Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Assessments
Personal Information
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Timothy Odom

Chef
Syracuse,NY

Summary

Seasoned Sous Chef specializing in modern cuisine. Successful 16 year record in high-volume kitchens. Career achievements working with head chefs and kitchen staff to meet high standards for taste, presentation and service. Seasoned Sous Chef specializing in modern cuisine. Successful 10 year record in high-volume kitchens. Career achievements working with head chefs and kitchen staff to meet high standards for taste, presentation and service. Seasoned Sous Chef specializing in

Modern cuisine. Successful 10 year record in high-volume kitchens. Career achievements working with head chefs and kitchen staff to meet high standards for taste, presentation and service.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sous Chef

Crowne Plaza Hotel
06.2024 - Current
  • Directs food preparation and collaborates with executive chef
  • Helps in the design of food and drink menu
  • Produces high quality plates, including both design and taste
  • Oversees and supervises kitchen staff
  • Assists with menu planning, inventory, and management of supplies
  • Ensures that food is top quality and that kitchen is in good condition
  • Keeps stations clean and complies with food safety standards
  • Offers suggestions and creative ideas that can improve upon the kitchen's performance
  • Prepares food properly
  • Trains new employees
  • Orders food supplies
  • Monitors and maintains kitchen equipment
  • Solves problems that arise and seizes control of issues in the kitchen.

Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager

Laci's Tapas Bar
06.2023 - 07.2024
  • Directs food preparation and collaborates with executive chef
  • Helps in the design of food and drink menu
  • Produces high quality plates, including both design and taste
  • Oversees and supervises kitchen staff
  • Assists with menu planning, inventory, and management of supplies
  • Ensures that food is top quality and that kitchen is in good condition
  • Keeps stations clean and complies with food safety standards
  • Offers suggestions and creative ideas that can improve upon the kitchen's performance
  • Prepares food properly
  • Trains new employees
  • Orders food supplies
  • Monitors and maintains kitchen equipment
  • Solves problems that arise and seizes control of issues in the kitchen.

Sous Chef

SKY Armory
02.2022 - 08.2023
  • Directs food preparation and collaborates with executive chef
  • Helps in the design of food and drink menu
  • Produces high quality plates, including both design and taste
  • Oversees and supervises kitchen staff
  • Assists with menu planning, inventory, and management of supplies
  • Ensures that food is top quality and that kitchen is in good condition
  • Keeps stations clean and complies with food safety standards
  • Offers suggestions and creative ideas that can improve upon the kitchen's performance
  • Prepares food properly
  • Trains new employees
  • Orders food supplies
  • Monitors and maintains kitchen equipment
  • Solves problems that arise and seizes control of issues in the kitchen.

Executive Chef

LeMelange
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Hired as Executive chef
  • Created menus
  • Prepared, cooked and served food
  • Scheduling
  • Ordering
  • Interviewing.

Line Cook

Phoebe's Restaurant and Coffee Lounge
06.2021 - 08.2022
  • Sauté cook

Kitchen Manager/Line Cook

Oh my darling
03.2019 - 02.2020
  • Line Cook

Line Cook/Prep Cook

liehs & steigerwald
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • LINE/PREP COOK

LINE/PREP COOK

TIJUANA FLATS
05.2017 - 10.2017
  • Cooking and preparing food in a TEXMEX style restaurant
  • Preparing food as well as working on the line cooking food
  • Learn the importance of plating and presentation of food.

LINE/PREP COOK

OX RESTAURANT
02.2017 - 07.2017
  • Preparing and cooking Caribbean style food
  • Opening store in the morning and preparing food for upcoming shifts.

Line/prep cook

NY STREETZ PIZZA
09.2016 - 02.2017
  • Making pizza dough daily fresh for service
  • Cleaning and preparing food stations for upcoming shifts
  • Keeping track of food inventory.

Education

College Degree in Culinary Arts -

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder - Remote
06.2022

High School Diploma -

William Nottingham Highschool
Syracuse, United States
06.2009

Skills

  • Kitchen Staff
  • Food Prep
  • Grill
  • Food Service
  • Kitchen Management Experience
  • Culinary Experience
  • Food Safety
  • POS
  • Restaurant Experience
  • Cooking
  • Busser
  • Catering
  • Merchandising
  • Banquet Experience
  • Profit & Loss
  • Retail Sales
  • Serving Experience
  • Marketing
  • Leadership
  • Team management
  • Food production
  • Dietary department experience
  • Supervising experience
  • Shift management
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Cash register
  • Menu planning
  • Serving
  • Kitchen management
  • Live chat
  • SharePoint
  • Purchasing
  • Cash handling
  • Procurement
  • Chef
  • Hospitality
  • Barista experience
  • Guest services
  • Business development
  • Management
  • Time management
  • Food handling
  • Meal preparation
  • Grilling
  • Sanitation
  • Organizational skills
  • Knife skills
  • Hospitality management
  • Working with people with developmental disabilities
  • Working with people with disabilities
  • Cost Control
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Menu Memorization
  • Customer Service
  • Inventory Management
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Portion Control
  • Plating
  • Food Preparation
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Safe handling
  • Kitchen Equipment Operation
  • Menu development
  • Culinary Trends
  • Special diets
  • Culinary Trends Monitoring
  • Staff Motivation
  • Operations Support
  • Wine expertise
  • Performance Improvement
  • Heavy Lifting
  • Equipment usage
  • Wine pairing
  • Safety Management
  • Supervising Food Prep
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Recipe creation
  • Ordering and Requisitions
  • Food presentation
  • Staff Training
  • Kitchen Management
  • Knife Skills
  • Vendor Relations
  • Sales Planning
  • Recipes and menu planning
  • Menu Planning
  • Cooking techniques
  • Sauce preparation
  • Kitchen leadership
  • Order delivery practices
  • Seafood Preparation
  • Garnishing and Plating
  • Compliance
  • Food spoilage prevention
  • Kitchen Organization
  • Team Leadership
  • Line Inspections
  • Foodservice
  • Sanitation Procedures
  • Safe Food Handling
  • Catering background
  • Detail Oriented

Certification

Driver's License

Additional Information

SKILLS Cleaning, Cooking Keeping up with a steady pace. Preparing cooking stations for service as well as serving plated food.

Assessments

  • Food safety, Proficient, 09/01/22, Knowledge of proper food and equipment handling safety measures
  • Cooking skills: Basic food preparation, Proficient, 07/01/23, Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements
  • Work style: Reliability, Proficient, 09/01/22, Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work
  • Work motivation, Proficient, 12/01/22, Level of motivation and discipline applied toward work
  • Cooking skills: Basic food preparation, Proficient, 06/01/22, Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements

Personal Information

Title: Chef

Timeline

Sous Chef

Crowne Plaza Hotel
06.2024 - Current

Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager

Laci's Tapas Bar
06.2023 - 07.2024

Executive Chef

LeMelange
06.2022 - 09.2022

Sous Chef

SKY Armory
02.2022 - 08.2023

Line Cook

Phoebe's Restaurant and Coffee Lounge
06.2021 - 08.2022

Kitchen Manager/Line Cook

Oh my darling
03.2019 - 02.2020

Line Cook/Prep Cook

liehs & steigerwald
01.2019 - 05.2019

LINE/PREP COOK

TIJUANA FLATS
05.2017 - 10.2017

LINE/PREP COOK

OX RESTAURANT
02.2017 - 07.2017

Line/prep cook

NY STREETZ PIZZA
09.2016 - 02.2017
Driver's License

College Degree in Culinary Arts -

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder - Remote

High School Diploma -

William Nottingham Highschool
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