Tobi Johnson
Lake Ozark,Mo
Summary
Versatile and results-driven professional with extensive experience in culinary and mechanical roles, notably as Head Chef at Vagabond Cruise Line. Excelled in supervising teams, ensuring safety, and maintaining high operational standards. Skilled in troubleshooting and multitasking, with a strong mechanical aptitude and excellent communication abilities. Demonstrated initiative by enhancing meal quality and efficiency on board.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AB Tankerman
Crowley Petroleum
Jacksonville, FL
10.2010 - 09.2022
- Worked as head cook, preparing fresh and healthy meals for crew members
- Accurately took inventory of stores and made orders within budget
- Cleaned and organized galley and stores room.
- Employed wide variety of kitchen utensils and kitchen devises to help in the aid of cooking
- Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition
- Inspected refrigerator parts for conformance to product specifications
- Promoted shop safety by working in a safe manner
- Read work orders to prepare for fridge and freezer maintenance.
- Attended weekly/ monthly safety meetings.
- Worked as Tankerman Pic
Cook /Engineer/Deck
Stevens Towing
Charleston, SC
05.2008 - 09.2010
- Performed deck hand duties out on deck, tying up barges, outside tug maintenance such as chipping engine room duties such as oil changes and routine preventive maintenance as well as cooking for crew.
- Making stores list and going to market.
- Safe and efficient operation of Engines
- Followed standards and procedures to maintain safe work environment
- Prepped and made fresh foods for crew members and guest of the company.
- Operated wide variety of equipment including power saws, sanders, grinders, cranes drill press, forklift and basic hand tools
- Performed basic machine set up
- Used hoists and cranes to lift work pieces to machine
- Responsible for wide variety of duties including, pipe fitting, painting, carpentry, electrical repair, installation, building repair
- Repaired wiring, plumbing, equipment, and machinery
- Promoted shop safety by working in a safe manner.
Cook/ Assistant Engineer
Expo Ships
Naples, FL
01.2005 - 04.2007
- Worked as head cook and assistant engineer, completing daily tasks such cooking three healthy meals a day and when prep was finished assisting engineer on oil changes on generators and main engines, fuel transfers, daily maintenance, working with air conditioning units, electrical etc
- Cooked three square meals a day for crew.
- Took inventory of stores and made food orders
- Went to the market for stores
- Read work orders to prepare for dinners and dietary needs.
- Safe and efficient operation of all tools in galley.
- Accurately read, understood, and carried out written instructions
- Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety
- Promoted shop safety by working in a safe manner.
Head Chef
Vagabond Cruise Line
Hilton Head Island, SC
02.1995 - 01.2005
- Maintained positive relationships with all customers
- Cooked healthy meals for 80-90 passengers in a buffet style manner for dinner cruise
- Safely helped secure vessels to the dock
- Assured passenger safety
- Oversaw crew members
- Maintained all maintenance in the galley.
- Accurately read, understood, and carried out written instructions
- Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure operation safety
- Communicated operational issues and changes to supervisor on regular basis
- Employed wide variety of kitchen tools including fridge freezers mixers blenders etc.
- Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.
Education
Sous Chef - Culinary Arts
Greenwood Culinary Arts Program
Hilton Head Island, SC04.2008
High School Diploma - General
Camdenton R-3
Camdenton, MOTankerman Pic - seamanship
Quality Maritime
St Petersburg, FLAble bodied Seaman - Seamanship
Sea School / Seafarers Union School
St Petersburg Beach, FL09.2011
Skills
- Strong team player
- Supervisory experience
- Technical school training
- Good judgment
- Good at multitasking
- Extensive experience with food and nutrition
- Troubleshooting expert
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Kitchen Galley experience
- Current medical card
- Good communication skills
- Fast learner
- Strong initiative
Certification
- Serve safe
- Culinary degree
- US merchant marine officer 100 ton Master, Tank Ship dangerous liquids
- Personal survival techniques (qualmi-363) personal safety and social responsibilities. advanced firefighting
- First aid and CPR
- 40 hour Able Seaman
- Proficiency in survival craft
- Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and respirator use training.
- Rhythm of safety, Crowley Safety orientation
- Hazardous Communications
Accomplishments
- Testing Inspected and tested machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Learned all aspects of safe practices on board 330 thousand barrel barge.
- Maintenance on all engines on the barge such as generators and transfer pumps. Inspection.
- Followed checklists to inspect drives, motors, and belts and do other maintenance jobs.
- Operation Monitoring.
- Watched indicators to make sure machines were working properly.
- Quality Control.
Timeline
AB Tankerman
Crowley Petroleum
10.2010 - 09.2022
Cook /Engineer/Deck
Stevens Towing
05.2008 - 09.2010
Cook/ Assistant Engineer
Expo Ships
01.2005 - 04.2007
Head Chef
Vagabond Cruise Line
02.1995 - 01.2005
High School Diploma - General
Camdenton R-3
Tankerman Pic - seamanship
Quality Maritime
Sous Chef - Culinary Arts
Greenwood Culinary Arts Program
Able bodied Seaman - Seamanship
Sea School / Seafarers Union School