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Matthew Aloisio

Sioux Falls,SD

Summary

Exceptional Head Chef with superb understanding of recipes and food cooking methods. Specialties include determining proper portions, menu planning and managing food inventory. Passionate about food and hospitality. Skillfully manage kitchen and food preparation areas.

High-performing Chef offering Number years of restaurant experience. Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Talent for building streamlined, cohesive teams.

High-performing individual with solid background in culinary arts. Skilled in creating innovative and delicious dishes while managing kitchen staff and inventory. Efficient and committed to keeping high standards of food safety and sanitation.

Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Chef

Avera McKennan Hospital
03.2025 - Current


  • Improved kitchen efficiency by implementing streamlined processes for food preparation and plating.
  • Mentored junior chefs, promoting skill development and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills while supervising a team of chefs and kitchen staff members during peak service hours.
  • Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
  • Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces, and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
  • Monitored food production to verify quality and consistency.
  • Set up and broke down kitchen for service.
  • Trained and managed kitchen personnel and supervised related culinary activity.
  • Modified recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies.

Food Services Lead

St. Charles Medical Center
12.2018 - 12.2024
  • Managed patient meals and facilitated food service in cafe line for public and staff.
  • Completed the Dare To Lead program and was a member of the hospital's minimum staffing committee.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Implemented sanitation and food safety procedures.
  • Collaborated with food suppliers to verify item accuracy.

Food Services Relief

St. Charles Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Support multiple areas such as patient room service, cafe prep and cafe line.

Sidelines Sports Bar
01.2017 - 12.2017

Sous Chef

13th Street Pub and Grill
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • Placed weekly orders with purveyors and managed monthly inventory.
  • I also worked with the chef to create new menu items and prepare for special catering events.
  • Developed and implemented hostess program, overseeing scheduling and tasks completion.

Executive Chef

Jerusalem Garden Café
01.2006 - 12.2013
  • Managed ordering, scheduling, and menu creation.

Shift Leader

Tripp's
01.2005 - 12.2006
  • Includes all line positions (Saute, broiler, pantry and prep), expo and inventory.

Sous Chef

Expressions Restaurant & Wine Bar
01.2003 - 12.2005
  • To include all back of house positions: menu and specials creation and wine tasting/pairing.

Co-Executive Chef

Gourmet and Co. Fine Dining
01.2001 - 12.2003
  • To include ordering, menu creation, catering, herb gardener, prep and line cook.
  • This position offered a vast range of foods available to prepare allowing a great deal of creativity.

Sous Chef

Carnegie Hotel
01.2000 - 12.2001
  • In charge of night shift.
  • Worked all positions.
  • Banquet experience.

Parson's Table
01.1996 - 12.1998

Parson's Table
01.1993 - 12.1995
  • First job in a fine dining restaurant.
  • Worked lunches to start and moved to dinner.
  • Worked all stations and was shift leading by time of departure.

Education

Master of Arts - Teaching

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science - History

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

Skills

  • Cooking techniques
  • Sanitation practices
  • Food presentation
  • Kitchen management
  • Food safety
  • Team management
  • Sanitation standards
  • Staff training
  • Workflow coordination
  • Process improvements
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Food preparing, plating, and presentation
  • Multitasking
  • Food prep planning
  • Kitchen safety

Certification

ServeSafe Certified, 10195840, 07/10/18


US Food Manager Safety 04/17/25

Timeline

Lead Chef

Avera McKennan Hospital
03.2025 - Current

Food Services Lead

St. Charles Medical Center
12.2018 - 12.2024

Food Services Relief

St. Charles Medical Center
01.2017 - 01.2018

Sidelines Sports Bar
01.2017 - 12.2017

Sous Chef

13th Street Pub and Grill
01.2013 - 12.2017

Executive Chef

Jerusalem Garden Café
01.2006 - 12.2013

Shift Leader

Tripp's
01.2005 - 12.2006

Sous Chef

Expressions Restaurant & Wine Bar
01.2003 - 12.2005

Co-Executive Chef

Gourmet and Co. Fine Dining
01.2001 - 12.2003

Sous Chef

Carnegie Hotel
01.2000 - 12.2001

Parson's Table
01.1996 - 12.1998

Parson's Table
01.1993 - 12.1995

Master of Arts - Teaching

East Tennessee State University

Bachelor of Science - History

East Tennessee State University
Matthew Aloisio