SENIOR EXECUTIVE CHEF Summary Utilize extensive experience food service industry contribute skills knowledge management position industry leader. Experience Senior Executive Chef January 2012 Current Company Name － City State Manage provide leadership culinary training 23 direct reports Worked budgeted costs effective menu planning Received gold scores sanitation, safety compliance audits Demonstrated hands-on leadership skills training staff development Implemented branded foods marketing program retail Introduced use sustainable products, local produce farmers markets Created special per diem menus conference center increasing catering sale. Executive Corporate Chef January 2008 January 2012 Company Name － City State Collaborated Corporate RD/RN creating implementing upscale guest dining room room service menus. Led culinary team implementation support corporate strategies opening new properties special events. Developed workplace safety sanitation training schedule culinary associates dining room servers. Received Top percentile silver chair training state health department audits. Executive Chef Event Consultant January 2004 January 2008 Company Name － City State Laison Chicago Board Realtors consulting planning special events Planned private parties fundraisers various government organizations dignitaries Created catering menus targeting specific lifestyle demographics Hired, trained counseled culinary server staff 25 Initiated program vendors wine tastings culinary workshops. Executive Chef GM January 1995 January 2003 Company Name － City State Managed café conference center staff 12 culinary associates. Worked editors publishers various magazines foodservice hospitality industry. Test Kitchen culinary content R&I magazine. Conducted culinary seminars product cuttings vendors. Executive Chef Assistant Manager January 1993 January 1995 Company Name － City State Managed Chicago style food court, utilizing local vendors (Vienna Beef, Connie's Pizza, Diana's Bananas, Poppies Dough, etc). Catered functions special events NBC, affiliates building tenants. Appeared regularly "Coffee Cam" NBC morning news Opened lobby Kiosk grab go concept barrista station increasing outside sales. Executive Sous Chef Production Manager January 1988 January 1993 Company Name － City State Performed essential duties lead chef executive dining rooms conference center. Monitored Q A ingredients finished products. Led culinary team opening new cafeteria food court varied ethnic theme cuisine concept stations. Education Associate Arts Culinary Arts 1985 Washburne TradeSchool － City State United States Culinary Institute America Hyde Park － City State United States Associate Arts Illinois Benedictine University － City State United States Culinary Institute America Greystone － City State Skills compliance audits, concept, consulting, content, special events, fame, government, leadership, leadership skills, marketing, outside sales, retail, safety, seminars, servers, staff development, workshops