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Juan Martinez

Catering Chef
Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Seeking for an opportunity for advancement which will utilize my extensive kitchen management skills, abilities and education. Talented kitchen leader offer over [Number] years of experience in preparing and serving diverse foods. Motivates employees to exceed customer expectations in high-volume settings while maintaining strong quality and cost controls. Service-oriented with good multitasking, safety management and decision-making skills. Experienced [Job title] successful at reducing costs, increasing productivity and maximizing customer satisfaction. Exceptional leader with strong communication and conflict resolution abilities. [Number] years of progressive leadership experience. Experienced [Job title] bringing demonstrated success in developing and motivating strong restaurant teams to assist [Number] customers hourly. Keeps all areas clean and sanitized while managing inventory and preventing waste. Positive and upbeat with customers and team members alike. Skilled Kitchen Manager knowledgeable about best practices, safe food handling and inventory management. Energetic Kitchen Manager enthusiastic about working with high-performance teams. Personable, responsible and hardworking professional. Dedicated to innovative dishes, effective budgeting and top-of-the-line customer service.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Kitchen Manager

Coconut’s Fish Cafe
Los Angeles, CA
01.2017 - Current
  • Opened High-end fast casual restaurant in
  • DTLA
  • Hired/Trained entire Kitchen Staff
  • Responsible for all ordering of product
  • Received consistent 98% Board of Health
  • Scores
  • Received highest Audit Scores in Company history- 95%
  • Consistently delivered lowest food cost instore company
  • Consistently received 4.75 star Yelp
  • Reviews, focusing on the high quality of customer’s food.

Sous Chef

Sol Mexican Cocina, Playa Vista
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Food,Labor cost along with
  • Inventory
  • Safety and Sanitation for everyday production
  • Ensuring That the Shift is run in a smooth Manner
  • Focus on Quality,Safety Standars and Line check
  • Strong Communication Skills/
  • Team player
  • Strong Leadership and Always meeting kitchen
  • Regulations
  • Worked 60-70 hrs

Broiler

Del Friscos Grill
Santa Monica
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Lots of prepping Every Shif on
  • Broiler Station
  • Grilled Lots of Steaks all Night

Monster Salads
Santa Monica
01.2013 - 01.2015

Kitchen Manager/Sou Chef

True Foods
Santa Monica, CA
- 04.2014
  • Worked And Supervise
  • Cash Out and Bank Deposits
  • Grill-Saute-Pantry-Pizzas
  • Lots of prep Every Morning on the
  • Grill Station
  • Grilled Lots of
  • Chicken,Fish,Turkey,Beef
  • Very Busy at Lunch Time

Kitchen Manager/ Sou Chef

Public School
Culver
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Overseeing Kitchen Operation During a
  • Shift
  • Have done huge volume of catering since
  • Daily food ordering, Monthly inventory
  • Schedules, very good on training people
  • Food cost & Labor always under Budget
  • Worked between 60-70 hrs a week, Have worked with well Experience chefs
  • Always Meeting Kitchen Regulation, City
  • Grill

Customer Service & Kitchen Skills

Campus Kitchen Los
Angeles, CA
01.1998 - 01.2012
  • Able to Supervise a Kitchen, Perform all
  • Cooking duties, as well as extensive
  • Catering experience.

Education

Business management

Hamilton high school

Skills

  • Strong communication Skills, Good
  • Teamwork Skills
  • Advanced Computer skills (
  • Microsoft
  • Word, Excel, independent programs, etc)
  • Achieves excellent work performance on
  • Completing any type of work presented
  • Self motivated with a record with of success
  • In troubleshooting and problem-solving
  • Food Item Purchasing
  • Room Preparation
  • Kitchen Scheduling
  • Food Plating and Presentation
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Inspection and Observation
  • Menu Planning
  • Customer Service
  • Shipment Preparation
  • High-Volume Dining
  • Inventory Coordination
  • Microsoft Word
  • Process Improvement
  • Operations Management
  • Facilities Planning
  • Cost Control
  • Inventory Management Software
  • Order Delivery Practices
  • Standardized Recipes
  • POS Terminal Operation

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Timeline

Corporate Kitchen Manager

Coconut’s Fish Cafe
01.2017 - Current

Sous Chef

Sol Mexican Cocina, Playa Vista
01.2015 - 01.2017

Broiler

Del Friscos Grill
01.2015 - 01.2016

Kitchen Manager/ Sou Chef

Public School
01.2013 - 01.2014

Monster Salads
01.2013 - 01.2015

Customer Service & Kitchen Skills

Campus Kitchen Los
01.1998 - 01.2012

Kitchen Manager/Sou Chef

True Foods
- 04.2014

Business management

Hamilton high school
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