Katherine Charlebois
State: Florida
Zip: 33327
Country: United States
objective
Seeking position as Executive Chef or Chef, preferablly in the catering field, have many years experience in social as well as coperate. Owned and operated a restaurant for 18 yrs. Very deversified in the culinary field,eg. Jamaican, Italian, Vegetarian, Cajun etc. Have catered from 2 to 2000. I have done full music shows, video shoots, commercial on site caterings. I am truly compassionate about food in creating taste and presentation.
Work Experience
Executive Chef
Arrived to open restaurant on June 30 and had to prepare to open the restraurant July1st. First night opening we served over 200 guests. The restaurant started at 6 in the evening and then turned into a club at 11 and we went till 2 in the morning. Covers ranged fromn 50 t0 300 a night.
Last Employer: Calabash Martini Bar
Contact Person: Chris Bonde 954-536-5073
Responsibilities: Create menu (fusion of cajun and carribean) Train staff Keep food costs down Total control of kitchen for restaurant and catering
Accomplishments: Each night was a challenge due to the fact we shopped on daily, but accomplished it. Successful parties and events. Food was highlky rated by the guests in taste and presentation.
executive chef (06/01/2009 – 06/30/2010)
1 yr helping build a coperate catering business in a small operation to a large operation. Adding social catering.
Last Employer: Pepperberry Coperate Catering
Contact Person: Omar
Responsibilities: Keep food cost down. Train staff Create new and exciting dishes Basically run the full front house of the catering business.
Accomplishments: Built a small catering business into a large catering business and adding social catering. Pleasing our clientel.
Ececutive Chef/ Owner (05/21/1989 – 05/21/2006)
Full front and back of the House operation.
Last Employer: Tradewinds Restaurant
Responsibilities: Trained staff for the kitchen, bar, and floor. Had a staff of 8 the turnover of staff was minimal most of the staff was there for 8 yrs. until closing the resaurant. Creating new ideas to keep not only tourist trade but local trade interested in coming back time and time again. Handled all catering events as well as event planner.
Accomplishments: *Catered Sashi wo yrs in a row (Music show including people like PDiddy, Missy Eliott, Steven Segal) *Catered Air Jamaica Festival Two years (including artists like Kool and the gang, Kenny G, Diana Ross etc) *Catered numerous video shoots -Carl Thomas -Foxy Brown -Jimmy Cliff/Willie Nelson Etc. -Catered numerous movies -Going to Extreme with Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Goding Jr, Donald Sutherland. Etc.
Education
Establishment: Ryerson College, Ontario, Canada
Education Period: 05/01/1976 - 05/01/1977
Average Grade: Grade 12 Canada
Skills
Open and close restaurant or catering facility. Keep food cost down
Computer Skills: I can operate a computer.
Interests
I love to be involved with the community that I live in, giving back is very important part of life. Truly am a lover of animals. Love a challenge.