Garry Leon Duson is seeking a position as a Chef Manager or Chef Supervisor. He has over 15 years of experience in culinary arts and food service coordination, including managing food service for the US Navy. His experience includes supervising personnel, planning menus, ordering and inventorying food, and managing budgets. He demonstrates strong leadership, decision making, communication, and conflict resolution skills.

1. Garry Leon Duson
8182 Beatle Blvd
Jacksonville FL, 32244
(Cell) 847-406-0738
Gduson1018@gmail.com
Chef Manager or Chef Supervisor
Excellent Evaluation, Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution Skills
Maintains Confidence and Focus in Diverse Environments
Extensive Experience in Specialized Program Development and Management
Works Extremely Well Under Pressure
CORE STRENGTHS
 15 plus year’sexperience inCulinaryArts
 15 plusyearsof FoodService Coordination
 Expertise inall aspectsof foodservice preparation
 Knowledge,training,andpractical experience withcomputerizeddatabasesfor
tracking.
 Adhere tostrict FoodService PolicyandProcedures
 ExemplifiesLeadership,MotivationandDecisionmaking.
 Abilitytomulti-taskorbe flexible
 Effective Supervisorof trades
 Personnel Counseling&ConflictResolution
 Writtenand Oral Communication
MANAGER FOOD SERVICE US NAVY

2. 11/2006-11/2008 Naval Medical Center San Diego
 Supervised,mentoredandinstructed15personnel
 Providedadministrative supporttolocal andbranch offices
 Plannedmenus,portioncontrol andnutritional value of foodserved
 Orderedandinventoriedfoodforover5,000 mealsdaily
 Managed staff scheduling,workinghours,assigningduties,andevaluating
performance
 Preparednutritional breakfastandlunchesforpatientsandfacultydaily
 Responsible forspecial mealsforthe chief of Naval Operationsforthe United
StatesNavy.
 Preparedperformance reportsandprocessedover100 personal evaluations
and awards,improvingtimelinesanddepartmentalproductionby90%
 Preparedandpresenteddailybriefingstomanagementconcerningpersonnel
manning.
 Supervisedidentificationchecks,special equipment,recordandlogkeepingfor
foodservice use.
 Responsible for100% assetreconciliationlocatingequipmentandverifyingits
use on non-use.Workedfromvariousspreadsheets,databases, andpersonal
meetingsforthe reconciliationof variousequipmentincludingcomputers,
monitors,andprintersondifferentbases.
 Preparedandprocessedcompany-relateddocumentsandperformedvarious
dutiestyping,preparingtravel claims,divisional training,operatingcomputers,
wordprocessing,duplicating,audio-recordingandotheroffice machines.
BUILDING MANAGER OF NAVAL BACHELOR QUARTERS
07/2004-10/2006 US Naval Base Lemoore, CA
 Responsible forminorandmajorpropertyrangingfrom500-500,000 dollars
and sitesinexcessof 10,000 square feet.
 Maintainand managedreportsonsupportingpropertyrecords.
 Track the cost of and identifiedcostincurredtomaintainandsupport
informationregardingreal andpersonal property.
 Subjectmatterexpertonover150 propertysystemsusedtomaintainphysical
control overDOD real personal property.
 Preparedandprocessedcompany-relateddocumentsandperformeda
multitude of tasksrelatedtoadministrativesupport.

3.  Assignmentexpertandadvisor,interpretingagencyregulations,policiesand
proceduresforawards,personnel assignmentsandtrainingrequirements.
Workedfrontdeskinthe Naval BachelorQuarters.
 Managed fourbuildingensuringpropercheck in/outof residentsincluding
paymentswhenrequired.
 Checkedforcleanlinessandupdatedvacancystatusof eachbuilding.
 Managed personnel trainingstatus,requestedformal courses,closely
monitoredpersonnel inupgradingtraining,reviewedanddocumentedall On-
Job-Trainingrecords,andidentified/correctedtrainingdeficiencies.
 DemonstratesSupervisoryandOrganizational skillsindevelopingserviceswhile
managing12 juniorenlistedandcivilianpersonnel.
 Ensuresthat dutyisprovidedwithregardstoCOMNAVREG.Food
Service regulations andOSHA requirements.
 Establishedandmanagedandeffective trainingprogramresultingina
significantincreaseinNavyexpectationsandmissionreadiness.
BULK STOREROOMSUPERVISOR/MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
09/1996-10/2004 USNS Mercy, San Diego, CA
 Directlyresponsibleforthe effective managementof 18 personnel,traininganddeployment,
overseeingthe maintenance of personnel records,managingofficialcorrespondenceof
coordinatingthe schedulesof juniorpersonnel aswell astopmanagement.
 Maintainedcleanlinessandsanitaryconditionsof all equipment,utensils,spacesand
storerooms.
 Orderedandinventoriedover500 line items.
 Supervisedstaff of 20galleypersonnelincludingschedulingworkhours,assigningdutiesand
dailyperformance evaluations.
 Managed,supervisedandevaluatedastaff of fourForeignService Nationalsforpublic
diplomacyoperations,information,press,culturaland education.
 Managed the processingof SecurityClearance forpersonnelfrominitialsubmissiontofinal
determination,ensuringpropersecuritycontrol wasmaintained.
 Planned,coordinatedandconductedcritical Naval Porttrainingtopromote developmentand
growth,meetstandardsandensure personnelwere fullyqualifiedtorapidlydeploy.
 As AdministrativeLiaisonpersonnel,analyzedandadministeredhighlycomplex andsensitive
tasking.Liaise withcounterpartsof otherdepartmental bureausandintelligence community.
 Wrote andpresentedbriefings,scheduledandcoordinatedinterandintra-agencymeeting,
keptaccurate recordsfor easyretrieval andresearch.

4.  Supervisedfoodpreparationforspecialeventsinvolvingpresentationsof naval events,holidays
and Commandoccasions.
 Developedeconomiesof scale forcontractingof LeanSix Sigmatrainingandmiscellaneous
services.Made policyrecommendationswhereappropriate.
MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
9/1994-9/1996 USS Peleliu LHD 5 San Diego, CA
 Servedasthe primaryadvisoronfoodservice andmessdetails.
 Responsible fortrainingandsupervisionof E-1thru E-5 militarypersonnelinthe classroom.
 Ensuredthe professionaldevelopmentof 6subordinatesbypreparingandenforcingtheir
careerpaths.
 Preparedsummaryof actionminutesof meetings,organizedandmaintainedfiles,receivedship
visitors,handledphone communications.
 Tracked progressof effortsthroughmonthlystatus reports,keptfocusonthe deliverable.
 Responsible forsizingnaval personnel andmaterialshandlingequipment(MHE) requirements
for Operational Plan(OPLANS),developed,analyzedandrefine variable data.
 Handledandtrackedover100 administrativeitemsincludingcommandcorrespondence,
evaluation,awardsandreports,coordinationof personnel quarters,meetings,award
presentationandtraining.
EDUCATION
 Lafayette High School, High School Diploma, Buffalo New York 1994
 ITT-Technical Institute, Associates in Computer Networking, Mount Prospect IL 2012