Experience

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  The mustard seed

  Jul 2001 - Jul 2002

  Chef

  • Created nightly dinner specials.• Ran grill and sauté stations on a nightly basis.• Received, inventoried, and ordered all food items.• Trained fifteen new back of the house employees on the grill and pantry.

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  New england patriots

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

  Club manager

  • Trained and supervised over 230 staff members, ensuring customer satisfaction and enforcing proper alcohol laws.• Reconciled actual cash intake and reporting sheets for weekly sales of up to $1.2 million.• Developed relationships with vendors and distributors, improving cooperation and ensuring proper pricing.• Coordinated staffing and oversaw front of the house operations for all game day and non-game day parties and events.

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  Iron gate events at the citadel

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2007

  Catering manager

  • Supervised catering operations including such duties as selecting and costing menu items, pricing, coordinating staff and equipment rental and overall supervision of staff during catered events.• Assisted with hiring, discipline, performance reviews and initiating pay increases of employees.• Coordinated activities with other internal departments, participated in management team meetings, interfaced with vendors and key service users within client organization.• Developed and implemented employee trainings. Show less

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  Athletes' performance

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  Internship

  • Executed daily food preparation for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.• Prepared athletes meals to order according to their daily caloric needs.• Developed specialty menus.• Developed and wrote appropriate recipes for menus based on fresh daily ingredients.• Evaluated all relevant nutritional information for recipes.• Developed recipes and articles for “Fuel like the Pros” project for Athletes Performance.• Interacted daily with athletes, answering all menu questions and offering healthy suggestions. Show less

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  Whole foods market

  Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

  Chef

  • Performed all functions relating to the maintenance and proper food preparation of the hot case, cold case, fresh pack, and salad bar.• Maintained attractive Prepared Foods displays.• Ensured that food quality, quantity, freshness, and presentation meet regional standards.• Developed healthy recipes including vegan, gluten free, lactose free, and organic.• Performed in store nutrition demonstrations.

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  Sarasota memorial hospital

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Dietetic intern

  • Provided quality inpatient and outpatient nutrition services which included nutritional assessments, individualized nutrition education, diet order and tube feeding/TPN nutrition recommendations, specialized nutrition classes, and a weight management program.• Completed community nutrition rotations: school lunch program, long-term care facility, community dialysis center, senior living center, and WIC.• Able to perform daily functions in the diet office, tray line, cold and hot production, patient services, and employee cafeteria.• Worked with local YMCA in writing nutrition related articles for on-line newsletter. Show less

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  School district of hillsborough county

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2015

  District chef

  •Developed training modules to train staff basic culinary and food presentation skills.•Scheduled and conducted classes to train managers and staff in culinary skills.•Worked with staff in individual schools on culinary and presentation skills.•Conducted demos at various schools teaching kids proper nutrition and how to make healthy food choices.•Developed and tested healthy recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation to ensure consistent, high quality food.•Developed spice kits for staff to use to enhance the flavor of the food served. Show less

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  Advantage waypoint

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  K12 specialist
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  Rich products corporation

  Jun 2016 - Oct 2022

  Culinary manager
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  King's hawaiian

  Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  Senior sales manager - broadline

  Selling & Execution· Oversees selling efforts consisting of all 50 states· Leads HQ distributor partner relationships (Sysco, US Foods, etc.)· Selling and Executing business plans through fact-based selling techniques and superior communication skills· Selling King’s Hawaiian products and promotions to Multi-Unit Restaurant Chains· Gaining distribution of King’s Hawaiian Products in Broadline Foodservice distributors· Responsible for annual Broadline sales targets and strategyPlanning & Coordination· Work with Director of Sales on the development and execution annual sales plan for broadline channel· Plan and Manage Trade Fund Spending for Region· Management of Customer Pricing and Promotional Database· Communicating / Training Distributor Sales Force on King’s Hawaiian Product Features and Benefits· Oversees the planning and execution of Regional and National Food ShowsCulinary Partner (Broker) Management· Responsible for the interview and selection of Culinary Partners (Foodservice Brokers) in the Region· On-Boarding and training of the Broker Sales Team· Conducts quarterly Broker Sales Meetings and work withs Show less

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  Irresistible foods group

  Oct 2022 - now

  Senior sales manager - non-commercial foodservice