Experience

The Culinary Center of Kansas City

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Jan 2006 - Present

  Created a variety of classes that focus on current trends along with traditional cooking. Classes like "BBQ & Booze", "Elevate your Steak", featuring smoking, grilling and mixology are popular. Created a variety of classes that focus on current trends along with traditional cooking. Classes like "BBQ & Booze", "Elevate your Steak", featuring smoking, grilling and mixology are popular.



McClelland

• Kansas City, MO

• Production Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2017



HRG ( Plaza III the Steakhouse; Figlio's; Winstead's; Breadmaker; Fred P. Ott's)

• Kansas City, MO

• Director of Purchasing & Marketing

  • May 1992 - Dec 2007

  Involved with 25 different concepts and the opening of over 20 restaurants, both locally and nationally. Results oriented, decisive leader with proven success in purchasing food, beverage, smallwares, equipment, along with directing the company’s marketing objectives and multi-unit operations. Involved with 25 different concepts and the opening of over 20 restaurants, both locally and nationally. Results oriented, decisive leader with proven success in purchasing food, beverage, smallwares, equipment, along with directing the company’s marketing objectives and multi-unit operations.