Experience

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  Norwalk Community College

  • Professor Hospitality And Culinary Arts
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  Norwalk Community College

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Professor Hospitality and Culinary Arts

    • Aug 1999 - Present

    Full professor of NCC's Hospitality & Culinary Arts Program. Teach a full array of courses offered for credit and professional non-credit classes. The program offers an accredited Culinary Certificate Program and 3 Associate Degree Programs in Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts and Hotel Management. We have a state of the art kitchen facility accommodating 16 students per food production class and a 65 seat dining room overlooking the Culinary Arts organic and sustainable garden.

  • Director Hospitality & Culinary Arts

    • May 2008 - Sep 2009

    Acting Director:150 students, 3 programs - Hotel, Restaurant, Culinary Artshire and train 9 adjunct professors to teach the curriculumtraining towards industry needs and building employer and student working relationships was number one priority.

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  Chef Jeff, LLC

  • President

    • 2001 - Present

    Food Production training company where cooks, chefs and managers/directors/owners are trained on the execution of their menu/cuisine. Menu development, purchasing specifications, recipe development, customised production techniques specific to the operation for flow, consistency, efficiency, cust...

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  University of New Haven Prato

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Professor UNH Prato campus Tuscany Italy

    • May 2014 - Jul 2014

    Instructed a group of UNH students in Prato, Italy May and June, 2014 to study the wines of Central Italy (primarily Tuscan regions) and "slow food" culture of the Tuscan region. We educationally explored numerous vineyards and food production facilities inclusive of many tasting evaluations . There was classroom lecture, presentations and testing offering 6 college credits."What happened in Prato stays with you for life"http://www.newhaven.edu/IEL/study-abroad/tuscany/ Chef Jeff

  • Adjunct Professor Hospitality at University New Haven

    • Sep 1999 - Jul 2014

    Instruct Wine Appreciation, Food Culture., Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts;Did not teach at UNH from '04-'09

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  Jcakes, LLC

  • New Haven County, CT

  • Co Owner

    • Sep 1991 - Dec 2001
    • New Haven County, CT

    special occasion cake and mini pastry business providing products for retail and wholesale

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  Yale University Dining

  • Executive Chef

    • 1988 - 1999

    Write menus, train cooks & pantry workers, establish product specifications/vendor relationships, food production schedules, operate test kitchen, develop recipes and modifications, vegetarian/vegan recipe base, student and FS director/manager focus groups, educational seminars & demonstr...