Wesley Brothers
Gulf Shores,AL
Summary
Qualified professional with over 20 years of experience in kitchen management of high volume, fine dining and full-service , also worked for 3 James Beard nominated restaurants. Consistently successful in raising service and operations standards. Expertise in hiring, training, coaching, customer service, labor/ quality control, BOH operations and menu creation. Reputation for excellence, integrity and leadership under pressure.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Chef
Bolo Restaurant
Orange Beach, AL
- Current
Executive Sous Chef
Zeke's Landing Marina
Orange Beach, AL
11.2022 - 03.2024
- Assisted Executive Chef in all daily operations
- Training of all BOH employees
- Overseeing prep crew and line cooks as well as dishwashers
- Maintained a safe, efficient, and positive workplace
- Lead FOH daily briefings on all new specials and current possible items we were low or possibly out of that day
- Helped cultivate and run a successful and well established business from nearly ground up
- Maintained 12% BOH labor cost and consistently below 30% food cost
Owner/Operator
The Gnarwhal Food Truck
Gulf Shores, AL
03.2020 - 10.2022
- Managed all aspects of operations
- Ordered, prepared, and executed all food items that rotated weekly
- Organized special events
- Managed social media
- Paid invoices
- Maintained cleanliness
- Shopped personally for propane and other special items needed to maintain operations
- Built a successful business from ground up
Sous Chef
Fisher's Upstairs
Orange Beach, AL
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Monitored and assisted in all restaurant prep work
- Seasonal menu creation and execution
- Ordering / monitoring / quality control of all perishable goods
- Develop relationship with all distributors and purveyors
- Daily and weekly management of kitchen staff - scheduling, skill development, payroll, shift notes and ensuring a safe, positive environment
- Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen areas according to health and safety standards
- Frequent communication with front of house and adjoining restaurant to ensure optimal guest experience
Sous Chef
THE PERDIDO BEACH RESORT
Orange Beach, AL
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Monitored and assisted in all restaurant prep work
- Ordering / monitoring / quality control of all perishable goods
- Develop relationship with all distributors and purveyors
- Daily and weekly management of kitchen staff - scheduling, skill development, payroll, shift notes and ensuring a safe, positive environment
- Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen areas according to health and safety standards
- Frequent communication with front of house and adjoining restaurant to ensure optimal guest experience
- Provided and prepared meals to hotel staff
Personal Chef / Deck Hand
The Bullish Motor Yacht
Gulf Shores, AL
03.2009 - 06.2011
- Prepared all meals while guest were aboard
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Shopped for all provisions in and out of the country
- Worked together with steward and captain on all maintenance and running duties while on duty
- Helped plan and facilitated excursions for guests
Education
Associate - APPLIED SCIENCE
JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY
Charleston, SC12.2002
Skills
- Food service
- CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Cooking
- INVENTORY
- Chef
- Meat Cutting
- QUALITY CONTROL
- COST CONTROL
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Communication skills
- Supervising Experience
- Kitchen management
- Profit & Loss
- Janitorial experience
- Restaurant experience
- Customer service
- TEAM MANAGEMENT
- Kitchen experience
- TEAM BUILDING
- Custodial experience
- Culinary experience
- PURCHASING
Certification
ServSafe, Present
Timeline
Executive Sous Chef
Zeke's Landing Marina
11.2022 - 03.2024
Owner/Operator
The Gnarwhal Food Truck
03.2020 - 10.2022
Sous Chef
Fisher's Upstairs
01.2015 - 01.2019
Sous Chef
THE PERDIDO BEACH RESORT
01.2013 - 01.2015
Personal Chef / Deck Hand
The Bullish Motor Yacht
03.2009 - 06.2011
Executive Chef
Bolo Restaurant
- Current
Associate - APPLIED SCIENCE
JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY