Jacqueta Turner
Clayton
Summary
Experienced with high-volume kitchen environments, food preparation, and team coordination. Utilizes advanced culinary techniques and efficient kitchen management to ensure high standards. Track record of fostering cohesive team dynamics and maintaining consistent quality in fast-paced settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef
Sodexo Live! /Raleigh Convention Center
09.2024 - 09.2025
- Assisted the Executive Sous Chef and Executive Chef with daily kitchen operations and execution of convention and theater food service operations for up to 10K guests
- Developed and oversaw daily prep sheets and production to ensure consistent execution, accurate portioning, and adherence to company standards across all kitchen stations
- Assisted in creating and managing staff schedules to balance labor costs with business needs while ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts
- Supervised and trained line cooks, prep staff, and utility workers
- Maintained compliance with health, sanitation, and safety standards (HACCP, ServSafe, etc.)
- Monitored food costs to align with budgetary goals with annual revenue of $250M
- Oversaw kitchen cleaning schedules, equipment maintenance, and inventory management
- Provided input on menu development, specials, and seasonal offerings
- Upheld and embody the Raleigh Convention Center's commitment to guest experience and service excellence
- Job Type: Permanent
- Work Schedule: Full-Time
- Desired locations: United States
- Salary: 35,000 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 24-40
Dining Facility Chef/Chef Trainer
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
11.2020 - 07.2022
- Validated $2M in subsistence orders and managed the internal controls program tracking $7M in assets. Updated the wing Essential Station Messing program monitoring 2K active duty base allowance subsistence records.
- Directed, coordinated, and oversaw food critical control points. Verified 3.5K items and enforces strict procedures. Eliminated work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promotes team building, and implements quality improvements in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements; generated 216K meals and $651K in revenue
- Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities and advised and provided counsel to 29 military and civilian employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.
- Provided complex administrative services including, but not limited to, human resources, budget, procurement, travel, logistics, management and information systems; monitored ordering/issuing of subsistence valued at $351K, installed inventory reduction plan and cut levels 20%
- Utilized interpersonal and communication skills, as well as negotiating solutions, in order to resolve conflicts. Implemented dining facility policies and procedures, operations and training. Provided weekly sanitation training and supported 350+ meals for holiday events and ethnic meals; earned "Excellent" rating during Public Health inspection
- Trained 16 military cooks on the fundamental culinary skills to transition into civilian chefs
- Determined personnel schedule/equipment/supplies/facility requirements, ensures AF Standards are maintained; Researched/coordinated daily menu forecasting and menu changesidentified issues affecting 3% tolerance
- Salary: 32,000 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 50
Logistics Manager
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2017 - 09.2020
- Independently performed non-appropriated oversight for installation financial manager including audit reviews of AF Force Support Squadron (FSS) program.
- Performed monthly financial analysis of all installation NAF Special, Morales and Welfare funds resulting in the wing commander final approval.
- Conducted annual vehicle inspections totaling $1M in assets ensuring the vehicles are in compliance with Air Force Laws according to AFI 34-204
- Researched and audited accounting records. Partnered with FSS managers to identify causes of significant variances between accounting and activity property records. Makes recommendations for corrective action.
- Coordinated vehicle report with FSS Commander to review and comment with the installation FM and FSS Commander for signature. Forwarded final report to wing for commander for signature.
- Ensured appropriate general ledger account codes and cost centers have been used appropriately to account for an $8Kannual SM&W budget.
- Independently developed and conducted local internal control reviews of Services NAF activities. Determined whether internal controls are in place and functioning properly accounting for $13M in assets.
- Timely conducted all reviews in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 65-107. Monitored cash controls by performing surprise cash counts. Verified the activity managers performed required cash counts. Performed special reviews of cash controls as necessary.
- Maintained close liaison with activity managers and RMFC. Operated and supervised automated accounting, requisitioning, and reporting systems in accordance with AFI 65-106, Appropriated Fund Support of Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) and other Non-appropriated Fund Instrumentalities and AFMAN 34-201, Use of Non-appropriated Funds.
- Ensured APF and NAF audit/inventory procedures by Activity Managers by conducting spot and annual impartial inventories. Maintains single-point accountability for assigned excess and surplus property, and processes all off-base shipments and transfers of NAF property. Monitored/analyzed all property reports and notifies the NAFI of any findings/for review.
- Monitored and conducted sealed bid auction, open auction, and/or sale of NAF property. Prepared annual budget for planned new or replacement vehicles, in conjunction with activity managers and the Resource Management Flight Budget Analyst. Routes acquisition approval of NAF, confiscated, or DLADS-acquired vehicles.
- Managed services and determines appropriated and non-appropriated fund (NAF) supply budget requirements. Requisitions and accounts for subsistence, supplies, and equipment needed to support Services specific and Force Support programs. Applied accounting principles to control resources.
- Developed and conducted internal control procedures and reviews for 13 facilities. Performs NAF surprise cash counts quarterly and reports findings to resource management.
- Accounted for 33 invoices and 11 Memorandum of Agreements while filling resource advisor position. Primes the execution of $575K service contracts. Executed $1.6M budget while appointed the unit Defense Travel System approving official. Approved and allocated $41K in travel for deployments, temporary duty and trainings.
- Monitored and inspected 27 Government Purchase Card accounts and training 44 new cardholders for the contracting squadron. Procured a $59K budget annually for 10 years and secures $52K in mission critical items with zero discrepancies during annual audits.
- Salary: 58,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 50
- Supervisor: Ms. Vernesha Townsend DSN: 722-7290
Dining Facility Accountant
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2014 - 06.2017
- Produced, reviewed and submitted accurate and complete mandatory reports using manual/automated procedures. Determined personnel schedule/equipment/supplies/facility requirements, ensures AF Standards are maintained; Researched/coordinated daily menu forecasting and menu changesidentified issues affecting 3% tolerance.
- Monitored training lines and purchase request confirming commitments and obligations.
- Analyzed and reconciled system mismatches, ensuring transactions are recorded in accordance with the fiscal law and the Department of Defense Air Force Regulations.
- Created and maintained spreadsheets for reconciling and reporting expenses and retained adequate documentation supporting delivery status and payment history.
- Provided training to coworkers on inventory reconciliations and resolving inventory variances.
- Served as a Government Purchase Card holder.
- Oversaw financial record keeping for the food service fund to be in compliance with USDA regulations and serves as main District contact for banking concerns for the food service fund.
- Reconciled computer reports generated by the dining facility bank deposits.
- Planned and maintained the food service fund budget with the Food Service Director.
- Salary: 48,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 50
- Supervisor: Ms. Yoshika Nance Commercial Number: 919-578-9910
Dining Facility Manager
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2012 - 04.2017
- Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities and advised and provided counsel to 58 military and civilian employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management
- Provided complex administrative services including, but not limited to, human resources, budget, procurement, travel, logistics, management and information systems; monitored ordering/issuing of subsistence valued at $351K, installed inventory reduction plan and cut levels 20%
- Developed comprehensive and accurate, sound short- and long-term budgets by analyzing past financial performance, historical trends, and program needs to ensure accurate budget and capital requirements projections. Budgeted and procured $96K of food service equipment upgrades; exercised oversight responsibility for fiscal operations of facility and improved work center efficiency by 50%
- Demonstrated maximum poise, flexibility and creative problem-solving abilities in handling competing requirements when responding to Commander's issues/questions. Maintained ongoing communication employing a “top-down, bottom-up approach;” evaluated soundness and effectiveness of food program administration and ensured the intent and goal of the vision set forth was adhered to
- Utilized interpersonal and communication skills, as well as negotiating solutions, in order to resolve conflicts. Implemented dining facility policies and procedures, operations and training. Provided weekly sanitation training and supported 350+ meals for holiday events and ethnic meals; earned "Excellent" rating during Public Health inspection
- Produced, reviewed and submitted invoices for 8 prime vendor accounts and completed mandatory reports using manual/automated procedures to ensure 100% accuracy
- Determined personnel schedule/equipment/supplies/facility requirements, ensures AF Standards are maintained; Researched/coordinated daily menu forecasting and menu changesidentified issues affecting 3% tolerance
- Salary: 8,000.00 USD Per Year
- Hours per week: 50
- Supervisor: SMSgt Sharonda Marcy 605-787-8620
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
Devry University
Associate’s degree - Hotel, Restaurant and Fitness Management
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell AFB, AL, United StatesSkills
- Team leadership skills
- Kitchen operations management
- Food safety management
- Inventory control
Job Related Training
- Internal Controls, February 2020
- Contracting Officer’s Representative with Mission Focus, October 2019
- Overview of Acquisition Ethics, October 2019
- Combatting Human Trafficking for DoD Acquisition Professionals, October 2019
- Vehicle Management/Property Management, June 2017
- National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Serve Safe, April 2013
- Defense Enterprise Accounting & Management System (DEAMS), 2017
- DoD Sustainable Procurement Program, September 2016
Timeline
Sous Chef
Sodexo Live! /Raleigh Convention Center
09.2024 - 09.2025
Dining Facility Chef/Chef Trainer
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
11.2020 - 07.2022
Logistics Manager
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2017 - 09.2020
Dining Facility Accountant
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2014 - 06.2017
Dining Facility Manager
U.S. Air Force 4th Force Support Squadron
04.2012 - 04.2017
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
Devry University
Associate’s degree - Hotel, Restaurant and Fitness Management
Community College of the Air Force
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus