Experience

FarmArt Produce

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

• Local Buyer

  • Feb 2020 - Present



HUNGRY

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Corporate Catering

  • Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

  HUNGRY is the first ever platform that provides exceptional business and event catering by our exclusive network of top local chefs. Donated over 200,000 meals to hunger relief!



FarmArt Produce

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

• Regional Sales Representative

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2019



V Street

• Chef de Cuisine

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2017



Vstreet

• Pastry Chef

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2017

• Sous Chef

  • May 2015 - Sep 2016



Greensgrow

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fresh Food Manager and CSA Supervisor

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

• CSA Supervisor

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014



Pitruco Pizza

• Co-Founder and Dough Boy

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

  Pitruco is a brick oven wood-fired pizza place on wheels. Winner of Best of Philly 2012 Best Food Truck Award. Assisted in jump starting this great business venture. Performed daily fresh produce procurement, weekly inventories, and sold thousands of pizzas. Managed the social media and maintained website. Assisted in scouting out new locations and event management. Performed food production for our daily services and private catering events.



The Food Trust

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Store Conversion Associate, Healthy Corner Store Initiative

  • Feb 2010 - Aug 2011

  - Plan, customize, and implement sustainable strategies for bringing fresh produce and healthier foods into corner stores.- Assist in growing the Philadelphia Healthy Corner Store Network from 13 stores to over 450 throughout Philadelphia.- Provided spatial analysis on member stores (450+) and Food Trust program locations (1000+) and supermarkets via ArcGIS software and other geographical information systems.- Generated unique web-based mapping and flatten PDF maps for locations of interest and grant reporting.



Planet Drum

• Volunteer

  • Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  -Help maintain native trees in greenhouse and onsite composting facility -Assist in the revegetation of field sites for erosion control and habit restoration-Promote sustainable living practices in urban developing nation environment



Potbelly Sandwich Works

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Shift Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Nov 2009

  Deployed and managed associates (12 employees), maintained outstanding customer service, and product quality checks during shifts Reduced inventory product variance from 6.1% to 2.9% Responsible for opening/closing restaurant, inventory, ordering appropriate products, employee training, employee assignments, associate scheduling, and cash handlingUtilized Point of Sales software to analyze sales, labor, product mix, and profit



OneBurger

• Server

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  -Trained new employees on the Point of Sale system and counter position -Responsible for opening/closing restaurant, working with POS system, and ordering products-Maintained the overall demeanor and support brand consistency of concept



Beach Creative Communication

• Marketing Intern

  • May 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Performed market research for select demographics and data entry.• Performed project management to insure projects met aggressive timelines for completion.• Executed various administrative tasks and clerical support to the office. • Applied Quark and Photoshop to create professionally presentable marketing campaigns to potential clients.



Drexel University College of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jan 2003 - Aug 2003

  • Collaborated on published research on mapping neural pathways in animals• Developed independent research projects• Analyzed stained neural images of the brain • Gained knowledge of scientific method and research development