Jeffrey Calkins
Oceanside
Summary
Highly skilled and professional chef thats learnd world cuisine. I trust worthy and motivated with some comedy sence of humor. I get along well with others.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chef Instructor ( volunteer)
Temecula Valley High School
Temecula
02.2022 - 05.2024
- Developed lesson plans for culinary techniques and nutrition education.
- Instructed students in food preparation and safe cooking practices.
- Evaluated student performance through practical assessments and feedback.
Line Chef
ISS corporation/ Gilead sciences
Oceanside
12.2022 - 03.2024
- Managed kitchen inventory, ensuring proper stock levels and ingredient freshness.
- Prepared diverse menu items adhering to quality standards and presentation guidelines.
- Collaborated with team members during busy service hours to enhance efficiency.
Line Chef
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort
Carlsbad
01.2017 - 11.2022
- Collaborated with team members to ensure timely meal service during peak hours.
- Assisted with inventory management, ensuring proper stock levels of ingredients.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen workstations and equipment.
- Communicated effectively with front-of-house staff to coordinate meal delivery.
- Operated kitchen equipment efficiently, including ovens, grills, and fryers.
- Embraced full responsibility for quality of food served, followed proper plate presentation guidelines and garnished artful dishes for maximum appeal to discerning customers.
- Monitored food stock and placed orders with suppliers when necessary.
- Cooked menu items in cooperation with the rest of the kitchen staff.
- Monitored food product freshness, rotated out old product, carefully stocked inventory and complied with and enforced sanitation regulations and safety standards.
Education
Compitition Awards ( X2 )
Intermountain University
Idaho City, ID01-2015
Organizational Leadership
Intermountain Univesity Leadership Course
Idaho City, ID11-2010
culinary arts
Kobe Cooking School
Japan09-1998
Food Bourn Illness And Sanitation
Brady Industries
Idaho City, ID08-1998
Skills
- Culinary techniques
- Menu development
- Kitchen leadership
- Team collaboration
- Time management
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Problem solving
- Creative presentation
- Stress management
- Culinary expertise
- Cold food preparation
- Order delivery practices
- Temperature control
- Sauce preparation
- Budgeting and cost control
- Knife use
- Attention to detail
Accomplishments
- I obtain four certs and culinary awards
Languages
Spanish
Professional
English
Professional
Japanese
Professional
Certification
- leadership, sanitation and food bourn illness, culinary school
Custom
- Past jobs not posted above that i had...
**omni rancho las palmas resort ( palm springs ) ( 1 year worked )
**omni la costa resort and spa ( carlsbad ) (4 years)
**Pala casino (4 years)
** casino pauma (2 years)
Timeline
Line Chef
ISS corporation/ Gilead sciences
12.2022 - 03.2024
Chef Instructor ( volunteer)
Temecula Valley High School
02.2022 - 05.2024
Line Chef
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort
01.2017 - 11.2022
Compitition Awards ( X2 )
Intermountain University
Organizational Leadership
Intermountain Univesity Leadership Course
culinary arts
Kobe Cooking School
Food Bourn Illness And Sanitation
Brady Industries