Experience Culinary professional prepared for high-pressure kitchen environments with focus on delivering high-quality dishes. Adept at collaborating with team members to streamline kitchen operations and ensure timely service. Known for flexibility and reliability, with strong commitment to maintaining cleanliness and organization.
● Refined mise en place and station setup for SEAR Steakhouse, HIGH VELOCITY, M Store, and Banquets, ensuring smooth operations.
● Performed line cooking duties in high-paced kitchens including SEAR, HV, and M Store, consistently delivering high-quality dishes during breakfast, lunch, and dinner services.
● Assisted lead chefs in line cooking, plating, and overall kitchen operations during peak service hours in high-volume environments.
● Maintained daily prep, restocked inventory, and ensured all stations were service-ready in accordance with Marriott standards.
● Supported banquet kitchen in large-scale event preparation, coordinating with culinary and food & beverage teams for timely and high-quality food execution.
● Participated in daily pre-shift briefings, contributing creative input to specials and seasonal menu items.
● Upheld rigorous hygiene and safety protocols in compliance with Marriott International guidelines.
● Followed proper food handling, sanitation, and safety protocols in compliance with HACCP and Marriott policies.
● To ensure that the food preparations are up to our restaurant standards.
● Plan the menu and prepare food on day to day basis.
● Train the kitchen staffs and sous chef in such a way the outcome is remarkable on a consistent basis.
● Identifying the flaws and correcting them and to ensure the taste remain same.
● Monitoring the performance and provide the necessary mentoring on the basis of performance.
● Create production and staff schedule to ensure the timely delivery of food service.
● Assisted with large-scale banquets and specialty events.
● Maintained kitchen cleanliness, storage standards, and inventory.
● Shadowed sous chefs to learn about luxury hospitality kitchen operations.
Rising Star - ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS - 07/09/2024
Save Of The Day - ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS - 07/11/2024
Enthusiastic Participant - ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS - 11/19/2024
Charming Host - ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS - 03/11/2025
● World Food Cake Icing - 02/23/2023
● World Food Mixology Competition - 02/25/2023
● Malaysian Palm Oil Council Master-Chef Competition - 09/15/2023
Rohan Leach
Executive Chef, Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Rohan.leach@marriott.com
Akime Evans
Executive Sous Chef, Atlanta Marriott Marquis
akime.evans@marriott.com