John Killian

Experience

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  The Castle Restaurant & Pub

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Server
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  Pasta Grill, Pasta Wench LLC

  Mar 2002 - Nov 2005

  Line Cook

  Learned the inner workings of an independent restaurant from the front to the back of house.

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  Barmuda Companies

  Mar 2009 - May 2010

  Asst. Kitchen Manager

  Assisted the Chef with all duties pertaining to the back-of-house operations, from inventory management, production, training, and development of culinary concepts.

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  Columbus Culinary Institute

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Student

  Studied Culinary arts & techniques. food safety, menu design & development, classical and international cuisine, and business management.

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  The Jury Room Columbus

  Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

  Kitchen Manager

  Responsible for menu development and execution, inventory management, training & scheduling kitchen employees, designing specials, and execution of food production.

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  Campus Cooks

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2014

  Unit Manager

  Responsible for the design, preparation, and execution of a catering-style atmosphere for 120+ Greek life students on a daily basis, bringing restaurant quality food to an arrangement that until Campus cooks came into play, was below sub-par. Inventory management, budgeting, and production were among the skills needed to preform this job. Special events and larger functions were also arranged through the Greek system and women of the Delta Gamma house.

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  Compass Group

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

  Chef
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  Metro Diner

  May 2017 - now

  General Manager