Nick Giglioli
San Mateo,CA
Summary
To make delicious food and provide the customer with the best possible service in a creative and positive environment with space for growth. Innovative Sous Chef with experience in diverse culinary techniques and management of kitchen staff. Strong background in menu development, food preparation, and cost control. Demonstrated ability to maintain high quality standards while increasing efficiency in fast-paced environments. Consistently achieve customer satisfaction through creative culinary skill set and effective communication abilities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sue Chef
Catered Too
East Palo Alto, CA
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Coordinated ordering, receiving, storage, and distribution of food items.
- Adjusted recipes as needed to accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies.
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies on hand.
- Contributed to the successful execution of catered events from start to finish.
- Trained new hires in proper cooking techniques and recipes.
- Established standard procedures for plating presentations.
- Supervised cooks and other kitchen personnel during meal services.
- Complied with all health department regulations regarding proper food handling methods.
- Implemented strategies to reduce waste and increase efficiency throughout the kitchen.
- Collaborated with Executive Chef to create innovative dishes for special events.
- Assisted in menu development and recipe testing.
- Performed weekly inspections of all equipment for safety compliance.
Lead Cook
Compass Group Management
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Maintained records of food costs, sales figures, employee hours worked, and other relevant data.
- Conducted periodic inventories of kitchen equipment, utensils, and supplies to determine restocking needs.
- Collaborated with management team to develop new recipes and update existing ones in order to improve the overall dining experience.
- Organized frequent tasting sessions with chefs in order to assess the quality of dishes being served.
- Adjusted recipes as needed to accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies of customers.
- Prepared garnishes for later use in meal production.
- Retained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Double-checked plated meals for last-minute changes before sending to dining room.
- Washed, sliced, peeled and cut various foods to prepare for cooking or serving.
- Inventoried kitchen sections and refilled supplies.
CATERING, BANQUET SERVING, GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP, KITCHEN LEAD, CHEF ON SITE, EXECUTIVE AND VIP ORDERS START TO FINISH
COSMOPALITAN
San Jose, CA
04.2019 - 12.2020
DAILY SPECIALS, CATERING, BANQUET SERVING, HEAD COOK, GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP, KITCHEN LEAD
MANPOWER
Santa Cruz, CA
04.2017 - 02.2019
GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP
CHIPOTLE
Santa Cruz, CA
03.2017 - 06.2017
DELI COOK, FOOD PREP
ANDYS MARKET
San Rafael, CA
10.2016 - 12.2016
LINE COOK, PREP COOK
SURF CITY HOTEL (SHUCKS)
Surf City, NJ
08.2016 - 10.2016
MASON, PAVER LAYER
JERSEY-SHORE PAVERS
Manahawkin, NJ
05.2016 - 07.2016
LANDSCAPER, LICENCED HERBICIDE SPRAYER
SOUTH JERSEY WEED CONTROL
West Creek, NJ
03.2016 - 05.2016
LABOR SUPERVISOR
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
Brick, NJ
08.2015 - 11.2015
SALES & STORE REPRESENTATIVE
REDWING BOOTS
Eatontown, NJ
12.2014 - 08.2015
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, GENERAL LABORER
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
Brick, NJ
02.2014 - 05.2014
DRIVER, GENERAL LABORER
LANE CONSTRUCTION
Denville, NJ
07.2013 - 01.2014
Education
high school diploma, mechanics, welding, basic engineering, culinary 1, culinary 2, vocational carpentry, electrical courses -
Southern Regional High School
01.2013
Skills
- Culinary work
- Line cook
- Grill cook
- Entreé cook
- Multi use steamers
- Industrial ovens
- Plate pricing
- Serving amounts
- Recipe base
- Multicultural cuisines
- Fine dining
- Precise plating
- High quantity catering
- Engineering
- Mechanic skills
- Welding
- Small motor mechanics
- Vehicle maintenance
- Simple car mechanics
- Metal work
- Woodworking
- Mason
- Customer service
- Sales
- Register POS systems
- Problem solving
- Hard worker
- Sense of humor
- Food Safety
- Food Preparation
- Inventory Management
- Food presentation
- Menu development
- Positive and professional
- Supervising Food Prep
- Foodservice
- Catering background
- Garnishing and Plating
- Safe Food Handling
- Menu Planning
Websites
Timeline
Sue Chef
Catered Too
02.2023 - 12.2023
Lead Cook
Compass Group Management
01.2021 - 01.2022
CATERING, BANQUET SERVING, GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP, KITCHEN LEAD, CHEF ON SITE, EXECUTIVE AND VIP ORDERS START TO FINISH
COSMOPALITAN
04.2019 - 12.2020
DAILY SPECIALS, CATERING, BANQUET SERVING, HEAD COOK, GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP, KITCHEN LEAD
MANPOWER
04.2017 - 02.2019
GRILL COOK, FOOD PREP
CHIPOTLE
03.2017 - 06.2017
DELI COOK, FOOD PREP
ANDYS MARKET
10.2016 - 12.2016
LINE COOK, PREP COOK
SURF CITY HOTEL (SHUCKS)
08.2016 - 10.2016
MASON, PAVER LAYER
JERSEY-SHORE PAVERS
05.2016 - 07.2016
LANDSCAPER, LICENCED HERBICIDE SPRAYER
SOUTH JERSEY WEED CONTROL
03.2016 - 05.2016
LABOR SUPERVISOR
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
08.2015 - 11.2015
SALES & STORE REPRESENTATIVE
REDWING BOOTS
12.2014 - 08.2015
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, GENERAL LABORER
COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
02.2014 - 05.2014
DRIVER, GENERAL LABORER
LANE CONSTRUCTION
07.2013 - 01.2014
high school diploma, mechanics, welding, basic engineering, culinary 1, culinary 2, vocational carpentry, electrical courses -
Southern Regional High School
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