
Timeline
About me
Director of Residential Dining Operations at William and Mary
Education

Sodexo university
-School for general managers food service/business general management alumniActivities and Societies: Certifications of Completion 36 credits earned in unit and classroom

Sodexo university
2009 - 2010Emerging leaders leadership/business/sales alumniEmerging Leaders program is an intense, fast paced program spanning over 9 months that involves a team of 5 managers that work together across multi states to achieve common goals and an outcome that allows the team to achieve maximum success.The program teaches you to work together as a team in a fast paced, knowledge driven environment. The program is developed to enhance team building, engagement, sharpen leadership skills, sales, and over General Management. You must be sponsored… Show more Emerging Leaders program is an intense, fast paced program spanning over 9 months that involves a team of 5 managers that work together across multi states to achieve common goals and an outcome that allows the team to achieve maximum success.The program teaches you to work together as a team in a fast paced, knowledge driven environment. The program is developed to enhance team building, engagement, sharpen leadership skills, sales, and over General Management. You must be sponsored and/or endorsed for this program.Selection process:25 managers were selected out of 400 employees. 5 teams of 5 were created. Results: Our team; selected 2nd best team out of 5. Sodexo sales team selected our sales presentation to incorporate into their strategic sales process. Show less

Southern new hampshire university
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Southern new hampshire university
2020 -Organizational leadership in business administration
Suny adirondack
1984 - 1985Culinary arts/chef trainingActivities and Societies: Created custom Ice Carvings for school banquets. Participated in setting up catering events. Photographer-Yearbook staff. Ski Team Attended this school specifically because of the top rated commercial cooking program. During my time at the school, I became second in my class, and was often called upon to train and develop students of the program. I spent personal time outside of the classroom and kitchen completing additional training specific to my coursework in order to develop myself further as a culinarian and strengthen my current skills.
Experience

Omni sagamore resort
Jun 1985 - Oct 1990Restaurant managerResort Hotel/Hospitality

Omni charlottesville hotel
Oct 1990 - Nov 1993Banquet managerHotel/Hospitality

Westminster-canterbury of the blue ridge
Nov 1993 - May 1998Director of dining servicesSenior Living/Healthcare

The omni grove park inn
Jun 1998 - Mar 1999Banquet managerResort Hotel/Hospitality

Clubcorp
Mar 1999 - Dec 1999Banquet managerResort Hotel/Hospitality

Southern restaurant group/destin development company
Dec 1999 - Mar 2002Corporate group sales directorRestaurants/Banquets+Catering/Hospitality

Westminster-canterbury of the blue ridge
Mar 2002 - Mar 2005Assistant director of dining servicesSenior Living/Healthcare (Food Service)

Sodexo
Apr 2005 - Jul 2016Senior Living/Healthcare (Food Service) Healthcare/Hospitals (Food Service) Senior Living/Healthcare (Food Service, Housekeeping, Maintenance Management)
General Manager
Jan 2013 - Jul 2016General Manager/Executive Chef
Mar 2010 - Jan 2013Multi-Service General Manager
Apr 2005 - Mar 2010

Compass group usa
Jul 2016 - Jan 2018Senior director of culinary servicesSenior Living/Healthcare (Food Service)

Sodexo
Mar 2018 - Feb 2019General managerSenior Living/Healthcare (Food Service)

Riverside health system
Feb 2019 - Nov 2022Director of food and nutrition operationsSenior Living/Healthcare

Colonial williamsburg
Nov 2022 - Feb 2024Director of banquet operations-colonial williamsburgResort Hotels/Hospitality

Aramark collegiate hospitality
Apr 2024 - nowDirector of residential dining operations at william and maryCollegiate Hospitality
Licenses & Certifications
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Serv safe
National restaurant association educational foundation (nraef)Jan 2022
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Outstanding results “Communicating Value Flik Lifestyles 2017
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Outstanding results “Performance to budget” Flik Lifestyles 2017
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Provided local leadership and strategic direction to build client relationships for opening new business for Compass/FLIK Lifestyles. - 2017
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU ”FY 17 OCM client survey score results-90% client satisfaction Flik Lifestyles 2017
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Directly responsible for the planning and implementing the opening of the new memory care unit, and renovation of assisted living and healthcare food pantries - 2016
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU High scores received on client surveys 3 years in a row with intent to recommend. - 2016
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Implemented unit specific hydration program throughout community, within all levels of care, UTI’S reduced by 50%. - 2015
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Implemented “Better By Design” retail program in cafeteria. - 2010
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Managed and directed the complete installation of “At Your Request” Room Service. - 2010
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Successfully opened a new 300 bed hospital account for Sodexo - 2010
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAUGeneral Manager of The Year Sodexo 2005
- Awarded to MICHAEL GAUDREAU Deficiency Free State Survey for Dining Services Department for 2014, 2015, 2016. Virginian Retirement Community
Languages
- enEnglish
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