Chris Gaskill

Experience

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  La Prima/Via Cucina

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2003

  Catering Manager
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  W. Millar & Co. Catering

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

  Sales Manager
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  Ridgewells

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2008

  Event Designer

  Event designer working with weddings, corporate events and galas ranging from 6 to 550 guests.

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  W. Millar & Co. Catering

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2012

  Senior Sales Manager

  Senior sales manager at high profile corporate catering company that specializes in everything from disposable drop off to full service corporate parties.

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  Sinplicity

  Oct 2012 - Jul 2015

  Executive Sales Manager

  I head the sales department for one of Northern Virginia's premier corporate catering companies. Our clients include government defense companies, law firms, government contractors, associations, non profits, Fortune 500 companies and universities. I specialize in menu development and business development. I helped with planning marketing approaches to increase sales. I spearheaded the design, lay out and look of our holiday menu.

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  MENUS Catering by Occasions Caterers

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2018

  Account Executive

  MENUS Catering is the corporate catering division of Occasions. I help my clients with their day to day catering needs.

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  HUNGRY

  May 2018 - Mar 2021

  • National Director - Virtual Xperiences

    Jul 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Sales Director

    May 2018 - Jul 2020
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  ChefStable Group

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Senior Event Manager
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  Bon Appétit Management Company

  Feb 2022 - May 2023

  Director of Event Catering

  ● Ran catering department for close to a year with just 1 other employee● Grew catering staff to 4 full time members and 3 on-call members● Evaluate plans to ensure details are correct and suggest cost saving measures to increase profit margins up● Build and maintain relationships with venue contacts throughout the Portland metro area● Build and maintain relationships with current client, offering inventive ways to present events on budget friendly parameters● Executed multiday events of up to 5000 guests in multiple locations● On tract to due 1.5 million this year in sales with both internal and external clients● Totally rewrote current menu to be more food forward and health conscience● Worked closely with executive chef, general manager and events department to create unique experiences for clients Show less

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  Stoller Wine Group

  May 2023 - Oct 2023

  Director of Special Events

  I am the Director of Events for Stoller Wine Group at their new Experience Center. We offer a unique venue for social events, corporate events, client facing events and non profits. Stoller is Oregon's largest privately owned vineyard and our Experience Center is a flexible space that can offer everything from a business meeting for 10 people to a full estate event for upwards of 400 people.

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  The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club

  Mar 2024 - now

  Senior Event Manager