stuart cullum

culinary professional

About

As Culinary Professional of Olive Garden, my role is to ensure successful execution of all culinary initiatives. This includes offering focused leadership to consistently achieve performance goals, ensuring quality of food delivered to the dining room, controlling waste to maximize restaurant efficiency, and training restaurant employees. I also manage and coach both front of house personnel as well as the entire culinary area. I enjoy networking with professionals from any industry on a global scale and encourage you to contact me at any time…. Thanks!

Country

united states

City

portland

Industry

restaurants

Skill

certified trainer, bartending, server+, line cook, production, backup, dishwashing, culinary skills, team development, customer satisfaction, hosting, food service

Experience

character development officer

academy for academic excellence

2009-8 - 2011-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* · Maintained security throughout the campus * · Supervised children from kindergarten to 12th grade * · Ensured guests were directed and taken care of

server

california pizza kitchen

2010-8 - 2010-11 · 4 mos

· Hosted, served, and did to-go’s · Interacted with guests in a positive and friendly manner

culinary professional

olive garden

2011-9 - Present · 15 yrs 1 mo

* · Managed and coached both front of house personnel as well as * entire culinary area * · Ensured quality of all food delivered to the dining room * · Controlled waste to maximize restaurant efficiency * · Trained in all aspects of the restaurant, from bartending to grilling * · Experienced in management duties including invoices, ordering * and scheduling * · Handled food, dairy, produce, and alcohol deliveries * · Certified trainer