Experience

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  Kansas City Kansas Community College

  • Kansas City Kansas Community College

  • Professional Chef Instructor

    • Aug 2010 - Present
    • Kansas City Kansas Community College

    Teaching culinary courses at the college. From Food Productions to Menu marketing and History.

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  Rib Stars BBQ

  • Owner

    • 2000 - Present

    Author and Self Publisher of successfull line of smoking and grilling cookbooks. Also a very successfull line of Award Winning Rubs, RIB STARS Rub ME Tender® BBQ Rubs (2003-2010). MSG Free!

  • Chef Instructor

    • Oct 1997 - Present

    Concept & Culinary DirectorProviding new standards for the operations of the front and back of the house. Standardizing all concept recipes. Kitchen design for new concepts.Reported directly to Owner and President of the company. Overseeing daily functions of all restaurants.Overseeing booking and purchasing. Key Achievements: * Develop new Menus * Standardize recipes * Implemented better bookkeeping procedure * Increase Cash Flow * Lowered food cost in the company by 12%. * Implemented Food Rebate program from food vendors

  • Owner/Creator/Author/Publisher/Instructor

    • Sep 1997 - Present

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  MBQI (Culinary Center of Kansas City)

  • Overland Park, Kansas

  • Professional Chef Instructor

    • 2000 - Present
    • Overland Park, Kansas

    I specialize in teaching, Smoking, Grilling and Professional Cooking Classes. Hands-on learning. ALso, do off premise catered events featuring different grilling themes.

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  Rib Stars

  • Shawnee, KS

  • Cookbook Author

    • 2000 - Present
    • Shawnee, KS

    Simply BACKYARD BARBECUING From Grilling to Smoking (2010)BACKYARD BBQ The Art of Smokology® (2005)BACKYARD GRILLING, Grilling like a Professional! (2003)

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  Haddad Restaurant Group

  • Kansas City , MO

  • Vice President/Culinary Director

    • May 1992 - Oct 2007
    • Kansas City , MO

    Over saw all operational and culinary functions of the company, nation wide.

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  HADDAD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC

  • Vice President and Culinary Director

    • May 1992 - Oct 2007

    Provided leadership for managers and chefs of the company, comprising of 27 restaurants (12 concepts)Responsible for operational & culinary issues relating to everyday functions. Concept direction, kitchen designs and opening of restaurants.Reported directly to Owner and President of the comp...

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  Creative Restaurant Management, INc

  • Director of Culinary

    • Sep 1989 - May 1992

    Oversaw the culinary functions of the company, nationwide.Development of recipes, procedures, openings and training.

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  CREATIVE RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT

  • Partner/Director of Culinary

    • May 1989 - May 1992

    Leadership for chefs. Comprising of 30 restaurants (15 concepts)Responsible for all culinary issues relating to everyday functions. Concept direction, kitchen designs and opening and training of restaurants.Reported directly to Vice President of the company. Overseeing daily functions of all culi...

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  Gilbert Robinson Restaurant Company

  • Kansas City, MO

  • Director of Culinary/Seafood Operations

    • Sep 1978 - Oct 1989
    • Kansas City, MO

    Development of the Seafood Division for Gilbert Robinson, mostly the expansion of Bristol Bar & Grill. Ran the original Bristol Bar & Grill, and developed the standard recipes for this concept. Over saw the East Coast Restaurants in the culinary area.

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  GILBERT ROBINSON, INC

  • Director of Culinary/Executive Chef/Head Chef

    • Sep 1978 - May 1989

    Over 10 years working from Unit Head chef to Corporate Executive and Culinary Director. Learned multi-unit supervising from the growth of the company.Learned daily functions of the kitchen in restaurants. Recipe development and the importance of people in this business from Joe Gilbert and the co...