Executive Chef/Firefighter

• Jan 2010 - Present

Owner, chef, baker, author

• Aug 2014 - Present

Working with community to improve food security, one family farm at a time. Sustainable farm to table. Working with community to improve food security, one family farm at a time. Sustainable farm to table.

Executive Chef/ Resident grower

• Aug 2014 - Present

Chef, baker, grower and writer for over 40 years. Combining my passions with coastal living, along with splitting my time with Charleston Rural Fire Protection District as a volunteer Engineer, EMT and Firefighter. Not retired, repurposed. Chef, baker, grower and writer for over 40 years. Combining my passions with coastal living, along with splitting my time with Charleston Rural Fire Protection District as a volunteer Engineer, EMT and Firefighter. Not retired, repurposed.

Owner

• 1994 - Present

On and off site catering and food production. Training and recipe/menu development.Restaurant and Bakery Consulting for small to medium sized operations worldwide. Some past projects, New York Pizza, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia 2003, 2004First Grocery Store, Yuzhno Sakhalin, Sakhalin Russia 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia 2018. On and off site catering and food production. Training and recipe/menu development.Restaurant and Bakery Consulting for small to medium sized operations worldwide. Some past projects, New York Pizza, Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia 2003, 2004First Grocery Store, Yuzhno Sakhalin, Sakhalin Russia 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia 2018.

Program Coordinator, Baking and Pastry Intructor Emeritus

• Apr 2008 - Aug 2014

Program coordinator and Senior Instructor, Baking and Pastry Program at Oregon Coast Culinary Institute responsible for curriculum development, training and full time instruction of the PM cohort B and P.Also content expert for Culinary and Baking and Pastry writing projects. Program coordinator and Senior Instructor, Baking and Pastry Program at Oregon Coast Culinary Institute responsible for curriculum development, training and full time instruction of the PM cohort B and P.Also content expert for Culinary and Baking and Pastry writing projects.

Instructor

• May 2006 - Mar 2008

Taught Culinary classes to include Basic and Advanced Garde Manger, Basic and Advanced Culinary Arts, Stocks, Soups and Sauces, and International Cuisine. Taught Culinary classes to include Basic and Advanced Garde Manger, Basic and Advanced Culinary Arts, Stocks, Soups and Sauces, and International Cuisine.

Program Coordinator

• Jun 1997 - May 2006

Developed curriculum for Culinary Arts and developed and brought on line the Baking and Pastry Program. Also developed the PM program and Weekend College program. Taught full time in both culinary and baking classes. Started the first culinary competition team in Nebraska and brought the team to ACF Central Regionals in Chicago. Team won a bronze medal. Developed curriculum for Culinary Arts and developed and brought on line the Baking and Pastry Program. Also developed the PM program and Weekend College program. Taught full time in both culinary and baking classes. Started the first culinary competition team in Nebraska and brought the team to ACF Central Regionals in Chicago. Team won a bronze medal.