Blake T. White is seeking a position as an operations manager for catering and private events. He has 8 years of restaurant experience including 3.5 years in off-premise catering and 3 years in banquet operations. As the current Operations Manager and Private Event Chef at Bite Creative Catering and Cuisine, he was voted best entrée for 2 years running at Taste of Alpharetta and was featured on Atlanta Eats. He has a degree in Culinary Arts from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta.

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Blake T. White
678-296-4005
4118 Thunderbird Trail
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
BlakeTWhite@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/blake-white/40/401/436
I am a passionate, energetic, quality driven professional that is seeking a position as a general
operations manager for catering and private events. My work experiences have developed my
eye for detail along with product management to maximize profit. Creativity and team work is a
personal goal that I implement daily. Working in unison with the staff to accomplish a common
goal is what I strive to achieve. In a leadership position, I stay patient, focused and respectful. As
a result, I develop and maintain the trust and respect from those I manage.
Core Competencies and knowledge base
 8 years restaurant experience
 3.5 years off premise catering
 3 years banquet operations
 2 years corporate dining
 3 years operations management
 Menu planning and creating
 Purchasing and receiving
 New staff development
 Effective product management to
avoid over/under production
 Recipe creation
 Time resource management
 3 years labor cost control
 3 years Food cost control
Professional Work Experience
Operations Manager/Private Event Chef- October/ 2011- Current
Bite Creative Catering and Cuisine- Alpharetta, Ga
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 Voted best entrée 2 years in a row at Taste of Alpharetta
 Featured on Atlanta Eats
Sous Chef- June/ 2008-December/ 2009
Queen B’s- Alpharetta, Ga
Banquet/Line cook- July/ 2006-June/ 2008
Alpharetta Athletic Club- Alpharetta, Ga
Line Cook/PM Kitchen Manager- January/2005-March/2006
Indigo Joe’s Sports Bar and Grill- Suwanee, Ga
Education
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta- 2006-2008- Degree in Culinary Arts

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Sequoyah High School- 1999-2003- College Prep diploma- Hope Scholarship