Kevin Banas

Kevin Banas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Project Manager at Cini-Little International, Inc.

  • Education

    • Kendall College

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      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Business Management
    • Kendall College

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      Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) Baking and Pastry
  • Experience

    • Biwako Kisen

      Feb 2002 - Dec 2002
      Kenshusei (Intern)

      Hospitality internship as a server and cultural ambassador in popular local restaurant with a tourism based clientele.

    • The Signature Room At the 95th

      Jun 2005 - Apr 2008
      Pastry Sous Chef

      Coached and oversaw staff of 7 to 9 people, inventory management and costing, large scale recipe development and production. Oversaw dessert production for roughly 150-250 people nightly.

    • Aigre Doux

      Jul 2008 - Feb 2009
      Pastry Sous Chef

      Recipe production, development and plating. Cost control and inventory management including purchasing and expense tracking. Organized dessert service for an average of 50 customers nightly.

    • StudentScout

      Apr 2009 - Nov 2012
      Operations Coordinator

      Oversee and monitor a staff of up to 100 call center agents, monitor work flow against interruptions and technical issues; statistical data retrieval and entry, administer corrective action as necessary, train agents in new procedures as necessary.

    • Cini-Little International, Inc.

      Nov 2012 - now

      Commercial Kitchen and Food Service Design- Work closely with the end client to define the project requirements and develope a facility plan- Design, specify, coordinate, and manage commercial kitchen construction projects- Coordinate efforts between food service, business consulting, laundry and waste management in facility planning - Design and draft food service facilities in the B&I, Education, and Entertainment sectors. - Coordinate utility and code requirements with architects and project engineers.- Assist end clients in determining best, most modern, and most cost effective equipment configurations to meet project needs.

      • Senior Project Manager

        Jan 2025 - now
      • Project Manager

        Nov 2018 - Jan 2025
      • Associate Project Manager

        Jul 2016 - Nov 2018
      • Foodservice Design Project Coordinator

        Nov 2012 - Jun 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ServSafe

      National Restaurant Association
      Mar 2017