Natalia Arias Phillips
Zephyrhills,United States
Summary
Accomplished Chef with over 15 years of comprehensive experience working in the Hotel and Casino/Hospitality Adept at strictly monitoring kitchen activities and meeting health code standards. Specialties in Bulk Production, Strong organizational, leadership and management skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef De Cuisine
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa
Tampa, Florida
09.2024 - Current
- Oversaw large-scale food production for property operations.
- Cultivated partnerships with various outlets to enhance food-related collaborations.
- Collaborated with purchasing department to ensure accurate food product selection.
- Assisted in managing a team of 15 members and a sous chef. Supported daily operations to maintain kitchen efficiency. Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth service delivery.
- Coordinated and managed banquet events for property to enhance guest experience and uphold brand standards.
Sous Chef
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Tampa, FL
09.2019 - 09.2024
- Developed and enforced protocols to ensure safe food temperature management.
- Created and optimized team schedules to enhance operational efficiency.
- Implemented effective organizational strategies to maintain a clean and efficient workspace.
- Developed and managed a comprehensive menu for the property, featuring a selection of soups and sandwiches.
- Collaborated with team to enhance service efficiency and consistency.
- Collaborated with culinary team to innovate and refine recipes for diverse menus.
Sushi Chef
Heirloom Hospitality
Detroit, MI
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Designed and executed menus alongside detailed recipes to enhance culinary offerings.
- Sourced and organized equipment and tools essential for sushi preparation.
- Developed and implemented training initiatives aimed at improving employee competencies and expertise.
- Performed fish butchering to maintain freshness and meet customer specifications.
- Oversaw operations of the hot line during chef's absence.
Sous Chef
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Oversaw daily operations of the outlet, including ordering and scheduling processes. Led the preparation and execution of services, achieving high service volume with 650 covers on weekdays and exceeding 1000 on weekends.
- Designed and implemented daily features and buffet menu to enhance guest satisfaction through innovative use of butcher shop resources.
- Cultivated relationships with internal and external vendors to secure optimal pricing and product quality.
- Oversaw operations of 50+ back-of-house team members, including line cooks, prep cooks, food runners, and stewards.
- Managed order guides and pars to ensure efficient inventory control and support culinary operations.
Sous Chef
Landshark Bar & Grill
Hollywood, FL
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Oversaw operations of 15+ back-of-house team members, including line cooks, prep cooks, and front-of-house food runners.
- Assisted with daily back-of-house operations. Supported inventory management and prepared end-of-month inventory lists. Created prep lists for efficient workflow.
- Successfully executes stations throughout the line including grill, fryer, pantry and expo.
- Continued reevaluation of established LandShark Bar & Grill SOPs.
Line Cook - Lead
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Hollywood, FL
11.2016 - 10.2018
- Prepared high-quality dishes in fast-paced kitchen environment, ensuring consistency
- Opening staff to Steakhouse ops brand.
- Established all BOH line station procedures for new Steakhouse brand concept within company.
- Assisted with menu development and rollout of Steakhouse brand.
- Assisted with Boh/Foh onboarding and training of Team Members for new Steakhouse brand.
Sushi Cook
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
Hollywood, FL
11.2015 - 09.2016
- Managed daily operations of stations, including preparation of raw bar, sauté, and sushi.
- Assisted in the development of station layouts, recipes and standard operating procedures including a daily iced seafood display featuring FreshWhole Spear-Caught Seafood, King Crab and daily specials for JWB Prime Steak and Seafood.
- Properly executed the production and storage of fresh, spear-caught seafood including butchering whole fish, filleting, and sushi prep.
- Executed sushi, prep, hot line recipes daily meeting specifications set by Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort.
- Assists in the development and execution of daily Sushi features maintaining the pars and demands for JWB Prime Steak and Seafood and Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort.
- Executes daily preparation for Sushi and Salad Grab & Go Station for Resort.
- Prepares and executes Sushi Displays for VIP Guests visiting Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort.
Line Cook
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
05.2014 - 11.2015
- Successfully worked all stations on the hotline including Raw Bar, Sauté, Pastry and Prep.
- Maintained all Standard Operating Procedures set by NYY Steak.
- Prepared Fine Dining American Steakhouse Cuisine for 150 seat restaurant and numerous wine tasting dinners.
- Maintained all HACCP standards set by the Seminole Tribe Of Florida.
Education
Associate of Science - Culinary Arts And Sciences
Johnson &wales University North Miami
North Miami, FL05.2016
Skills
- Kitchen management
- Food presentation
- Time management
- Efficiently
- Team collaboration
- Cost of recipes
- Menu planning
- Recipe development
Accomplishments
Studied Abroad
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Chef De Cuisine
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa
09.2024 - Current
Sous Chef
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
09.2019 - 09.2024
Sushi Chef
Heirloom Hospitality
01.2019 - 09.2019
Sous Chef
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
01.2019 - 09.2019
Sous Chef
Landshark Bar & Grill
10.2018 - 09.2019
Line Cook - Lead
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
11.2016 - 10.2018
Sushi Cook
Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
11.2015 - 09.2016
Line Cook
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
05.2014 - 11.2015
Associate of Science - Culinary Arts And Sciences
Johnson &wales University North Miami