Salvador Mares
Justin
Summary
High-performing Chef offering 10+ years of restaurant experience. Excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Talent for building streamlined, cohesive teams.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Chef
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
Fort Worth, TX
02.2023 - 01.2025
- Led culinary team in high-volume food preparation, ensuring quality and consistency.
- Developed innovative menu offerings that enhanced guest satisfaction and increased repeat business.
- Streamlined kitchen operations, reducing waste and improving efficiency across all food service areas.
- Trained and mentored junior chefs, fostering skill development and teamwork within the kitchen staff.
- Implemented cost-control measures that optimized ingredient usage while maintaining high standards of quality.
- Collaborated with management on inventory management, forecasting needs, and minimizing overstock risks.
- Ensured compliance with health and safety regulations, promoting a safe working environment for all staff members.
- Established strong vendor relationships to source high-quality ingredients at competitive prices.
- Managed food costs effectively with careful menu planning, accurate portion control, and utilization of seasonal ingredients.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Developed strong vendor relationships to secure fresh, quality ingredients at competitive prices while supporting local businesses whenever possible.
- Hired, managed, and trained kitchen staff.
Sous Chef
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
Fort Worth, TX
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Supervised kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to food safety and sanitation standards.
- Developed and implemented seasonal menus, enhancing overall dining experience and customer satisfaction.
- Trained new culinary team members on cooking techniques and kitchen protocols, fostering skill development.
- Streamlined food preparation processes, improving efficiency and reducing waste in kitchen operations.
- Collaborated with front-of-house staff to ensure timely service and seamless communication during peak hours.
- Managed inventory levels and ordered supplies, minimizing costs while maintaining quality standards.
- Conducted regular quality checks on dishes before service, ensuring consistency in flavor and presentation.
- Led special events catering initiatives, coordinating menu planning and execution for large gatherings.
- Managed food preparation tasks during high-volume service periods, ensuring all orders were executed in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or presentation standards.
- Managed inventory levels effectively, resulting in reduced food waste and cost savings for the establishment.
Line Cook
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
Fort Worth, TX
02.2020 - 03.2021
- Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Ensured freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
- Followed health and safety standards to ensure safe working environment for employees and customers alike.
- Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
- Assisted in prep work when needed.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Ensured that all dishes were prepared according to recipe specifications.
- Plated dishes according to restaurant presentation standards before delivering them to customers.
- Adhered to sanitation policies at all times when handling food products.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining organized in a fast-paced environment.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products.
- Mentored and trained staff by teaching cooking skills and kitchen maintenance, improving overall quality and performance.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
Construction Manager
KJJ Concrete Brothers
Fort Worth, TX
09.2015 - 02.2020
- Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
- Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
- Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
- Organized meetings between contractors, suppliers and other stakeholders to discuss project progress.
- Inspected job sites regularly to verify safety protocols were being followed and that work was progressing in accordance with established guidelines.
- Provided guidance to workers regarding safe operating procedures when using machinery or tools.
- Monitored daily construction and evaluated project progress, contract compliance and safety.
- Maintained records of completed jobs including time spent on tasks, materials used and expenses incurred.
Line Cook
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
Fort Worth, TX
11.2010 - 09.2016
- Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control guidelines.
- Cleaned food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Stocked and restocked kitchen supplies as needed.
- Ensured freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
- Organized the storage area to ensure that all necessary items were readily accessible.
- Followed health and safety standards to ensure safe working environment for employees and customers alike.
- Monitored product freshness and rotation dates to maintain quality assurance standards.
- Assisted in prep work when needed.
- Communicated effectively with other staff members regarding orders and menu changes.
- Ensured that all dishes were prepared according to recipe specifications.
- Plated dishes according to restaurant presentation standards before delivering them to customers.
- Adhered to sanitation policies at all times when handling food products.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while remaining organized in a fast-paced environment.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high customer satisfaction rate.
- Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of food products.
- Mentored and trained staff by teaching cooking skills and kitchen maintenance, improving overall quality and performance.
- Helped other staff members complete job tasks during peak times to keep kitchen running efficiently.
Skills
- Professional Attitude
- Highly Motivated
- Head Chef Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Punctual and Honest
- Kitchen Operations
- Line Management
- Back of House Operations
- Inventory Management
- Time Management
- Menu planning
- Culinary expertise
- Food safety regulations
- Kitchen operations
- Menu supervision
- Special event catering
- Seasonal menu planning
- Leadership qualities
- Cost control
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Head Chef
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
02.2023 - 01.2025
Sous Chef
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
03.2022 - 02.2023
Line Cook
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
02.2020 - 03.2021
Construction Manager
KJJ Concrete Brothers
09.2015 - 02.2020
Line Cook
O'Reilly Hospitality Management
11.2010 - 09.2016