Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Interests
Timeline
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Sahony I. Sanchez

Sahony I. Sanchez

1st Level Chef
Distrito Nacional

Summary

Culinary professional with strong foundation in cooking techniques and kitchen operations. Skilled in preparing high-quality meals, maintaining hygiene standards, and managing inventory. Focuses on teamwork and adapting to changing needs to achieve exceptional results. Known for reliability, creativity, and passion for culinary arts.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Intern

The Mark Hotel
New York, NY
05.2025 - 05.2026

Dedicated First Level Chef with 1 year of experience at The Mark Hotel, a Forbes Five-Star property. Trained under Jean-Georges culinary standards in high-volume fine dining. Proven ability in mise en place, station organization, and classical French techniques. Recognized for reliability, speed, and maintaining immaculate HACCP standards during service for 200+ covers nightly. Upheld 100% health inspection.

compliance with zero safety incidents to date.

Collaborated with whole staff during Charity Gala of personalities

trained new interns on station setups, labeling and hotel SOPs.

Garde Manger

Prepared cold dishes such as salads, appetizers, and charcuterie, maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, and presentation.

Techniques: Knife skills, Mother sauces, stock production, protein fabrication.

Fry Cook

Handled frying station, controlling oil temperature, cooking times, and ensuring consistency, safety, and cleanliness.

Pizza Cook

Prepared pizzas from scratch, including dough making, topping, and oven management, ensuring quality and efficiency.

Breakfast Cook

Cooked a variety of breakfast items in a fast-paced environment, maintaining speed, organization, and consistency during peak hours.

Sauté Cook

Worked the sauté station, preparing hot dishes using sautéing techniques, managing multiple orders, and ensuring proper timing and presentation.

Grill Cook

Experienced in grilling meats, seafood, and vegetables to proper temperatures, ensuring quality, flavor, and presentation. Skilled in managing grill timing, heat control, and maintaining cleanliness and safety standards in a fast-paced kitchen.

Culinary Student

Culinary School Mariano Moreno
03.2023 - 02.2025

General Cooking Internship

Hotel Intercontinental Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
03.2024 - 07.2024

Santo Domingo, D.N. 15 de Julio de 2024

Education

No Degree - Teaching English As A Second Language

UCC Houston
Houston, Texas
01-2017

Hotel Administration - undefined

University of Technology of Santiago (Utesa)
01-2014

Associate of Arts - Gastronomy

Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Santo Domingo
02-2025

Skills

  • Versatile ability to cook hot kitchen or a variety of pastries, International dishes per example Japan, China and Mexico
  • Commis Chef / First Level Chef* The Mark Hotel by Jean-Georges New York, NY May 2025 – Present

    - Execute daily prep lists for garde manger and entremetier stations in Michelin-level kitchen

    - Maintain mise en place for dinner service averaging 180-250 covers, plus in-room dining

    - Assist Chef de Partie with sauce production, vegetable cuts, and plating components

    - Upheld 100% health inspection compliance with zero safety incidents to date

    - Collaborated with brigade of 25 cooks during Charity Gala Week and holiday service

    - Trained 3 new kitchen interns on station setup, labeling, and hotel SOPs

Languages

Bilingual: Speak/Read and Write English and Spanish.
Superb team work attitude

Interests

Cooking it is a long life passion of mine, I enjoy Baking and Pastry as well as my new hobbies

Timeline

Intern

The Mark Hotel
05.2025 - 05.2026

General Cooking Internship

Hotel Intercontinental Santo Domingo
03.2024 - 07.2024

Culinary Student

Culinary School Mariano Moreno
03.2023 - 02.2025

Hotel Administration - undefined

University of Technology of Santiago (Utesa)

No Degree - Teaching English As A Second Language

UCC Houston

Associate of Arts - Gastronomy

Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Sahony I. Sanchez1st Level Chef