Experience

AD1 Global

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Director of Food & Beverage

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Florida As a Corporate Director of Food and Beverage / Executive Chef will provide leadership and strategic direction for the overall food and beverage functions, inventory management and controls across AD1 GLOBAL properties. Ensuring all hotels within the portfolio are poised to deliver exceptional quality, high margin food and beverage offerings that exceed guest expectations, meet financial goals and hotel brand standards. Reviews and revises all menus in limited service and full service hotel… Show more As a Corporate Director of Food and Beverage / Executive Chef will provide leadership and strategic direction for the overall food and beverage functions, inventory management and controls across AD1 GLOBAL properties. Ensuring all hotels within the portfolio are poised to deliver exceptional quality, high margin food and beverage offerings that exceed guest expectations, meet financial goals and hotel brand standards. Reviews and revises all menus in limited service and full service hotel restaurants on a semi-annual basis. Ensures all menu revisions meet AD1 GLOBAL and brand specifications. Conducts semiannual market surveys in all markets for hotels with banquet facilities to aid in the determination of future strategies. Adjusts menus as necessary to ensure market competitiveness. Monitors Food and Beverage service at all hotel properties. Performs regular on-site inspections of Food and Beverage operations for evaluation, training and support. Monitors kitchen staff efficiency, food production, speed of execution and quality of product. Determine and implement proper service recovery strategy. Responsible for overall accountability of expenses and optimizes profits by controlling food and liquor costs, production and labor to maximize profitability. Works with Food and Beverage Managers and General Managers to monitor inventories at all hotels. Makes recommendations as necessary to ensure proper par levels at hotels. Assumes the responsibility for recruiting, orienting and training food and beverage staff in pre-opening phase of new construction and acquisition of properties.

• Director of Food & Beverage / Executive Chef

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Orlando, Florida



Park Inn by Radisson

• Belgium
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Chef at Park Inn by Radisson and Conference Center.

  • Dec 2015 - Sep 2018

  Orlando, Florida Oversee all F&B Operation. Host flawless events at the Park Inn by Radisson Resort and Conference Center Orlando, which offers stunning, state of the art meeting space, our hotel's property in Kissimmee, Florida can accommodate business meetings, conferences, weddings and large social events with up to 1,300 attendees. In additional, our experienced, dedicated on-site Sales & Catering Team is available to ensure that every event goes off without a hitch.

• Sous Chef

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Kissimmee, Florida



B in the Walt Disney World® Resort

• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Main Kitchen Supervisor/Butcher Pit Master.

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2015

  Orlando, Florida Area



Holiday Inn Orlando - Disney Springs® Area

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Line Cook

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2015



Royal Plaza Hotel, in the Walt Disney World

• Lead Line Cook

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

  Orlando, Florida



EL LEÑADOR

• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Line Cook

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2012

  Quito Ecuador