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Fabian Laster

Tullahoma,TN

Summary

Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations for a corporate dining account. You will manage and lead a team of associates. Also responsible for managing client relations, along with ensuring that the food offered to the customers is of superior quality. Additionally, you will be responsible for the following: Maintain excellent relationships with customers, guests and client as well as other departments, Work with the Chef and management team in creating menus and providing top quality food, Oversee all P&L and budgeting as it pertains to the account, and roll out new culinary programs

Strong supervision and leadership skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, vendors, and customers by creating courteous, friendly, professional work environment. Demonstrate ability to “lead by example”. Display a “can-do” attitude and build morale and spirit. Exceptional detail in follow-up and multitask calmly and effectively under pressure. Assume responsibility/accountability. Conduct Food and Safety audits, sanitation skills, training/developing of staff and ServSafe certified. Excellent time management skills and strong organizational skills Monitors cost of sales and ensures food waste prevention measures are followed. Leads and develop department staff to successfully achieve the service and performance standards of the department. Support region with all culinary initiatives. Train new culinary Executive Chefs and coverage when needed in Region as needed. Weekly communication and updates on status of projects and tasks. Timeliness and responsiveness at all scheduled meetings and appointments Assist in administrative duties related to the department. Represent the Culinary Development Department and Morrison in a professional manner.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Dining Services

Tullahoma-Horton Medical
Tullahoma, TN
09.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations for a corporate dining account
  • Manage and lead a team of associates
  • Responsible for managing client relations, along with ensuring that the food offered to the customers is of superior quality
  • Additionally, responsible for the following: Maintain excellent relationships with customers, guests and client as well as other departments, Work with the Chef and management team in creating menus and providing top quality food, Oversee all P&L and budgeting as it pertains to the account, and roll out new culinary programs

Regional Executive Chef

Providence St. Vincent
Portland, OR
01.2022 - 09.2023
  • Responsible for supporting the Region, assist administrates as needed, assist in openings, planning of the regular and modified menus according to established guidelines for the Region
  • Follow MenuWorks standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards
  • Ensure Region is utilizing daily production worksheets and waste log sheets
  • Tastes completed meals to ensure quality
  • Interview, Test and Onboard new Executive Chefs and Team-members in food preparation, safe handling, and operation of all equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Morrison and regulatory standards
  • Establishes and follow-up on maintains cleaning, maintenance schedules for equipment, storage, and work areas
  • Ensures that kitchen staff follows and completes schedules as assigned
  • Maintains weekly/monthly inventory of food and non-food supplies while assuring that necessary product is available when needed
  • Makes decisions regarding utilization of leftover food products staying within Morrison guidelines for such products
  • Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and Steritech and Everclean Audits
  • Visits patients to helps ensure that their meal is the quality they expect
  • Follows facility, department, and Morrison safety policies and procedures to include occurrence reporting
  • Participates and attends departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs.

Regional Executive Chef

Baptist Health
Fort Smith, AR
12.2017 - 12.2022
  • Responsible for planning of the regular and modified menus according to established guidelines
  • Follow webtritions’ standardized recipes, portioning and presentation standards
  • Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets
  • Tastes completed meals to ensure quality
  • Training the Sous Chef and Team-members in food preparation, safe handling, and operation of all equipment, food safety and sanitation based on Morrison and regulatory standards
  • Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment, storage and work areas
  • Ensures that kitchen staff follows and completes schedules as assigned
  • Maintains weekly/monthly inventory of food and non-food supplies while assuring that necessary product is available when needed
  • Makes decisions regarding utilization of leftover food products staying within Morrison guidelines for such products
  • Complies with federal, state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and Steritech Audit
  • Visits patients to helps ensure that their meal is the quality they expect
  • Follows facility, department, and Morrison safety policies and procedures to include occurrence reporting
  • Participates and attends departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs.

Executive Chef

Roland Casino
Roland, OK
03.2015 - 11.2017
  • Responsible for all food operations in our Buffet, Grab & Go and Banquet
  • Managing kitchen personnel, supervision of all culinary related activities, ensures business objectives of the Cherokee Casino are met by creating a positive, exciting guest service culture through the creation of a work environment conducive to employee engagement and retention
  • Monitors payroll and labor expenses, Administer company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner, Respond to and resolve guest and team member concerns sincerely and effectively.

Executive Sous Chef

Baptist Health
Fort Smith, AR
09.2013 - 03.2015
  • Overseen the outlets, Doctors’ lounge and retail café, to ensure the products were of great quality
  • Conduct monthly inventory and meetings with the team-members
  • Maintain and consistently check the sanitation program
  • Cover for the Executive Chef on his day off
  • Cover for members of the kitchen team during absence/days off
  • Maintain all food and labor costs, manage waste, and drive profitability
  • Assist in ordering, receiving, storing and maintaining proper stock levels
  • Ensure that all recipes are adhered to, presentation and quality of food is consistent.

Executive Sous Chef

Villa Christina
Atlanta, GA
05.2011 - 09.2013
  • Overseen a huge range of duties and responsibilities within the kitchen
  • The most important of these is to ensure that sanitation of the kitchen and the quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any problems that arise are rectified
  • As such, I am responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave the kitchen
  • When the restaurant/banquets is not occupied with actively serving patrons, as in between meal times, I am expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant /banquets
  • I am also called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for the kitchen
  • In addition, performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the Executive Chef.

Executive Chef

Tuskegee Hotel and Conference Center (Compass Group)
Tuskegee, AL
07.2009 - 02.2010
  • As the Chef, I participate in training staff on menu items including ingredients, preparation methods and unique tastes
  • Purchases appropriate supplies and manages inventories according to budget
  • Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met
  • Trains associate in safety procedures and supervises their ability to follow loss prevention policies to prevent accidents and control costs
  • Manage kitchen staff by recruiting, selecting, hiring, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, supervising, evaluating and carrying out disciplinary action as necessary in accordance with Canongate policies and applicable laws
  • Assist kitchen staff in producing food for all banquets, catered events and member dining area
  • Maintain a clean and safe environment by adhering to all federal, state and local sanitation and safety requirements; instructing staff in proper food preparation, food storage, use of kitchen equipment and utensils, sanitation and safety issues; ensuring clean and orderly refrigerators and kitchen area.

Executive Sous Chef

Franklin Marriott Cool Springs & Conference Center
Franklin, TN
09.2005 - 06.2009
  • Assist the Executive Chef in maintaining the overall aspect of the kitchen
  • Oversee the outlets to ensure the products were of great quality
  • Conduct monthly training and meetings with the team-members
  • Maintain and consistently check the sanitation program
  • Cover for the Executive Chef on his day off
  • Cover for members of the kitchen team during absence/days off
  • Maintain all food and labor costs, manage waste, and drive profitability
  • Assist in ordering, receiving, storing and maintaining proper stock levels
  • Ensure that all recipes are adhered to, presentation and quality of food is consistent, served on schedule, and within the Marriott standards and guidelines.

Executive Chef

Holiday Inn Airport North, Intercontinental Hotel Group
Atlanta, GA
08.2003 - 09.2005
  • As the Executive Chef, I was responsible for all food and pastry production for all the outlets
  • Develop menus, food purchases, specification and recipes
  • Supervise, develop and monitor food cost/labor cost
  • Maintain professional food quality and sanitation standards.

Internship

Charlie Trotter's Restaurant
Chicago, IL
04.2003 - 08.2003
  • The Chefs’ passion in their food comes from the passion of Chef Trotter
  • The Chefs’ express in the quality of food prepared-from scratch with only the freshest ingredients, authentic recipes and pride
  • Dining experiences that have all the right ingredients, where everything comes together for the perfect and memorable meal.

First Cook Supervisor

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Prior Lake, MN
02.2000 - 03.2003
  • Assist the Sous Chefs in direct and participate in day-to-day operation for the Buffet and in the banquet kitchen including production, purchasing, and staffing
  • Ensure the highest level of quality, presentation and service consistent with the hotel standards while maximizing revenue for the hotel
  • (While in school)

Executive Sous Chef

Adams Mark Hotel
Indianapolis, IN
04.1995 - 12.1999
  • As the Executive Sous Chef, I was responsible for two outlets in meeting high standard of quality for all food preparation, production and control for banquet functions; hiring, training, supervising, scheduling and participating in activities of the sous chefs and cooks involved in the quantity accordance with the productivity standards; food cost/ labor cost; menu planning; ordering and sanitation standards.

Sous Chef

Omni Hotel
Indianapolis, IN
12.1992 - 04.1995
  • Assist the Executive Sous Chef with all preparation and cooking of meals
  • Covering team-members in the kitchen during their off time
  • Assisting the kitchen staff in cleaning and over-seeing the evening kitchen in food-service operations
  • In addition to performing the regular duties of sous chef, I was also responsible for a station/part of a station
  • Tasks includes preparing the soups, entrees, and sauces; cutting the meat; assisting at stations; preparing special dishes, sanitation standards, controlling food cost.

Culinary Mess Specialist (E-5)

U. S. Navy
06.1986 - 09.1992

Education

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts -

Le Cordon Bleu at Brown College
03.2003

Skills

  • Strong supervision and leadership skills
  • Effective communication with all levels of personnel, vendors, and customers
  • Creating courteous, friendly, professional work environment
  • Ability to lead by example
  • Displaying a "can-do" attitude and building morale and spirit
  • Exceptional detail in follow-up
  • Multitasking calmly and effectively under pressure
  • Assuming responsibility/accountability
  • Conducting Food and Safety audits
  • Sanitation skills
  • Training/developing staff
  • ServSafe certified
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Monitoring cost of sales
  • Ensuring food waste prevention measures are followed
  • Leading and developing department staff
  • Supporting region with culinary initiatives
  • Training new culinary Executive Chefs
  • Weekly communication and updates on status of projects and tasks
  • Timeliness and responsiveness at all scheduled meetings and appointments
  • Assisting in administrative duties related to the department
  • Representing the Culinary Development Department and Morrison in a professional manner
  • Purchasing decisions
  • Menu development
  • Culinary expertise
  • Sanitation Standards
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Food presentation
  • Meal Planning
  • Waste Reduction
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Expense Tracking
  • Staff Supervision
  • Cost controls
  • Purchasing
  • Training and Onboarding
  • Monitoring Food Preparation
  • Professionalism
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Adaptability
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Sanitation
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • ServSafe Food Manager
  • Effective Communication

Certification

ServSafe Certification, 03/2025

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Strong supervision and leadership skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, vendors, and customers by creating courteous, friendly, professional work environment.
  • Demonstrate ability to “lead by example”.
  • Display a “can-do” attitude and build morale and spirit.
  • Exceptional detail in follow-up and multitask calmly and effectively under pressure.
  • Assume responsibility/accountability.
  • Conduct Food and Safety audits, sanitation skills, training/developing of staff and ServSafe certified.
  • Excellent time management skills and strong organizational skills
  • Monitors cost of sales and ensures food waste prevention measures are followed.
  • Leads and develop department staff to successfully achieve the service and performance standards of the department.
  • Support region with all culinary initiatives.
  • Train new culinary Executive Chefs and coverage when needed in Region as needed.
  • Weekly communication and updates on status of projects and tasks.
  • Timeliness and responsiveness at all scheduled meetings and appointments
  • Assist in administrative duties related to the department.
  • Represent the Culinary Development Department and Morrison in a professional manner.

Timeline

Director of Dining Services

Tullahoma-Horton Medical
09.2023 - Current

Regional Executive Chef

Providence St. Vincent
01.2022 - 09.2023

Regional Executive Chef

Baptist Health
12.2017 - 12.2022

Executive Chef

Roland Casino
03.2015 - 11.2017

Executive Sous Chef

Baptist Health
09.2013 - 03.2015

Executive Sous Chef

Villa Christina
05.2011 - 09.2013

Executive Chef

Tuskegee Hotel and Conference Center (Compass Group)
07.2009 - 02.2010

Executive Sous Chef

Franklin Marriott Cool Springs & Conference Center
09.2005 - 06.2009

Executive Chef

Holiday Inn Airport North, Intercontinental Hotel Group
08.2003 - 09.2005

Internship

Charlie Trotter's Restaurant
04.2003 - 08.2003

First Cook Supervisor

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
02.2000 - 03.2003

Executive Sous Chef

Adams Mark Hotel
04.1995 - 12.1999

Sous Chef

Omni Hotel
12.1992 - 04.1995

Culinary Mess Specialist (E-5)

U. S. Navy
06.1986 - 09.1992

Associates Degree in Culinary Arts -

Le Cordon Bleu at Brown College
Fabian Laster