Position Type:

Full-time

Salary Range:

28 - 0 Yearly

Ketricia Diamia Grant-Thoreson “Mia”

Phone (770) 289-0198

partywithmia@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Sous Chef / Chef position to a food service company with advancement opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skilled grill, back up and pastry cook. Experienced in fine dinning service, specialty cuisines such as, vegan, smoked meats, and ethnic cuisines.  Knowledgeable with Microsoft, Excel, Publisher, and Word.  Have worked 15 years in management or leadership capacity.  Excellent people skills.

WORK HISTORY

1986- Present- Personal Chef- “Party With Mia Catering” Self-Employed- Mobile In Home Catering- Coordinate and execute full service catering of private events.

Oct. 07 – Present - Event /Lead Chef- “Divine Events Catering”- Prep, Cook, and Executes food production for on site events.

Jan. 07 - Dec. 07- Sous Chef- “Glorious Events Corporate Catering”- High volume and high-end company is Atlanta’s 3^rd largest catering company with $8 million in sales.  Worked under Chef Christophe Holmes (GM), Production in Hot and Cold sides Inventory, event planning, ordering, pastry and on site Banquet Chef.

Sept. 2005 - May 2007 – Private School Chef - “Gables Academy”, Stone Mountain, GA.  Organized and ran school lunch program. Created and prepared monthly menus that had educational and cultural themes.  Implemented individual diet plans for children with Diabetes, ADD, ADHD, Autism, Obesity and food allergies.  Planned special diets for vegan and kosher meals.

April 2006 to June 2007-Executive Culinary Team, “755 Club/ Aramark”- Turner Field, Atlanta, GA. – Worked under Chef Orazio and Sous Chef Todd Unkerfer.  Hot and Cold food production, Fine Dinning/ Banquets and Buffets.

Nov. 2005- May 2006- Pastry Cook, “Jerry Dilts Catering Co.”, Atlanta, GA. High volume basic and upscale pastry.

2002 Sept. to May 2005- Co-Created and Executed School Lunch Program and Soup Fundraiser, “Mill Springs Academy (Special Education) Alpharetta, GA.

EDUCATION

1983 Graduate of White Station High School, Memphis, TN

1985 Associate Degree in Hospitality-Hotel and Restaurant Management, Shelby State 

         Community College, Memphis, TN