Highly organized with a willingness to follow orders from the head chef while remaining calm, flexible, and focused in urgently paced and demanding environments. Demonstrates superb interpersonal skills and proficiency in building and maintaining relationships with coworkers of all levels and backgrounds. Flexible and able to perform tasks with minimum to no supervision while encouraging efficient workflow and productivity. Recent culinary arts graduate with a deep passion for bringing positive food experiences to customers through enjoyable and healthy meals that leave lasting impressions. Prepares meals according to recipes, makes adjustments according to customer requests, and communicates with kitchen and wait staff to ensure the efficient and effective delivery and presentation of each order. Detail-oriented and quality-focused chef with hands-on experience managing a team of 8-10 kitchen crew members for high-revenue restaurants in metropolitan areas. Proven ability to realign kitchen processes and policies to meet restaurant goals and objectives while providing recommendations and suggestions for hiring and training talented staff to ensure succession plans are in place.