Experience

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  Aromatica’s Feast

  • Retired

    • Sep 2011 - Apr 2015

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  Business Solutions

  • Chef Manager

    • Sep 2012 - Feb 2015

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  Senior Retirment Residents

  • Montego Heights, Walnut Creek, CA

  • Chef

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Montego Heights, Walnut Creek, CA

    I am in charge of Dinner preparation for 150 Residents, creating and updating menus, ordering, inventory, and supervising other cooks. We serve Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, with Brunch on Sundays. We do special events for our residents, and some catering jobs, on and of site.

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  Aromatica's Feast Catering Compnay

  • Owner / Chef / Manager

    • Jun 1994 - Apr 2011

    I am Chef / Owner / Manager of a Catering Company in Roseburg, OR.I supervise the Office manager and work with her on bids, and cost out the caterings. I over see my Kitchen, Production, and Bakery Managers. Aromatica's has had up to 20 employee for a a summer season. Doing many wedding and company picnics. I design the menus for our clients with input from my office, kitchen and production managers. I do the ordering, and help with inventory. I have designed menus to pair with wines for barrel tours and wine dinners, working with our local winery's.

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  UCC Culinary Art

  • Culinary Teacher

    • Jan 2007 - May 2007

    Buffet Design, menu planning & pricing of meals.Making a Buffet table look as good as it's food taste

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  Beckley House Bed

  • Breakfast - Chef / Owner

    • Jun 1994 - Jan 2001

    I managed the Bed and Breakfast. All customer contact, sales and booking. I designed the Breakfast I served, and did all the advertising. I also did all housekeeping and yard maintenance. I also started a Bed and Breakfast Association in the Umpqua Valley. We did advertising along the I 5 corridor.

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  Guckenheimer

  • Kitchen Manager

    • May 1992 - Jun 1994

    Kitchen manager - Chef 2 days a week, all staffing, budgeting, menu cycle of 6 week. Interfacing with senior diners resident manager, and owner. Special event planning

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  Facciola Meat Company - Meat Sales

  • Sales rep

    • May 1990 - Mar 1992

    Sales Rep for Corporate Cafeteria Accounts

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  Student Union Hall

  • Safe Cafeteria Manager

    • Oct 1989 - May 1990

    I did all staffing of the unit. I managed the budget, did all inventory and ordering. Menu Design, Client contact, planned and priced out all catering events.

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  Unicom

  • Cafeteria Manager

    • May 1988 - Oct 1989

    It was a small sub unit, I helped with cold food production, all hot food came from main cafeteria. All staffing, ordering, inventory and cash handling, & budgeting.

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  Aromatica's Coffee Shop

  • Chef / Owner / Manager

    • May 1972 - May 1988

    Sold Coffee, Tea Lunches, Brunch, Coffee Pots, Herbs and Candy etc.