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Alexis Kernighan
Reina #35, apt. 4a, e/ Gervasio y EscobarCuidad de la Habana, CP 11900CUBA
Home Phone: +1-55-4362-4562
Mobile Phone: +1-55-5252-4356
Email: alexis@finecooks.xyz
AIM: alexis2755263
Professional Objective
To achieve my Master Chef certification and become
executive chef at a fine restaurant in the
Hawaiian islands.
Cooking Skills
General Experience: Gastronomy, Culinary math (expert), Nutrition, Sanitation, Culinary French, Meat identification (2 years' experience), Wines, Restaurant Law, Brodeger's Sanitationscience background.
Culinary Skills: Braise, Sauté, Fry, Bake, Stocks, Reductions, Sauces.
Cuisines: Seafood, American Regional, Asian, Charcuterie, Garde Manger, Pâtisserie, Modern French.
Computer Skills
Perl, J2EE, XML Parsing, Debugging.
Construction Skills
Hammering, Drilling, Sawing, Wiring, Plunging.
Employment History
Electrician's Assistant
Mike's Wiring Co.
May 1993
Projects:
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Electrify Phoenix: Rewired the city of Phoenix
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Fixed my mom's living room lamp
Senior System Administrator
SysOps4Cheap.com
1987
SysOps4Cheap.com was a small startup whose aim was to supply
sysadmins over the web. The business failed because the
very few sysadmins could survive the process of being overnighted
by FedEx.
Projects:
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Ran a beowulf cluster of Commodore 64s
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Oxygen For SysOps: Used scuba tanks to keep sysadmins fresh in the mail
Sous Chef
The Four Seasons
March 1997–Present
Projects:
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Fall Menu: Created an extensive menu for our fall offerings
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Revamping of Grill Area
Achievements:
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Developed 13 new menu items
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Prepared daily operations plan
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Streamlined procedures for fresh foods
procurement
Assistant Chef
Zolo
April 1993–January 1997
Prepared standard daily mise en place, stocks, and
sauces. Assembled cold plates and salads.
Professional Societies
Association of Aluminum Utensils
Grand Poobah
Stonecutters
1934
Senior Fellow
Society for Creative Cuisine
February 1993–Present
As senior fellow, I was responsible for all recruiting
efforts of the organization.
Honors and Recognition
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Cooking Honor Roll, Culinary Institute of America, January 1992–May 1995
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Sysop's Choice Award for Best Cook, Usenix, May 1987
Security Clearances
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Top Secret Cook, June 1994
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Junior Mothball Inspector, USMBIA, June 1994–January 2004
Miscellany
What can't be captured on a résumé is my sheer
level of enthusiasm for not just cooking
food, but dealing with people. I'm told I make nearly every
kitchen run more smoothly because I know how to manage and make
people want to do their best.
Education
AA in Culinary Arts, May 1995
Culinary Institute of America
Subjects: Stocks, broths, and soups (A), French and world sauces (A), French cuisine (B), World cuisine (A), Kitchen sanitation (A), Pastry (B), Culinary history (A), Hotel restaurant management (C).
Publications
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Alexis Kernighan, Charles Bell, Kassandra Kassis. "High speed reduction of wine based sauces". Journal of the Occidental Culinary Federation. OCF, New York, New York. February 2000. 132-136.
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Alexis Kernighan. The Texas Ranger Chow Book. Deltoid Press, http://www.deltoid.co/. 1998.
Hobbies
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Kite Flying. Two-time Cuban national champion.
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High-speed driving
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Woodworking
References
Indiana O'Brien
Head Chef, The Four Seasons
Phone: 408.555.1296
Work Fax: 552.762.8024
Pager: 408.737.5375
Web Melgood
3090 Deltoid
Santa Yorba, CA 95022
USA
Last modified May 2002.