Brian.mears@student.neci.

edu 6 Winchester Street Nashua, NH 03063 (603)321-2815

Brian Mears

Objective Overview

Aspiring and driven Culinary Student seeking internship at --- to further my experience in a professional kitchen. Career and Technical Education student with two year concentration in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry studies. Exceptional ability to work efficiently in both independent and team environments within a fast-paced culinary work environment. Experienced in back of house and front of house fundamental operations.

Technical Skills

Two years of Culinary training, trained by Chef David Quimby, as well as Chef Keith Klawes. Culinary Skills of Mastery: Knife Cuts, soups, sauces (such as tomato, hollandaise, espagnole, bchamel, and velout), consomms, salads, wraps, sandwich preparation, salad dressing, sauting, grilling, poaching, roasting, frying, breakfast cooking (which include, omelets, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, as well as boiled eggs) Baking a Pasty Skills of Mastery: The Creaming, Muffin, and biscuit methods. Quick breads, yeast breads, Danishes, as well as international desserts. Front of house Skills of Mastery: Customer Service, cash handling, register transactions, opening and closing procedures, beverage handling, maintaining a grab and go style display. 2010-2012

Professional Experience

Culinary Training and Internship

Nashua NorthStar Caf, Nashua Technology center (CTE program) Two Year concentration in both Culinary & Baking and Pastry Arts Experienced as: prep cook, line cook, and baking/pastry chef for large catering events. Plan menu, assure quality control, and minimize waste. Maintained dining room according to service standards to ensure quality customer service and overall dining experience. Organized and facilitated Baking and Pastry display case and customer service register 2011-2012

Chunkys Cinema and Pub- Nashua, NH Line Cook

Executed customer orders with great efficiency in a fast paced kitchen. Experienced in back of house operations/standards. Trained in Safety and sanitation. 2012 New Hampshire Skills USA State champion in Hot foods-Culinary. Attended the fall leadership conference for Skill USA. Officer of the culinary Skills USA chapter for Nashua North. Placed top 20 in the nation for Hot Foods Culinary Arts, receiving multiple certificates for my performance. 2012-Present 2008-2012

Skills USA- 2012

Education & Qualifications

New England Culinary Institute- Montpelier, VT Bachelors degree in Culinary Arts Nashua highs School North- Nashua, NH Major of Concentration: Culinary Arts (2 Year Program) Special Courses of Study: Foods technology, Exploring Professional Cooking, French 1-3, Health 1.