
Filippo Z
Restaurant Menu Engineer and Kitchen Operations Consultant
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Expérience professionnelle
Head Chef / Culinary Operations Manager
Hyatt Hotels • Temps plein
May 2025 - Present • 1 yr 4 mos
Promoted to direct complete back-of-house operational and financial management for a high-volume hospitality establishment. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: • Engineered high-margin seasonal menus, executing data-driven food-cost analysis to consistently meet strict profitability targets. • Restructured supplier procurement logistics and inventory tracking controls to drastically reduce ingredient waste. • Authored and implemented comprehensive kitchen Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), safety checklists, and staff training manuals to guarantee absolute consistency on the line. • Monitored ongoing kitchen metrics and labor spend to optimize operational budgets.
Sous Chef / Senior Culinary Specialist
HCA • Temps plein
Apr 2024 - Aug 2025 • 1 yr 4 mos
Managed daily kitchen shifts, production pipelines, and inventory management controls across prominent food markets. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: • Directed back-of-house teams during active high-volume services, ensuring absolute compliance with standardized recipe specifications. • Assisted executive management with recipe digitization, ingredient yield tracking, and menu layout costings. • Maintained rigorous quality assurance protocols, drafting safety logs and ensuring continuous alignment with local health inspections (HACCP).