Experience

The Spruce
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Editor

  • Jul 2022 - Present


The Joy of Cooking

• Food and Beverage Services

• Co-author, Editor, and Steward

  • Sep 2010 - Present

  - Submitted an exhaustive outline and proposal to Scribner in 2016. - Revised and expanded on Joy’s encyclopedic coverage of ingredients, cooking techniques, and recipes with co-author John Becker. - Helped create a 1.2-million-word manuscript with over 600 new recipes, thousands of legacy recipes tested and revised, and up-to-date treatment of culinary topics ranging from food safety to the processes at work during vegetable fermentation, written for an audience of home cooks. - Helped to maintain and update the Joy of Cooking website with regular blog content. - Developed content strategies and calendars, performed community management, and created regular platform-specific content for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (note: Joy of Cooking website is currently undergoing redesign). - Collaborated with a team of developers to create an app for iPhone and iPad based on the 2006 edition of Joy. Prepared the manuscript for delivery to the developer (a process that began with uncorrected proofs), performed extensive CMS data entry, edited recipes to take advantage of the app format, performed quality control, and contributed food photography. - Received media training and went on a media tour of 11 cities. Gave radio, magazine, podcast, and newspaper interviews, appeared on live and taped tv segments, participated in expert panels and Q&A sessions, and did book signings and live cooking demos. Show less



Heart Creative

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Culinary Director

  • May 2015 - Mar 2022

  - Developed thousands of original recipes within parameters set by various clients, including for specialty diets (gluten-free, keto, paleo, vegan, etc.). - Created a house recipe style guide outlining recipe writing best practices. - Created nutrition labels using industry-standard software, ESHA Food Processor. - Developed appliance-specific recipes. - Created a menu for a fast-casual plant-based restaurant. - Audited existing recipe catalogs for relevance, accuracy, and opportunities. - Conducted appliance testing. - Created culinary style guidelines for well-loved brands to help them refine their marketing and speak with authority on food and cooking. - Managed a small team of culinary professionals in a test kitchen and production studio environment. - Conducted regular 1:1s with direct reports, gave performance evaluations, organized team building activities, and facilitated ongoing professional development. - Trained direct reports in recipe development, food styling, and culinary production and provided ongoing feedback. - Managed team workloads, overseeing project timelines and resourcing labor and contractors as needed to meet deadlines. - Managed complex production roster, often overseeing several photo and video shoots per day while providing and directing culinary support to our creative team. - Facilitated communication between multiple teams; provided regular updates, flagged roadblocks, and maintained a tight focus on deadlines. - Scheduled multifaceted projects using Asana and have a thorough understanding of how to create and use dependencies, milestones, and bandwidth portfolios. - Collaborated on business strategy, created policies, processes, and trainings, facilitated meetings, and helped create and implement a culture plan. - Participated in pitching new business, creating pitch materials, and pricing out key services and new products. Show less



Irving Street Kitchen

• Assistant Pastry Chef

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  - Collaborated with pastry chef Helena Root to create and execute seasonal plated desserts. Made a wide variety of baked goods, pastries, and dessert accompaniments from ice creams to laminated pastries to seasonal jams, jellies, and conserves for dinner and brunch service. - Plated desserts on the line during service while also being responsible for plating desserts and savory dishes for parties held in the private dining room. - Cross-trained on garde manger and worked this station in addition to pastry when needed. Prepped and plated salads, cold dishes, and charcuterie and cheese boards. Show less



Little Blue Baking Company

• Business Owner

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  Founded and ran a small, successful farmer's market baking business, preparing small-batch baked goods and pastries with locally-sourced ingredients. I managed all aspects of the business, including marketing, baking, sales, and sourcing. Founded and ran a small, successful farmer's market baking business, preparing small-batch baked goods and pastries with locally-sourced ingredients. I managed all aspects of the business, including marketing, baking, sales, and sourcing.



Spinning Spider Creamery

• United States

• Cheese maker

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2011

  Made cheese, first as apprentice, then as employee. Aged, packaged, and sold cheese at farmer's markets. Made deliveries to various restaurants and businesses. Learned the basics of caring for goats and milking them. Made cheese, first as apprentice, then as employee. Aged, packaged, and sold cheese at farmer's markets. Made deliveries to various restaurants and businesses. Learned the basics of caring for goats and milking them.



Greenlife Grocery

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services

• Baker

  • Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  Baked breakfast pastries and various dessert items. Baked breakfast pastries and various dessert items.