- Driver's License
- HACCP Certification
- Foodservice Management Professional (FMP)
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Certified Executive Chef (CEC)
- Food Safety Certification
Languages
English
Timeline
Catering Executive Chef
Pier B Resort Hotel-Duluth, MN
06.2025 - Current
Catering Chef/Manager
SanTan Brewing Co.-Chandler, AZ
08.2023 - Current
Kitchen Manager
The Angry Crab Shack-Mesa, AZ
06.2022 - 08.2023
Kitchen Manager
ShipRock Restaurant-Mesa, AZ
10.2021 - 06.2022
Sous Chef
bar vinedo-Queen Creek, AZ
01.2014 - 02.2017
Executive Banquet Chef
Micheal Monties Mesa Grill/ La Casa Vieja-Mesa, AZ
07.2007 - 08.2010
Executive Chef
Romano's Macaroni Grill-Chandler, AZ
08.2000 - 01.2006
Sous Chef
Gaylord’s at Kilohana-Lihue, HI
08.1989 - 02.1998
ServeSafe (Certified) - undefined
Mohave Community College-Kingman, AZ
Culinary Arts (Associate in Arts (AA)) - undefined
Mohave Community College-Kingman, AZ
Quality Customer Service (Certificate) - undefined
Rio Salado College-Tempe, AZ
Culinary Arts (Certificate) - undefined
East Valley Institute of Technology-Mesa, AZ