To provide quality and dependable culinary service. I have been a freelance chef since 2005, and have years of experience in restaurants.. Yacht Charter Services, started in 2007. I am available for any short or long term employment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef
Experience in the food service operations
Restaurant trained chef, also attended Atlantic Culinary Cordon Blue-Provisioning, excellent knife skills, sanitation, creativity and supervision
I work well with others
Comfortable working in close quarters, served two years in the United
States Navy on board a ship
Major focus is on food quality, presentation, safety, and maintaining food cost and a safe and comfortable work environment for me and crew.
Chef
M/Y Trilogy 90' Choey Lee
Charter Yacht Cruising New England, Outfitted Galley
Work with the budgets set by the Captain and maintaining food quality.
Breakfast and lunch restaurant
11.2008 - 09.2017
Opened a Breakfast and lunch restaurant on Mt
Desert Island, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Sold after 9 years Ready to do something different.
Steward
M/Y Cherish 110' Broward
05.2008 - 07.2008
Six week cruise with owners and guest
Cruised Turks and Caicos, the Exumas and then back to Ft
Lauderdale
Provisioning for 6 weeks, maintaining food quality and variety.
Free Lance and private chef work
Mt. Desert Island, Maine area
01.2005 - 01.2008
Types of food- Tai food, French, Italian, Brazilian, Mexican and special Diets.
Executive Chef
Deacon Seat
01.2000 - 01.2005
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Restaurant specializing in Southwestern, Mexican, and New England seafood.
Executive Chefs
Surry Inn
01.1998 - 01.2000
Menu planning, provisioning, opening prep, dinner service and responsible for cooking Up to 50 evening meals for guest.
Entrees from Mexican, Italian, Brazilian, also responsible for all deserts and breakfast.
Sous Chefs
Bar Harbor Inn
01.1997 - 01.1998
Prepared Evening guest meals up to 500 with a crew of 6 and function meals
Entrees were all New England fare.
Sous Chef
Mt. Washington Hotel
01.1996 - 01.1997
Responsible for provisioning, maintaining food cost and labor cost
Prepared and served 400 Lunch meals with a crew of 5
Work with Main Dining room on Weddings averaging 4 a week.
Education
High School Diploma -
University of New Hampshire, Saint. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover, N.H.03820
New Hampshire
Atlantic Culinary - Cordon Bleu Program
Dover, NH
Skills
Excellent knife skills
Sanitation
Creativity
Supervision
References
Michael Roden, Captain, M/Y Cherish
Russ McPherson, Owner, M/Y Trilogy, 1-781-982-0002 ex 201
Timeline
Breakfast and lunch restaurant
11.2008 - 09.2017
Steward
M/Y Cherish 110' Broward
05.2008 - 07.2008
Free Lance and private chef work
Mt. Desert Island, Maine area
01.2005 - 01.2008
Executive Chef
Deacon Seat
01.2000 - 01.2005
Executive Chefs
Surry Inn
01.1998 - 01.2000
Sous Chefs
Bar Harbor Inn
01.1997 - 01.1998
Sous Chef
Mt. Washington Hotel
01.1996 - 01.1997
Chef
Chef
M/Y Trilogy 90' Choey Lee
High School Diploma -
University of New Hampshire, Saint. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover, N.H.03820