Store Manager

• May 2023 - Present

Tasting Room Associate

• Oct 2022 - May 2023

Cheesemaker

• Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Learning cheesemaking skills at Briar Rose Creamery. Licensed pasteurizer. Learning cheesemaking skills at Briar Rose Creamery. Licensed pasteurizer.

Cheese and Meat Department Manager/Buyer

• May 2020 - Dec 2021

I had the amazing opportunity to curate the Cheese and Meat Department selections for a brand new specialty store in Monterey, California. This beautiful new store blended my experience with my values. Vibrant luscious groceries, produce, meat and specialty wellness products with a focus on local, under-represented and sustainable small producers. I was responsible for: - sourcing, researching, buying and curating all the cheeses, charcuterie and meat selections. I had the wonderful opportunity to showcase these high quality items in this beautiful store. I also created all the SOPs and training for the staff in the two departments. Training of the staff included: product knowledge, customer service, technical skills in cutting and wrapping cheese and meat to sell to customer. Researching and sourcing high quality products that are also raised well was a big part of the job. Regenerative, local and high quality products were the features. Elroy's loves to provide special orders and catering to the high level clientel. I helped launch the very popular cheese and charcuterie platters. I developed a following for special or hard to find cuts of fresh meat. I loved the aspect of building relationships with small producers in the area. I learned about them and how they produced their fine products. Performed the duties of: - receiving and coding of invoices - setting prices to reflect desired margins - entering retail items into the POS system accurately - writing verbiage and descriptions for the merchandise cases - taking photos for social media to boost sales - maintaining facilitiy cleanliness, safety and maintenence. Show less

WWOOF Farm Experience

• May 2019 - May 2020

I sold everything in Seattle and quit my job to travel in an RV and work and learn on small family farms around the USA. Jumping into roles, learning new skills, working with a novel team all have become more comfortable for me. Most of my time was spent on a small goat dairy farm. I tended to the health of the goats, daily milking, making cheese, helping with kidding, trimimng hooves, bottling milk, making handmade goat milks soaps and all the other many things that go into a working goat farm. I loved it! Show less

Retail Grocery Management- Prepared Foods, Cheesemonger and Manager

• 2007 - Apr 2019

*Manage Busy Neighborhood Deli *Develop key operating procedures for staff to efficiently do their work & serve our loyal cutomers. * Worked in all departments: Cook, Cheese Dept., Customer Service at Deli counter, Barista, Sandwiches, Barista & Hot Foods. * Head of the Cheese department at Greenlake Aurora for 7 years. Third in sales growth amongst Cheese Dept even though a smaller store. *order necessary levels of products to facilitate production and sell levels from multiple vendors *production- cut and wrap, cook, assemble. *merchandising of case to look attractive, abundant and clean. *marketing- seasonal focus *educate myself on products, so I'm able to recommend to customer and train staff. *develop amazing pairings and ways to use product in recipes. *maintain customer service levels at all times. *conducted quarterly inventory count *analysis of sales metrics to gauge ordering needs for specific popular products. Show less

Bartender and Server

• 2010 - Dec 2013

*work with the premier caterer in Seattle *adhering to the strong standards of service and conduct of Lisa Dupar Catering *work with the premier caterer in Seattle *adhering to the strong standards of service and conduct of Lisa Dupar Catering

General Manager

• 2004 - 2007

*effective management of a neighborhood restaurant and bar. *effective management of a neighborhood restaurant and bar.

Restaurant General Manager (jitterbug)

• 1999 - 2004

*Effective management and promotion of neighborhood restaurant *focused on simply prepared food according to the seasons. *Coordination of wine dinners and special events with prominent vintners and local organic sustainable farms. *Developed seasonal cocktail menu and extensive wine list. *Guided development of seasonal menu changes and execution, introduced food and wine/cocktail pairings on menu. *Active in the Wallingford community Chamber of Commerce meetings and neighborhood planning. *“What’s Cookin’ in Wallingford” core event planning committee for 2 years. *Duties included: Managed employees with training, coaching and goal directions. Directed a staff of four managers (including head chef). Responsible for writing and respecting the annual budget. Profit and loss analysis. Marketing and print ad development and execution. Web content and updates. Other responsibilities daily books, ordering, HR & payroll and attending to the daily details of running a restaurant for 3 meals a day 7 days a week. *Tending bar and serving on a regular shift basis and cooking and prepping as needed. Show less