Experience

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  RMD Group

  • United States

  • Events operations

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • United States
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  Hilton San Diego Bayfront

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Banquet Captain

    • Mar 2015 - Present
    • Greater San Diego Area

    proficient in Salesforce, Agylysis, Micros

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  Sodexo Live!

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Event Captain/ Chef Supervisor

    • Sep 2013 - Present
    • Greater San Diego Area
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  The Rady Shell

  • United States

  • Event Supervisor

    • Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
    • United States
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  The Meritage Resort and Spa, Napa

  • United States

  • Task Force

    • Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
    • United States
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  Marriott Hotels

  • San Diego, California

  • Event Operations Captain

    • Sep 2016 - Aug 2020
    • San Diego, California

    Responsible for the supervision of the Banquet staff, coordinating all food and beverage service with the Banquet Manager to ensure excellent guest service. Proficient in customer service/guest relations/ training

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  Noble House Hotels & Resorts

  • San Diego, California

  • Events operations

    • Mar 2017 - Feb 2018
    • San Diego, California

    Events Captain at Kona Kai Resort and Spa

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  La Valencia Hotel

  • United States
  • Hospitality
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Restaurant Manager

    • May 2016 - Dec 2016

    Encourages a positive working relationship with other team members to reach common goals, and listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.

  • Event Operations Manager

    • Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

    Reports to Banquet Manager post BEO meetings to discuss plan of action for the following week to include staffing, styles of service, additional side projects, training, etc.Coordinates with the team daily set up, servicing of each function, breakdown and any refreshes or resets. Prepare and post daily room assignments for banquet staff including specific times for set-up, service, breakdown, resets, refreshes and their breaks.Ensures meals are prepared and served in accordance with established service standards. Communicates additional meal requirements, allergies, dietary needs, and special requests to the kitchen.Inspects the cleanliness and presentation of each banquet room to include tables, chairs, linens, all china, glass, and silver prior to set up.Encourages a positive working relationship with other team members to reach common goals, and listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Delphi, Touch

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  Harrah's Resort Southern California

  • Food Stylist

    • Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Pamplemousse Grille

  • Del Mar, CA

  • Independent Contractor

    • Sep 1997 - Feb 2015
    • Del Mar, CA

    Contractor to provide staff for off-site event chefs, servers, bartenders.Coordinator for particular courses during each off-site catered event. Act as sole chef for smaller events. Cater for parties as small as 10 and as large as 2000. Styles of service include, but are not limited to American, ...

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  March of Dimes

  • Culinary Chair

    • 2013 - 2015
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  Alchemy

  • San Diego

  • Consultant Catering Director and Staffing Coordinator

    • May 2013 - Apr 2014
    • San Diego

    New business development for off-site and in-house events. Often involved attending industry and networking events, telemarketing, advertising and contacting the competitions client base. Conducts tours of the facility, menu tastings and meetings with clients. Develop new database program in whic...

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  San Diego Magazine

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Food Stylist

    • 2011 - 2014
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Recreating food items to be picture perfect. Utilizing non-food items to “build” plates, hot and cold meals, beverages, etc. for magazine shoots. Contracted to food style the magazine's "Best of" editions.

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  MERYO Enterprises

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Caterer, staffing coordinator, food stylist, coordinator, chef consultant, ca...

    • Jan 2006 - May 2013
    • Greater San Diego Area

    Umbrella corp. of Cork and Platter and GRO café.Cork and Platter is the farm-to-fork friendly catering company that specializes in high end private parties and corporate events for groups from 10 to 500. GRO Café, located in Balboa Park, the hub for all things healthy. Serving fresh food and drin...

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  Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. (dba Souplantatio...

  • Food Stylist

    • 2013 - 2013

    Contracted to food style items for their marketing campaigns

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  JorgeCruise.com, Inc.

  • San Diego, California

  • Food Stylist

    • 2009 - 2009
    • San Diego, California

    .Recipe development, styling coordinator. Number 1 Bestseller. Published accredited

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  Fox (Film, TV and Sports)

  • Food Stylist and Set Designer

    • Mar 2006 - Oct 2006

    Worked on the set of Kitchen Confidential, the comedic portrayal of Anthony Bourdain, starring Bradley Cooper.

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  Whistler Blackcomb

  • Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

  • Hiring Manager

    • Aug 1991 - Aug 1992
    • Whistler, British Columbia, Canada