Experience

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  Cuba Independent Schools

  • Cuba NM

  • Food Service Director

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Cuba NM

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  New Mexico State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • College Assistant Professor

    • Jul 2006 - Present

  • College Assistant Professor

    • Jul 2006 - May 2022

    Teach various business & foods courses in the School of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management.

  • Advisory board member

    • May 2004 - Jul 2006

  • College Assistant Professor

    • Aug 2000 - May 2004

    Taught Quantity Foods, Accounting, Marketing, and Human Resource Management courses in bachelor's degree programDesigned and helped bring to fulfillment a 60-seat culinary training facility/restaurant venueServed as faculty advisor for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Student AssociationServed on faculty search committees and curriculum review committeeSupervised public fundraising dinners as part of culinary curriculum and served as liaison to sponsoring businesses and non-profit organizationsOrganized recruiting events both on and off campus to both traditional and non-traditional markets

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  New Mexico Department of Agriculture

  • Chef Ambassador

    • Aug 2018 - May 2022

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  Hartley-Zeck Culinary Consultants, LLC

  • Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

  • Partner

    • Jan 2008 - Apr 2011
    • Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

    Provided food service consulting from the farm to the plate. Services provided included opening new restaurants, remodeling kitchens, creating HAACP plans, creating new menus/menu items, ice carving, service training, and other.

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  Pioneer College Caterers

  • Food Service Director

    • Mar 2005 - Jun 2006

    Increased conference sales by over 75%Fully responsible for all catering, board plan, coffee shop, convenience store and concessions operations

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  Red Lobster

  • Culinary Manager, Manager on Duty

    • May 2004 - Mar 2005

    Maintained kitchen operation routinely producing over $20,000 in daily salesResponsible for food quality, sanitation & safety levels, training of culinary staff as well as general restaurant management.

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  NMSU/Dona Ana Branch Campus

  • Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator

    • Aug 1997 - Aug 2000

    Administered the Hospitality Services associate degree program and taught all courses within the major including management, accounting, food service and human resource coursesSecured $1.4 million for building a culinary training facility in cooperation with Mesilla Valley Youth FoundationDesigned and implemented new program curriculum that included certification through National Restaurant Association and American Hotel & Lodging AssociationDesigned and secured articulation agreement between associate and bachelor degree programs in hospitality management

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  Aramark

  • Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • Production Manager/Cash Operations Manager

    • Jun 1996 - Aug 1997
    • Las Cruces, New Mexico

    Managed food production at New Mexico State University for multiple sales outlets including stadium concessions, student board plan and cafeteria, catering, banquet and multiple restaurant outlets.

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  Employment During 1980's and '90's

  • Various

  • Executive Chef/Food & Beverage Director

    • 1985 - Jun 1996
    • Various

    Employed as Executive Chef and/or Food & Beverage Director for the following organizations:-Ciao Bella, Inc. d.b.a. Che Bella Restaurant, Ruidoso, NM-Pagosa Lodge & Resort, Pagosa Springs, CO-Mesilla Valley Hospital, Las Cruces, NM-Regina's at the Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CAPartner/Owner Catering by the Bay, San Francisco, CA