Micky White
Bel Air,MD
Summary
Many years experience in restaurant and catering, extensive experience with front of house and back of house restaurant operations, and effective human resource management capabilities. 6 years experience in transportation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner, General Manager and Head Chef
Micky’s Joint
08.2023 - 04.2024
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Hired trained, and managed a high-performing team of employees dedicated to achieving company goals.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
- Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
- Developed strong vendor relationships to secure fresh, quality ingredients at competitive prices while supporting local businesses whenever possible.
Food Truck Manager
Koopers Tavern
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Regularly created exciting food specials to keep the menu fun and current.
- Assisted in menu development, incorporating customer feedback to drive innovation within the food truck offerings.
- Maintained high standards of cleanliness and sanitation, adhering to local health codes and regulations.
- Worked one on one with customers to ensure a warm, welcoming experience and accurate food orders.
- Managed daily kitchen and food supply operations while leading and coordinating a team of up to 6 individuals.
- Performed pretrip and post-trip inspections of food truck, including replenishment of propane, water and fuel.
Route Delivery Driver
Generation Pet/Natural Animal Nutrition
01.2018 - 05.2022
- Performed deliveries, handled customer invoices and payments, and established good working relationships with 40+ regular accounts
- Moved product using forklift, pallet jack and hand truck in accordance with the customer’s request
- Lifted and moved items up to 70 pounds regularly and pushed pallet loads weighing up to 1500 pounds regularly
- Followed company and DOT safety standards, including maintaining truck logs and following hours-of-service guidelines
- Performed pretrip and post-trip inspections of delivery vehicles to ensure safe operation
Event Operations Manager
Harvest Moon Catering, LLC
01.2014 - 08.2016
- Coordinated with Event Planners, Event Captains, and Event Chefs to ensure seamless delivery of all necessary equipment and beverages for catered events for up to 1500 people
- Maintained inventory and delivery of all disposable items utilized during catered events
- Maintained inventory of all beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and report inventory discrepancies and replenishment needs to owner
- Designed, created, and implemented event-specific Excel checklists and worksheets detailing items needed for specific event pack out
- Managed two subordinate event operations assistants, ensuring effective utilization of man-power
- Embraced company-wide shift to 'green' initiative, including organizing and implementing new compostable disposable pack out items and disposal routines
- Traveled to offsite events to provide event support and delivery of crucial event items
Finance Manager (Kitchen Manager)
Panera Bread
06.2010 - 09.2013
- Managed front and back-of-house operations of a busy fast-casual restaurant
- Managed general restaurant procedures which ensured friendly and efficient service of properly prepared food
- Worked hand-in-hand with 4 other managers to oversee 45 associates
- Reliably controlled daily ordering of food, disposables, beverages, and dough for daily baking
- Diligently followed store usage trends in order to properly forecast the amount of bread and pastries that must be baked daily
- Populated daily prep lists, while utilizing past usage trends to ensure adequate supplies and minimal spoilage of unused food
- Completed weekly inventory processes, determined weekly food cost, and provided reports to corporate
- Routinely maintained money in store safe and line registers
- Interacted with customers to ensure a quality dining experience
Line Cook
St. Maarten’s Café
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Prepared food in a fast-paced environment, utilizing grill, fryer, sauté, and cold lines
- Skilled in preparing, seasoning, and cooking an extensive range of foods
- Experienced in garnishing, arranging, and serving food
- Responsible for cleaning work areas and equipment, ensuring food safety
- Consistently contributed to a team environment to ensure timely delivery of prepared food
- Requested and received daily produce orders for kitchen supply
Skills
- Proficient at Microsoft Office Suite
- Experienced with POS merchant terminals
- Experienced with food ordering systems
Timeline
Owner, General Manager and Head Chef
Micky’s Joint
08.2023 - 04.2024
Food Truck Manager
Koopers Tavern
05.2022 - 08.2023
Route Delivery Driver
Generation Pet/Natural Animal Nutrition
01.2018 - 05.2022
Event Operations Manager
Harvest Moon Catering, LLC
01.2014 - 08.2016
Finance Manager (Kitchen Manager)
Panera Bread
06.2010 - 09.2013
Line Cook
St. Maarten’s Café
01.2008 - 01.2010
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