Executive Chef

• May 2022 - Present

premiere 5 star golfing resort on Victoria's surfcoast premiere 5 star golfing resort on Victoria's surfcoast

Coordinator Food & catering services

• Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

executive chef & Design consultant

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

managing director managing director

Chef

• Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

executive producer/chef/Director

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

tales of a BENEVOLENT chef- new australian food and travel series tales of a BENEVOLENT chef- new australian food and travel series

Executive Chef

• Jun 2017 - May 2019

multi outlet management of 500pax breakfast buffet, 80pax ala carte italian steakhouse restaurant, 600pax conference and events centre, summer season garden bar. effective food cost and stock control. kitchen and staff rostering, management and mentoring. business turning in excess $6million annually f&b with average fc% of 25.2% steady. introduction of new food safety plan, kitchen procedures, ordering, stocktake, and production schedules. full menu design multi outlet management of 500pax breakfast buffet, 80pax ala carte italian steakhouse restaurant, 600pax conference and events centre, summer season garden bar. effective food cost and stock control. kitchen and staff rostering, management and mentoring. business turning in excess $6million annually f&b with average fc% of 25.2% steady. introduction of new food safety plan, kitchen procedures, ordering, stocktake, and production schedules. full menu design

Executive Producer food to eat

• Sep 2016 - Jan 2019

series producer, director, host of food to eat on foxtel. premieres on channel 183 October 5th 2016 at 5pm for a 9 week season series producer, director, host of food to eat on foxtel. premieres on channel 183 October 5th 2016 at 5pm for a 9 week season

Head Chef

• Oct 2016 - May 2017

Head Chef

• Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

market leading catering company specialising in wedding and cocktails functions from 10 - 1200 guests. I run the main production kitchen based at balmoral house in fyansford. The team consists of 10-15 chefs (seasonal), both function, ala carte and production specialists. Truffleduck caters for major events from melbourne and the whole western district of victoria. A major part of my time at truffleduck has been to build and lead a new team and development of positive attainable goals. Menu development is also a major key making sure the kitchen is producing food that is on point, market leading and on trend Show less

network partner and channel manager

• Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

Own and operate the bevan Vahland channel www.youtube.com/bevanvahland and am a network partner with the tastemade network in the USA Own and operate the bevan Vahland channel www.youtube.com/bevanvahland and am a network partner with the tastemade network in the USA

head chef / catering manager

• Nov 2008 - Nov 2015

total management of high level catering department staff supervision Food safety supervisor and liquor licensee budgetry control total management of high level catering department staff supervision Food safety supervisor and liquor licensee budgetry control

Director, Producer, Editor, screen writer, theatre designer

• Jun 2001 - Jan 2013

Chef

• Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

Function catering from 10 -250 pax. Corporate functions, dinner parties, weddings, canapes. Function catering from 10 -250 pax. Corporate functions, dinner parties, weddings, canapes.

Professional Actor and performance artist

• Jan 2001 - Jan 2011

FREELANCE CHEF

• 2008 - 2009

Temp employee of the month November 2008 Temp employee of the month November 2008

Head Chef

• 2004 - 2008

controlling a budget of over $3.5 million annually full food production and kitchen management controlling a budget of over $3.5 million annually full food production and kitchen management

Sous Chef

• Jan 1998 - Jan 2004