David Garner
Maple Grove ,MN
Summary
To secure a position with a company that my CustomerService/Food Service Specialists skills will benefits both the company and my drive and determination to succeed.
Motivated Sous Chef polished in keeping kitchen staff on task and handling high-volume work. Knowledgeable about sourcing ingredients, maintaining budgets and maximizing customer satisfaction. Works with management to analyze food costs and forecast business trends to meet company goals.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sous Chef/Line Cook
Sodexo, General Mills Headquarters
Golden Valley, MN
07.2021 - Current
- Breakfast line cook, Grill Cook, production Cook/Prep
Sous Chef/Line Cook/Grill Cook
Region hospital
Saint Paul, MN
04.2015 - 09.2021
- Second in command on with the chef orders supplies, and make sure everything are in order also cooking with line cooking grill cooking prepping work for the following days and checking making all food orders are correctly in the proper places..
Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager/Grill Cook?Line Cook
North Memorial Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Preparing breakfast and lunch and dinner for approximately 2500 clients and Staffing cooking off the menu daily changing special items and making special food items weekly production cooking for the entire Hospital clients preparing food according to the menu and also saw 10 different food items daily meditation cleaning supplies and cleaning area very neatly
Grill Cook /Line Cook/ Cook
Sodexo @ Minneapolis Tech College
Minneapolis, MN
08.2014 - 04.2015
- Preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner for about 2500 students and staffs
- Cooking from daily menus as well special menus through out the week, doing inventory, order food from bix as well sysco food service, safe serve, also do catering party and deliverance.
Grill Cook/Line Cook
ShopNbc TV (Eurest Dining)
Minneapolis, MN
06.2011 - 04.2013
- Line cook, Saute Cook, Prepared Batch food for the students and the faculty, also worked as the morning Grill Cook, dinner line cook and also prepared saute meals daily as the menus stated, setup prep for daily menus every day.
Cook/Sous Chef/Grill Cook
Lancer Food Service
Minneapolis, MN
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Prepared breakfast, lunch and Dinner also made soups from scratch, prepared catering orders preform duties from menus or work on specials projects.
Cook\Food Service
University Of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
09.2007 - 06.2010
- Line cook, Saute Cook, Prepared Batch food for the students and the faculty, also worked as the morning Grill Cook, dinner line cook and also prepared saute meals daily as the menus stated, setup prep for daily menus every day.
Grill Cook/Line Cook
Targets@ Bone Appetti
Minneapolis, MN
02.2005 - 01.2007
- Prepared Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Create and direct preparations of food according to established recipes in amount for for food services.Create appropriate garnishes, sauces and accompaniments, Grade skills, and stay abreast of currents trends, new items, methods of service.
LIne Cook/Sous Chef
Andrew Residence Home
Minneapolis, MN
03.2003 - 08.2005
- Prepared, Breakfast, Lunch and Setups also prep for next day preparations
- Preform cleanups primary responsibilities for this positions.Saute different items daily and sandwich, vegetables, prepared menus weekly from different menus.
GrillCook/LineCook
Minneapolis Tech College(Sodexo)
Minneapolis, MN
03.2004 - 03.2005
- Breakfast cook daily, prepared different food items daily
- Every other weekends I would Cook lunch and Dinner, prepping daily sandwich, vegetables, making juice deliverly daily
- Prepared food items from menus also.
GrillCook/LineCook
Unity Hosptal
Fridley, MN
07.2003 - 03.2004
- Assisted subordinates and supervisor in identifying and resolving problems
- Read menu to estimate food requirements and ordered form supplier or procured food form storage.Prepared and seasoned food daily, cooked soups from tracts, saute veggies, prepare desserts trayline, food carts for deliver.
GrillCook/LineCook/Sous Chef
Medtronic (Eurest Dining)
Shoreview, MN
04.2000 - 07.2003
- Prepared, seasoned and cooked soups, meat vegetables, desserts and other food items, saute different food items weekly from menus, prep food daily for next day preparations
- Read menus to estimate food requirements and ordered food from supplier or procured food from storage.
GrillCook/LineCook
Hennepin County Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
04.1991 - 04.2000
- Prepared Breakfast daily, eggs, bacon sausages entrees, and also prepared lunch daily for different clients in the hospital daily.Read production orders on color-coded menu cards on trays to determine items to place on trays
- Prepared food items, such as sandwiches, salads, soups and beverages.
Education
Associate Degree in Hotel Restraunant Management -
Wiley College
01.1986
Skills
- Food Service
- Culinary
- Foodservice
- HIPAA
- Medical Terminology
- Food Preparation Experience
- Culinary Experience
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Food Safety
- Food Production
- Catering
- Banquet Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Restaurant Experience
- Pricing
- POS
- Busser
- Restaurant Management
- Time Management
- Retail Sales
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Inventory Control
- Kitchen experience
- Cooking
- Cost control
- Profit & loss
- Sanitation
- HACCP
Certification
- AED Certification
- CPR Certification
- CNA
- TABC Certified
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
Sous Chef/Line Cook
Sodexo, General Mills Headquarters
07.2021 - Current
Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager/Grill Cook?Line Cook
North Memorial Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2018
Sous Chef/Line Cook/Grill Cook
Region hospital
04.2015 - 09.2021
Grill Cook /Line Cook/ Cook
Sodexo @ Minneapolis Tech College
08.2014 - 04.2015
Grill Cook/Line Cook
ShopNbc TV (Eurest Dining)
06.2011 - 04.2013
Cook/Sous Chef/Grill Cook
Lancer Food Service
08.2010 - 05.2011
Cook\Food Service
University Of Minnesota
09.2007 - 06.2010
Grill Cook/Line Cook
Targets@ Bone Appetti
02.2005 - 01.2007
GrillCook/LineCook
Minneapolis Tech College(Sodexo)
03.2004 - 03.2005
GrillCook/LineCook
Unity Hosptal
07.2003 - 03.2004
LIne Cook/Sous Chef
Andrew Residence Home
03.2003 - 08.2005
GrillCook/LineCook/Sous Chef
Medtronic (Eurest Dining)
04.2000 - 07.2003
GrillCook/LineCook
Hennepin County Hospital
04.1991 - 04.2000
Associate Degree in Hotel Restraunant Management -
Wiley College
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