Experience

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  U.s. coast guard

  May 2003 - Apr 2007

  Food service specialist 2nd class

  Made rank of 2nd Class Petty Officer 18 months after entering boot camp.

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  Ola miami

  Dec 2005 - Apr 2007

  Cook

  My first cook job after being in the U.S. Coast Guard. Worked under chef Douglas Rodriguez(Newsweek magazine's 100 people who will influence the millennium.

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  Concentrics restaurant group

  May 2007 - Jul 2008

  Cook

  Was on the opening teams for TAP: a Gastropub and Parish Food and Goods. Also, had a stint at two.Urban.licks as well.

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  Rathbuns

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Chef de partie

  Did a year working every station during Rathbun's peak of popularity.

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  Dogwood restaurant

  Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

  Chef de partie

  Pulled double duty working here for lunch and nights at Rathbun's.

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  Café circa

  Jun 2009 - Mar 2010

  Executive chef

  Promoted from sous chef. My first executive chef gig. Ran the entire kitchen operation.

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  Tap: a gastropub

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Sous chef

  Came back to Concentrics for a short sous chef gig.

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  Restaurant eugene

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Chef de partie

  Short stint at one of the best restaurants in the country at the time.

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  Flip burger boutique

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

  Chef de partie

  Opening team member. Worked here for lunch and 4th & Swift for dinner. Left to focus on 4th & Swift.

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  4th & swift

  Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

  Chef de partie

  Worked every station for about a year until I got offered a sous position at One Eared Stag.

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  One eared stag

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Sous chef

  On the opening team. Left after being offered Executive Chef position at the Sound Table.

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  The sound table

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  Executive chef

  Where I made a name for myself. Accolades include:"Top 9 Dish of 2011" - Creative Loafing"Top 50 Restaurants in Atlanta" - John Kessler/AJC"Top 50 Cocktail Bar" - Food and Wine Magazine

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  Mar restaurant

  May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Executive chef

  Opening chef.

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  Consilient restaurants

  Nov 2013 - Jan 2015

  Sous chef

  The company moved me out to Texas to open their new concept that they would later open in Atlanta and moved me back there.

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  Junk food

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  Owner

  My pop-up was selected for Joystick Gamebar's Kitchen Incubation Program. I was the Chef, the bookkeeper, the dishwasher and everything in between.

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  Soho restaurant

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2020

  Executive chef

  Was promoted from sous chef to executive chef after the first year. I decided to get out of the restaurant game after this.

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  Digitalcrafts

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Full stack development student
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  Block + tackle

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Associate Full Stack Engineer

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Associate Full Stack Engineer

    Jan 2022 - now