Brian Bidnick
11 Mark Lane • New City, NY 10956 • 845-661-8472 • Brian.Bidnick@gmail.com

Objective

•	To obtain an employment opportunity for January 25th – May 31st for externship.

Profile  

▪	Intense drive to learn paired with an innate talent for picking up new facts and duties quickly and efficiently.
▪	Experience in restaurant kitchens as well as catering large and small affairs.
▪	Ability to be relied on to go above and beyond the call of duty regardless of the circumstances.
▪	Drive to please both those in the kitchen as well as those in the dining room.
▪	Invaluable skills developed during years of personnel management and life experiences in and out of the kitchen.
▪	Special talent for improvisation in the kitchen both in terms of menu development and emergency control.
▪	Ability to multi-task through obstacles and handle all aspects of the job at hand.

Relevant Experience  

Star Catering  East Greenbush, NY	2009 - Present
Executive Sous Chef / Prep Cook
▪	Served in several stations in prep kitchens serving a range of 20 to 200 guests in the banquet room.
▪	Researched and executed purchasing from several local purveyors and stores.
▪	Oversaw set-up, cooking, service, clean-up, and sanitation of the relevant site.
▪	Prepared menu and subsequent food for service based on the needs of the customer.
▪	Supervised several sous chefs and prep cooks while maintaining the importance of putting the food forward regardless of back of the house concerns.

Aiello's Restaurant  Whitney Point, NY	2009 - 2010
Sous Chef / Prep Cook
▪	Prepared authentic Italian dishes in a small kitchen for customers of this local dining establishment.
▪	Consulted on special menu additions and assisted in the fine-tuning of current menu items with the head chef and management.
▪	Participated in all aspects of the daily kitchen business, including scheduling, cooking, and in-house catering events.
▪	Successfully combined the rigors of the kitchen with a full-time schedule at a university in the area.

Education  

Culinary Institute of America  Hyde Park, NY
Associates of Culinary Arts
Graduation Date: February 10th, 2012
Additional Certification: ServSafe Certification 2010

State University of New York at Binghamton  Binghamton, NY
Bachelors of Arts
Graduation Date: May 2009