Lakeya Williams
Columbus,OH
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR EXECUTIVE CHEF
Sage Park
04.2016 - 11.2023
- Developed and implemented new strategies and policies to establish long-term business objectives and provide strong and sustainable organizational leadership
- Directed market expansions to propel business forward, meet changing customer needs
- Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies
- Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability
- Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business
- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders
- Obtained fresh, local ingredients to improve dish flavors and limit grocery costs
- Coordinated employee schedules and developed staff teams to boost productivity
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity
- Assisted with menu development and planning
- Set up and broke down kitchen for service
- Monitored food production to verify quality and consistency
- Utilized culinary techniques to create visually appealing dishes
COOK
In House Catering
01.2012 - 04.2016
- Maintained clean and organized work areas at all times to bring safety and quality to food preparation process
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards
- Kept kitchen clean and organized by performing daily maintenance tasks
- Managed opening and closing shift kitchen tasks
- Managed kitchen budget for supplies and labor hours, consistently meeting targets
Pick and Pack/ Frame Work
Art.com Inc.
12.2005 - 10.2007
- Took on extra hours and shifts during busy periods to meet tight shipping deadlines.
- Printed labels, packaged boxes, and loaded into outbound containers.
- Pulled orders quickly to maintain demanding productivity goals.
- Worked with customers to pack items according to specific desires and requirements.
- Supervised inventory cycle counting processes, accounting and surplus records, product damages and product returns.
- Filled shortages in available goods by requisitioning merchandise from suppliers based on space, demand and current pricing.
- Monitored raw material costs and fluctuations, sourced new suppliers and identified favorable opportunities.
- Stocked shelves to match planogram images and instructions.
- Reviewed printed tickets or digital orders to get item numbers and merchandise locations.
- Stocked designated items on shelves, end caps and displays.
- Disposed of damaged or defective items or coordinated returns to vendors for covered items.
Education
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Bradford School
Columbus, OHHigh School Diploma - undefined
West High School
Columbus, OH06.2001
Skills
- Procedure Implementation
- Expense Reporting
- Program Oversight
- Operations Oversight
- Customer Service
- Performance Improvement
- Operational Leadership
- Professional and Courteous
- Schedule Management
- Computer Skills
Timeline
SENIOR EXECUTIVE CHEF
Sage Park
04.2016 - 11.2023
COOK
In House Catering
01.2012 - 04.2016
Pick and Pack/ Frame Work
Art.com Inc.
12.2005 - 10.2007
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Bradford School
High School Diploma - undefined
West High School
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