Thomas E. Suarez
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Professional culinary expert with strong focus on team collaboration and delivering exceptional results. Demonstrates expertise in menu development, kitchen management, and high-quality food preparation. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring consistent excellence in fast-paced, changing environments. Known for leadership, creativity, and maintaining high standards in all culinary operations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Chef
Resolute Hospital
New Braunfels, TX
07.2024 - 07.2025
- As Executive Chef not just responsible for daily activities I also was responsible for Director duties as my Director was on vacation.
- Daily duties include ordering, maintaining and counting inventory. Creating schedules, hiring and training team members. Ensure doctors lounges, food line and patient orders are made to satisfaction.
Traveling Chef
A&M College Station
College Station, TX
07.2023 - 07.2024
- As the Traveling Chef responsible for visiting locations in jeopardy of losing a contract I would travel to different locations to ensure proper standards and policies are being held. I worked with employees at the locations showing how to better manage time, supplies, orders, and train new employees.
Executive Chef
Aramark Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
12.2021 - 07.2023
- As the Executive Chef responsible for directing the culinary and service team, creating labor schedules, training, conducting the inventory, and ordering food and other products. I work with the director to plan and execute catering events for the President and campus organizations. Directed the staff to follow the Aramark QA policy and daily checklists.
- Create an upscale menu specifically for doctors lounges and dietary patients.
- Input all financial information daily, ensure numbers are accurate.
Executive Chef
Chartwells Texas A&M University
San Antonio
12.2017 - 12.2021
- As the Executive Chef responsible for directing the culinary and service team, creating labor schedules, training, conducting the inventory, and ordering food and other products. I work with the director to plan and execute catering events for the President and campus organizations. Directed the staff to follow the Chartwells QA policy and daily checklists.
- Served as Chief Steward was responsible for leading the culinary team on USTS General Rudder, summer of 2019, 2020 cruise seventy-five cadet and crew for sixty-five dales.
- P.M. Chief Steward on Golden Bear, summer cruise of 2018, three hundred and fifty cadets and staff sixty-five days in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific oceans.
- Served as Chief Steward was responsible for leading the culinary team on USTS Kennedy, summer of 2021 cruise six hundred-fifty cadets and crew sixty-eight days in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific oceans.
Executive Chef
Aramark Campus Services St. Mary's University
08.2012 - 08.2017
- Executive Chef responsible for the St. Mary's campus assisted in executing campus catering events. Directed the culinary team to produce daily food offerings on the company cycle menu and menus. Managed the food production systems, ensured serving correct portions. Completed the weekly financial reporting, including labor reporting, inventory, accounts payable, and generated catering invoices.
- Sous Chef cooked for St. Mary's President, Dr. Tom Mengler, and his wife. I assisted in executing catering events at Alamo Valero Bowl, Dr. Pepper Big 12, and UNDERARMOR @ Henry B. Gonzalez Center in 2012. Archdiocese event in San Antonio 2014-2016.
Kitchen Supervisor
Rio Cantina
08.2011 - 08.2012
- Kitchen Supervisor- scheduling, cooking in the kitchen, training, menus, ordering of inventory.
Kitchen Supervisor
Ole Cafe
06.2008 - 08.2011
- Kitchen Supervisor- ordering inventory, scheduling, training, and catering boats.
Underground Supervisor
Dausin Electric
08.2006 - 06.2008
- Underground Supervisor- scheduling read blueprints, lay-out of assignments, heavy equipment operator, truck driver, and training, ordering materials.
Store Manager
Famous Cajun Grill Store
05.2003 - 08.2006
- Store Manager- Ordering and doing inventory, scheduling employees, payroll, ordering products, employee training, hiring and firing, Quality control, paid vendor, and utilities.
Education
Associate Of Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Pearl Brewery
Downtown San Antonio 06.2005
Skills
- Food safety
- Cost control
- ServSafe certification
- Inventory control
- Strong work ethic
Timeline
Executive Chef
Resolute Hospital
07.2024 - 07.2025
Traveling Chef
A&M College Station
07.2023 - 07.2024
Executive Chef
Aramark Santa Rosa Hospital
12.2021 - 07.2023
Executive Chef
Chartwells Texas A&M University
12.2017 - 12.2021
Executive Chef
Aramark Campus Services St. Mary's University
08.2012 - 08.2017
Kitchen Supervisor
Rio Cantina
08.2011 - 08.2012
Kitchen Supervisor
Ole Cafe
06.2008 - 08.2011
Underground Supervisor
Dausin Electric
08.2006 - 06.2008
Store Manager
Famous Cajun Grill Store
05.2003 - 08.2006
Associate Of Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Pearl Brewery