Experience

Taste Catering and Event Planning

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• On Site Kitchen Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Present



Grace Street Catering

• Oakland, CA

• Onsite Chef/Kitchen Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Nov 2016

  -Work as On-Site Chef for high-end catering company. Prepare and assemble appetizers and salads. Cook foods via hotbox or on-site oven/stoves. Complete final preparation and plating of all courses and/or buffet. -Act as the Kitchen Manager at selected events. Responsible for directing all on-site kitchen activities, supervising staff as well as ensuring food quality and presentation -Work as On-Site Chef for high-end catering company. Prepare and assemble appetizers and salads. Cook foods via hotbox or on-site oven/stoves. Complete final preparation and plating of all courses and/or buffet. -Act as the Kitchen Manager at selected events. Responsible for directing all on-site kitchen activities, supervising staff as well as ensuring food quality and presentation



American Custom Meats

• Tracy, CA

• Product Development Manager & Internal Sales Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013



Raybern Foods

• Hayward, CA

• Manager/Director of Product Development

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2013

  -Developed frozen food products including meats, sauces, entrees and sandwiches. -Drove the commercialization of new products from bench-top scale up all the way into large- scale manufacturing production. -Managed timelines relating to roll-out of new products from initial design concept to final manufacturing production. Led cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Operations and Quality to ensure all milestones were met. -Developed and implemented continuous product improvement initiatives that reduced manufacturing costs and/ or improved product quality and performance. -Created and managed all technical product documentation including ingredient statements, nutritional panels and product specifications. -Assisted in the development of final product packaging including materials, size and layout. -Reviewed and approved all labels and final product packaging for accuracy and compliance with all applicable USDA and FDA laws and regulations. -Collaborated with vendors on new ingredients and technologies. -Performed food costing analyses and sourced/approved raw material ingredients for reformulated and new products. Show less



Mattson & Company

• Foster City, CA

• Intern Food Technologist

  • Feb 2004 - Aug 2004

  Assisted senior food technologists in the development of a wide variety of retail products including but not limited to: complete entrees, vegetables and side dishes, sauces, and beverages. -Developed frozen dinners, hot sauce and popcorn products. -Assisted in the scale-up and large-scale production of products at an offsite contract manufacturer. -Prepared products for client and consumer tasting. -Determined nutritional information for developed products. Assisted senior food technologists in the development of a wide variety of retail products including but not limited to: complete entrees, vegetables and side dishes, sauces, and beverages. -Developed frozen dinners, hot sauce and popcorn products. -Assisted in the scale-up and large-scale production of products at an offsite contract manufacturer. -Prepared products for client and consumer tasting. -Determined nutritional information for developed products.



Lam Research

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Oct 2000

  -Managed environmental programs for a multi-facility corporation. Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. -Supervised and trained the staff/consultants providing support for environmental programs. -Prepared and managed the budget. Selected and managed vendor contracts. -Interacted with outside regulatory agencies and provided guidance to internal customers on environmental compliance issues. -Delivered company-wide EH&S training. Show less