Daniel Vater

Experience

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  Hearst Magazines

  Mar 1999 - Jan 2007

  Managed daily kitchen operations and supervised all on-premise magazine events in The Hearst Tower.Collaborated with public relations department, magazine editors-in-chief and publishers for magazine events. Supervised all culinary preparations for events held in the Good Housekeeping Dining Room.Taught cooking lesson cocktail parties in the Good Housekeeping Institute test kitchens for group advertisers.Regularly planned and oversaw events for Oprah Winfrey and "O" The Oprah Magazine.Oversaw events for First Lady Laura Bush, Bette Midler, John Travolta, Sophia Laurent, Michael Bloomberg, Meryl Streep and dozens of other celebrities and politicians.

  • Executive Chef

    Mar 1999 - Jan 2007

  • Good Housekeeping Institute

    Mar 1999 - Jan 2007
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  Daniel Vater Fine Catering

  May 2007 - now

  Corporate and private event catering.Event planning, management and production specialist.Customized menus, sourced venues, organized rentals and provided staffing.Directed advertising and marketing campaigns to create and promote brand identity.Cultivated essential relationships with purveyors and industry professionals.

  • Owner and Executive Chef

    Jan 2007 - now

  • Independent Entrepreneur

    May 2007 - Jan 2019
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  Independent Consultant

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2019

  Restaurant Consultant

  Restaurant and catering operations specialist.Created internal audits to prepare for NYC Health Department inspections.Setup POS systems.Implemented inventory systems, fabricated Excel spreadsheets to collect, organize and analyze data.Implemented of social media strategies.

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  Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

  Jan 2019 - now

  Candidate for Masters of Management in Hospitality (MMH)