Experience

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  Bootstrap Catering

  • Long Beach CA

  • Owner Chef

    • Jan 2004 - Present
    • Long Beach CA

    We offer full service catering and event planning to fit your budget. Whether you are a Non-profit organization, business. or individual we can create the party. event, meal or special occasion to fit your budget and schedule. If you are looking to create a Fund Raiser for your organization we will work a long side you, your staff or volunteers to find the best fit to make your event successful and profitable. Sourcing local, fresh and seasonal items with a focus on the healthy and delicious but we cab also provide the decadent and luxurious.From an event for 200, a dinner at home for 8 people of somewhere in between we can accommodate you. We can ta ke the burden off and do all the work so that you can sit back and enjoy it your self. We are proud to be able to offer affordable elegance for all budgets. Bootstrap Catering began as a word of mouth business as a part of TNT vents (est. 2003). There was a need for specific catering and we had the equipment and the knowledge and it fir within our mission; To provide the best quality service and product to fit within the budgets of our clientèle. As I started working closely with the homeless community and was seeing over 100 students come through my kitchen Bootstrap was born. We only hire those who have been trained in our volunteer kitchens.Our motto is "From the affordable to the extravagant" a philosophy we embrace. we pride ourselves in being able to provide excellent service and beautiful food whether you are on a restricted budget or want to aim for a higher price point. Our clientèle have ranged from other non-profit organizations to celebrities and local government officials.

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  Urban Community Outreach

  • Long Beach CA

  • CEO/Program Director

    • Jan 2008 - Apr 2013
    • Long Beach CA

    I was the CEO/Program Director director in charge of the Drop-In-Center. I handle volunteer coordination, act as supervising chef, on site nutritionist, develop menus, purchasing, budgets and execution of the Sunday afternoon program. I began with the UCO DIC as a volunteer then full time unpaid staff but as we have grown I have taken on the responsibility as the sole paid staff. we are currently in the strategic planning stage taking the DIC to the next level. Through capacity building and fund raising we hope to do more and serve more of those in need. I have been able to hone my skills as a Volunteer Director, Development director and Fund raiser.