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United States

San Jose, California, United States

Responsible for managing 100 kitchen staff members including leading a culinary team in cooking multiple culinary concepts.Owned site operations from end to end, serving as a critical driver for all things operational.Responsible for assisting the head chef in managing the kitchen, planning menus, ordering supplies, and supervising the kitchen staff.Oversaw food preparations, ensuring adherence to health and safety standards, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment.Events: Responsible for designing and executing menu and services for events. Supervised the banquet kitchen operation including, menu costing, coordination of new menu ideas and utilization of products to maximize customer satisfaction. Trained chefs on menu techniques. Led the food preparation, purchasing, planning and organization of the event.Established processes within the teams that powered the operation.

San Francisco Bay Area

Owner and operator of an intimate catering business that provided clients with high quality meals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area; Weddings, Corporate events, and private functions.Serviced a variety of outpatient residential programs with gourmet meals made to fit the clients dietary needs and doctors restrictions.Constantly creating and evolving menus to fit the consumer with updated cuisine.Maintained all small business responsibilities including permits, licensing, adhering to health codes, bookkeeping, staffing, purchasing, inventory, and other Executive Chef responsibilities.

Successful Director and Manager of food. Responsible for the overall management and success of all food service operations, staff, and budget. Fully Liable for the meal planning, purchasing, and production of food services for the agency's Café, Crises Stabilization Unit, & Residential Programs.Directly accountable for menus' and food production that ensure special diets are observed for all clients. Worked with nutritionist to establish a menu for healthy life styles and allergy cautious clients.Experienced in a highly controlled budget operation with proven ability in maintaining low food and labor cost.Develop and oversee job descriptions, ensure all hiring and training standards are met. Provide mentoring and coaching, as well as conduct performance reviews. Provide feedback and support to employees and encourage job growth.

San Jose, California

San Jose, California