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Dylan Johns

Dallas,Texas

Summary

Dynamic Lead Sushi Chef with extensive experience, excelling in sushi crafting and seafood preparation. Proven ability to enhance customer experiences while maintaining high-quality standards and effective inventory management. Recognized for minimizing food waste and training junior chefs, ensuring a consistently exceptional dining atmosphere.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Sushi Chef

Kome
Dallas, Texas
08.2024 - Current
  • Leading the sushi line during service hours, making all hand-rolls, nigiri, sashimi on the line, while interacting with guests
  • Making rice, vegetable prep, saucework, making tamago
  • Cleaning and cutting fish for restaurant (Salmon and smaller)
  • All aspects of sushi bar prep
  • Assisting with inventory and ordering

Lead Sushi Chef

Masami
Dallas, Texas
08.2023 - 08.2024
  • Worked sushi line making nigiri, sashimi, rolls and everything on sushi menu including specials
  • Vegetable preparation, saucework, tamago and rice
  • Cleaning and cutting fish for restaurant
  • All other assorted sushi bar prep
  • Assisting with inventory management and ordering with vendors

Lead Sushi Chef

Temakeria
Dallas, Texas
04.2023 - 08.2023
  • Leading the sushi line during service, making all hand-rolls and sashimi on the line, while interacting with guests and guiding/leading junior chefs
  • Helping to lead FOH in making sure that the customer experience was as enjoyable and consistent as possible
  • Interacting with guests and any other tasks as needed to ensure smooth and outstanding service
  • All aspects of prep, every fish, sauce or vegetable on the sushi line
  • Maintaining inventory and fish, helping with ordering and BOH prep/organization as needed
  • Keeping food cost and fish waste to an absolute minimum while training new staff regularly
  • Running the sushi line with a minimum of oversight or assistance, often covering for missing shifts or for management as needed

Apprentice

Shoyo
Dallas, Texas
12.2021 - 01.2023
  • Working as the kitchen chef for a fine dining, omakase style tasting menu
  • Working on an extremely wide and diverse selection of fish, from rough cleaning to prepping in front of guests
  • Working the sushi line as a chef, making nigiri and small plates for 2-6 guests
  • Entertaining guests, both with information and unusual facts about the food, and creating an inviting and intimate atmosphere
  • Learning and using various edomae techniques and dishes that are no longer commonly known or used
  • Ordering and maintaining inventory, as well as organizing and cleaning the restaurant on a weekly basis
  • Working under intense pressure, with extremely tight deadlines and strict guidelines and procedures

Sushi Chef

Hungry Belly
Dallas, Texas
06.2021 - 12.2021
  • Working the sushi line, making various rolls and small plates/appetizers
  • All aspects of prep, i.e
  • Rice, fish prep, sauce work, vegetable work
  • Regularly cleaning the sushi line and deep cleaning the restaurant
  • Working at speed while maintaining quality in a high volume, high turnover restaurant

Sushi Chef

RA Sushi Bar
Plano, Texas
12.2020 - 08.2021
  • Prepping a wide variety of fish, sauces, vegetables and rice for the sushi bar
  • Working the line, making rolls and sashimi as needed
  • Cleaning as needed, keeping a clean and organized workspace in general
  • Independently working efficiently
  • Occasional work as dishwasher when needed

Prep Cook/Apprentice

Namo/Pok The Raw Bar
Dallas, Texas
05.2020 - 12.2020
  • Making sushi rice and vinegar to top standards
  • Gutting, cleaning and cutting fish
  • Maintaining BOH to ensure it is spotless and well organized
  • Keeping stock of inventory
  • Wash dishes as needed
  • Running the line and BOH at poke bar, frying and creating various ingredients and toppings from scratch
  • Working efficiently and effectively as possible, keeping to tight schedules and extremely high standards

Sushi Assistant

Shumi Omakase
Plano, Texas
02.2020 - 04.2020
  • Streaming rice and preparing sushi rice
  • Cutting fish and making rolls
  • Prepping vegetables and other ingredients by hand and knifework
  • General cleaning and sanitizing of work area and surfaces
  • Conversing with customers to ensure a welcoming environment as well as answer any questions or concerns
  • Assisted in the kitchen as needed making various East Asian dishes

Education

Bachelor’s - Communications

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

Some College (No Degree) -

Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

Skills

  • Sushi Crafting
  • Seafood Preparation
  • Culinary Rice Preparation
  • Artisan Sauce Crafting
  • Inventory management
  • Quality control
  • Customer Experience Enhancement

Timeline

Lead Sushi Chef

Kome
08.2024 - Current

Lead Sushi Chef

Masami
08.2023 - 08.2024

Lead Sushi Chef

Temakeria
04.2023 - 08.2023

Apprentice

Shoyo
12.2021 - 01.2023

Sushi Chef

Hungry Belly
06.2021 - 12.2021

Sushi Chef

RA Sushi Bar
12.2020 - 08.2021

Prep Cook/Apprentice

Namo/Pok The Raw Bar
05.2020 - 12.2020

Sushi Assistant

Shumi Omakase
02.2020 - 04.2020

Bachelor’s - Communications

University of North Texas

Some College (No Degree) -

Southwestern University

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