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William Spicher

Kailua-Kona,HI

Summary

Extremely hardworking and incredibly dedicated to making the most delicious food sourced from locally fresh grown ingredients to give the customers the best dining experience possible. Enthusiastic and talented cook with 5 years of culinary experience proficient in maintaining well-stocked, organized and clean kitchen areas to maximize efficiency of operation. Clear communicator and a great teammate who helps any and all who need it to make the days tasks successful.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Cook 2

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Kailua-Kona, HI
06.2021 - Current

- In charge of daily mise en place plus helping with prep for private romantic dinners along with private barefoot dinners

-Executed private dinners on the beach

-Organized the walk-ins, dry storage, and the freezer on a daily basis in most organized manner

- Rotated between multiple stations

-Learned about italian cuisine and made fresh pasta frequently

-Was in charge of training new hires along with current employees on new and current stations

-Ran inside expo during dinner service while working a station

-Delegate what projects needed to be done in what order to optimize efficiency

-Worked banquet during massive resort wide events to help out the team

-Spent time in the butcher shop learning how to butcher



Cook 2

Four Seasons Hotel
Washington DC , DC
06.2018 - 06.2021

-Worked at Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak for 3 years


-Organized walk-ins on a daily basis along with dry storage, the freezer and the butcher shop


-Prepared dishes at a high level on a consistent basis during extremely busy times


-Prepared mise en place on a daily basis to successfully make it through service


- "Safety Captain" in charge on monthly kitchen inspections to maintain safest possible working environment for all staff


-Trained all new staff in proper way to setup and break down stations along with how to complete all mise en place for the daily tasks


-Worked in both restaurants, banquets and the staff kitchen during the pandemic to help the chefs team with staffing shortages


-Made daily trips to the store room to req out or grab ingredients for myself along with the rest of the team


-Did daily tasting's of entire stations to assure highest quality food was being served






Cook 3

Park Hyatt
Washington D.C. , DC
06.2017 - 06.2018

-Set up station in the most organized and efficient manner everyday


- Worked dinner service / lunch service/ brunch service


-Organized walk-ins, dry storage, the freezers, the prep area and the seafood walk-ins on a daily basis


-Prepared daily mise en place for service to be ran successfully





Education

Culinary Arts Degree - Culinary Arts

L'Academie De Cuisine
Gaithersburg, MD
12.2017

Skills

Kitchen Sanitation

Proper Food Storage

Knife Skills

Butchery

Organization

Time Management

Multi-tasking

Good at communicating

Leadership

Food Safety

Timeline

Cook 2

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
06.2021 - Current

Cook 2

Four Seasons Hotel
06.2018 - 06.2021

Cook 3

Park Hyatt
06.2017 - 06.2018

Culinary Arts Degree - Culinary Arts

L'Academie De Cuisine
William Spicher