Sergio Ramirez
Chief Steward
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Markham, OntarioMember since July 29, 2023
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About
- More than 10 years of Hospitality and Tourism professional, Restaurants and Banquets Server/supervisor, Bartender, Chief Steward, food safety auditor.
- Excellent leadership qualities and professionalism with integrity and work ethics
- Dynamic, passionate, innovative, result-oriented, and team-spirited chief steward with international experiences Mexico, USA, CANADA
- Proficient in handling all aspects of kitchens, including monitoring nigh cleaners, AM/PM stewarding, chemical and equipment inventory organization and management.
- Organization and implementation of new procedures.
- Training and development
- Successful catering experience (3,000+ people per function)
- Maximizing kitchen productivity and support front of the house staff performance.
- Menu development coordinated with executive chief the equipment require and best recommended for plated, family and Buffett events
- Ensuring consistent high quality products and minimizing chemical cost and wastage.
- Ordering and care of plates, cutlery and glassware.
Experience
The Hotel X by Library Collections, Toronto, Canada
Chief Steward November 2017 –2021
- Part of pre-opening team
- Hiring staff including stewarding and receiving
- Created templates, M.E.P sheets, HACCP logs, training documentation,
- Opened all outlets staggered throughout the first year
- Staff Training, scheduling
- Ensures maintenance of cooking equipment
- Completes all purchasing and inventory records within guidelines
- Maintains inventory controls
- Responsible to conduct inventories
- Serves as a role model for employees through teamwork, attention to detail & quality control
- Interactions with all team members
- Ensures guest satisfaction
- Ensures that employees receive fair and consistent treatment and opportunity to advance
- $ 9 million dollar banquet business in 9 months of operation
Chief Steward April 2011 – June 2015
- Develops, designs, and creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, and products for all kitchen and front house.
- Implementing ordering systems, inventory and HACCP regulations
- Running busy banquet operation and fine dining restaurant.
- Create system for operate with minimum storage in a busy property
- Responsible for hiring, training and employees satisfactions for stewarding, night cleaners and support staff agency
- Organized BEO’S and delivery the MEP request
- Keep the Ritz-Carlton Toronto N-1, 2 and 3 for cleanliness for 4 years
Education
- Degree from Ryerson University in Hospitality and Tourism Management, TED Rogers School of Management, Toronto Canada
- Bachelor Degree in business Administration from University of Cancun, Mexico
- Wedding Consultant and Coordinator, WPICC Wedding Planers institute of Canada
- Flight Attendant, IBT College Toronto Canada
- Certify Bartender and Mixologist at Bartender ONE School, Toronto On, Canada
- Banquets Server-Captain, The Ritz-Carlton Toronto
- AIB Food Safety inspector The Ritz-Carlton Cancun and American Institute of Baking USA
- 5* award winner. Talent of the future of the 3rd quarter 2012 The Ritz Carlton Toronto
- Ritz Carlton certified learning coach

