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John Munnings

Frederick,USA

Summary

Passionately motivated and detail-oriented Chef of 20+ years, with a proven ability to effectively and simultaneously manage multiple projects, achieving a high degree of accuracy in all tasks. Adept at identifying and resolving issues promptly with a keen eye for nuance, while committing to delivering exceptional results and contributing to the overall success of the company. Hungry self-starter seeking exciting opportunities.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Personal Chef/Meal Prep

Chefs for Seniors
03.2025 - Current
  • Developing personalized meal plans tailored to individual dietary needs and preferences.
  • Sourcing high-quality, seasonal ingredients from local markets for optimal freshness
  • Preparing and executing diverse menus, ensuring variety and nutritional balance in meals.
  • Controlling food costs
  • Overseeing quality, sanitation, and safety processes.
  • Cleaning all dishes, countertops, stovetops, and floors
  • Demonstrating flexibility to last-minute menu changes or portion numbers, still delivering excellent results.
  • Relying on personality and communication skills to interact with new people in strange environments.
  • Being an independent self-starter, capable of operating without direct oversight

Chef Lead

12 Degree Brewing
02.2025 - Current
  • Overseeing daily kitchen operations, including all prep and food service. Often the only person in the kitchen for lunch/dinner rushes.
  • Ensuring adherence to food safety regulations and quality control measures.
  • Streamlining cooking processes to improve efficiency during peak service hours. Making sure the grill, stove, and oven, and cleaned equipment after every shift.
  • Developing and refining pizza recipes to enhance flavor profiles and customer satisfaction.
  • Bringing my best attitude each day to improve the lives of the customers and my cow

Baker and Shift Lead

Ally Copacking for Earth Buddy Pet
06.2023 - 08.2025
  • Company Overview: Earth Buddy is a pet wellness company that makes and sells various CBD products for pets
  • A large part of what I did is bake Hemp heart biscuits by the thousands. I ran lead in the kitchen and the various tasks surrounding it
  • I also did shipping, order fulfillment, and production
  • Attention to detail and the ability to be a self starter were imperative

Chef Lead

Peel Handcrafted Pizza
03.2024 - 09.2024
  • My experience was invaluable to the kitchen, as I helped train the current and incoming staff. I was able to raise the level of expectation and performance, and a few employees showed marked improvement under my tutelage
  • I helped improve the restaurants' overall food quality and that of the FOH service, by being aware of all happenings in the restaurant whether it was my responsibility or not.
  • Restaurant closed September 2024

1099 contractor/gig worker

Instacart
11.2021 - 04.2023
  • I moved to a rural area of Arizona in October of 2021 and started using apps like Instacart and Doordash to bring income
  • The ability to stay organized and diligent helped me be successful
  • I moved back to Colorado look for something more stable with possibility for growth

Head Chef/Kitchen Manager

Hands Of Thyme Deli and Catering
02.2019 - 10.2021
  • Responsibilities included: certified food safety manager, creating recipes for sauces and entrees, ensuring consistency and quality of food, running the cash register, making deli sandwiches, cooking all entrees for the freezer and deli case, maintaining the inventory and ordering, ensuring the cleanliness of the store and the kitchen
  • Unfortunately when the pandemic happened, the business went under.

Kitchen Manager

Esters Neighborhood Pub
10.2015 - 02.2019
  • Started as a dishwasher and was promoted the next day. Quickly learned all aspects of each station
  • After gaining the respect of fellow employees and superiors I was made a kitchen manager
  • It was a chaotic working situation, involving standing a few feet in front of a 700 degree oven, often for 12-15 hours a day. It was hot, hectic, and crowded. I was a steadying force for the crew, both BOH and FOH, often playing the mediator to all kinds of problems between employees
  • Trained and mentored kitchen staff, fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Oversaw inventory management, optimizing stock levels to reduce waste and enhance efficiency.

Deli Chef

Tony's Meats & Market
07.2012 - 10.2015
  • I began as a FOH deli worker, making sandwiches, cutting deli meats to order, and dealing directly with customer needs
  • Each day I would come into a list of deli salads and entrees that I needed to get done before I left for the day, basically running from task to task, often washing my own dishes and covering for the FOH employees when they needed help
  • After 3 months I had over 40 recipes memorized and had crafted a most efficient means of production

Store Manager

ABO's Pizza
06.2002 - 06.2012
  • I started as a delivery driver/dishwasher
  • After earning my stripes I was taught how to make pizzas and made a manager within 12 months of my first day at the age of 18
  • Responsibilities included: supervising employees, greeting walk-in customers, running the cash register, making then cooking all pizzas for any given shift (we would often have 40 tickets live and instore customers), helping drivers find their destination and handling any issues that came up, handling customer complaints and ensuring satisfactory results of said complaints, counting and caring for the money, opening/closing the shop.

Education

Some College - General Studies

Skills

  • Motivated and self-reliant
  • Critical Thinking
  • Catering
  • Food Safety
  • Cleanliness and Organization
  • Kitchen Management Experience
  • Banquet Experience
  • Communication skills
  • Customer service
  • Inventory and Quality Control
  • Food Production
  • Interpersonal relations and mediation

Certification

Certified Food Safety Manager, 08/01/19, Present

Personal Information

Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Personal Chef/Meal Prep

Chefs for Seniors
03.2025 - Current

Chef Lead

12 Degree Brewing
02.2025 - Current

Chef Lead

Peel Handcrafted Pizza
03.2024 - 09.2024

Baker and Shift Lead

Ally Copacking for Earth Buddy Pet
06.2023 - 08.2025

1099 contractor/gig worker

Instacart
11.2021 - 04.2023

Head Chef/Kitchen Manager

Hands Of Thyme Deli and Catering
02.2019 - 10.2021

Kitchen Manager

Esters Neighborhood Pub
10.2015 - 02.2019

Deli Chef

Tony's Meats & Market
07.2012 - 10.2015

Store Manager

ABO's Pizza
06.2002 - 06.2012

Some College - General Studies

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