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Stephen Ramsey
Garland,TX
Summary
Accomplished Sous Chef with a robust background at ISS Guckenheimer, and always someone who drives others around him to put their best food forward. Expertise in creating allergy-friendly recipes and enhancing dining experiences through innovative recipe development and flavors. Proven leadership in training and mentoring staff and upholding food safety standards, significantly improving kitchen efficiency and quality control. Built a reputation on consistently putting forward the best quality food possible and making sure that above all else that the guests enjoy their food.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sous Chef
ISS Guckenheimer
07.2021 - Current
- Plan, direct, and engage in high-volume food preparation in fast-paced environment.
- Prevent cross-contamination from workers, food production tools, and surfaces when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Train kitchen staff to perform preparation tasks and techniques under pressure when necessary.
- Create and modify recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies.
- Stay disciplined and dedicated to ensuring food meets high-quality standards
- Develop new recipes and flavor combinations to enhance customer dining experience.
- Oversee the logging of temperature recordings of all food items and the ordering, stocking, and inspection of food items.
- Work with staff members to ensure that health code and safety standards are met at all times.
Commis Chef
ISS Guckenheimer
02.2017 - 06.2021
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Observed different kitchen chefs' preparation, methods, and techniques to gain knowledge and expand on my own skillset.
- Signed for deliveries, checked items into inventory and stocked goods into proper locations.
- Assisted other chefs with ingredient preparations in support of recipes designed by the executive chef.
- Assisted with menu development and planning.
- Rotated through all prep stations to learn different techniques.
- Assisted with non-listed tasks to ensure that kitchen ran smoothly when understaffed or behind schedule (Washing dishes, working multiple stations, and preparing food for any and every station when necessary).
- Held myself and others accountable for safety, quality, consistency and adherence to standards.
Education
Associate of Arts - Fine Arts
El Centro College
Dallas, Texas06-2016
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Station oversight
- Portion Control
- Preparation of high-quality ingredients and dishes
- Food Safety
- Ordering and Requisitions
- Special dietary requirements
- Catering background
- Recipe creation
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Supervising Food Prep
Accomplishments
- Won multiple inter-company "cook-offs" against high-ranking senior chefs, like Chef Daniel Vercher (My food won the competition while I was still a Porter)
- Supervised different teams ranging from 10 to 22 staff members.
- Promoted from Porter (2017) to Commis Chef in the same year, to Sous Chef in 2021 (including a year spent on furlough during the Covid pandemic), while earning raises at every semi-annual employee evaluation.
- Won several local cooking competitions, and want to participate in bigger competitions some day.
Certification
- ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification
- ServSafe Allergens Certification
Avid Magic: the Gathering player of over 25 years, Dungeon & Dragons DM and player for 20+ years.
I've been obsessed with the gameplay and fantasy art settings of MTG and D&D since I was a small child. The only things I love more are my wife, pets, and metal music (in that order). I've played in hundreds of competitive and casual sanctioned Magic: the Gathering tournaments to date, and have been a Dungeon Master (writing my own campaigns and stories) for 7 different full-length campaigns, ranging from 3 to 7 players between them.
When I'm not at work, I'm either spending time with my wife and pets just cooking or relaxing, or I'm hanging out with good friends around a table being a gigantic nerd.
Software
Microsoft Excel
NetMenu
Supplier Ordering Systems (Sysco, Hardie's, Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper)
Interests
Professionally, my interests purely lie in creating the best tasting food I possibly can for my guests I gather knowledge through watching recipe videos, cooking programs, books and cookbooks, among many other forms of media to expand my knowledge and skills
Personally, my own interests lie in experiencing art in all its glory; Music of all kinds and art of all forms Almost every day I'm listening to a new album or artists, finding a new painter to do a deep dive through their portfolio, or digging through the catalogue of a professional food artist's work
Timeline
Sous Chef
ISS Guckenheimer
07.2021 - Current
Commis Chef
ISS Guckenheimer
02.2017 - 06.2021
- ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification
- ServSafe Allergens Certification
Associate of Arts - Fine Arts
El Centro College
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