Dennis J. Ahlborg
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Profile
Nearly 19 years of experience working with food.
Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.
Opened two Grazies Restaurants from Construction to grand opening.
Opened Fuddruckers
Opened a specialty meat market in Greenville, WI The Meatblock
Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
Coordinated purchasing and inventory management for several restaurants.
Well versed in every aspect of a restaurant and with food primarily
Education
High School Diploma, Hortonville High School. Hortonville, WI
2 years completed- Business / Operations Management: UW-Fox Valley
Employment
General Manager- The Meatblock
Catering coordinator
Opening and closing duties
Food ordering and product inventory
Conceptualize menu products and recipes
Specialty meat cutter
Teach a variety of cooking classes using fresh meat
2010-Present
Kitchen Manager- Pullmans of Trolley Square/ Fuddruckers/Beefeaters
***Same ownership asked to work at Fuddruckers because of my corporate background.
working banquet events
running the wheel
creating daily specials
hiring and firing
scheduling
inventory/orders/trucks
closing duties/daily paper work/ change orders and deposits
2008- 2010
Food Production Manager-Perkins(October 2007- 2008)
Food Orders, Inventory
Interviewing New Hires
Schedules, Cleanup charts, Line cooking, Expo
Prep Par levels, Bakery Par levels
New menu Item Step Down Training.
Serv-Safe Certified
Put away all trucks
2007-2008
Kitchen Manager -Sidelines Sports Bar and Grille, Neenah, WI
Food Orders
Scheduling
Creating daily specials and other food marketing concepts.
Hiring and Training New Staff
2006-2007
Every Position, Ground Round, Neenah, WI
Line Cook in every position on line
Closing Bartender
Closing Server
Banquet Bartending and Serving
Some Hosting, Some Bussing
Wanted to develop other skill sets necessary to understand and manage an entire operation.
2004-2006
2nd job intermittently
Operations Manager, Real Men Eat Quiche, Hortonville, WI
Started at the age of 13 in food production regulated by the USDA.
Once the family owned business went nationwide, took over all food ordering and purchasing.
HAACP trained, and wrote spec sheets for production standards.
Product Receiving / shipping coordinator
1993-2007
Assistant Kitchen Manager- Grazies
Part of Store Opening Team for prep, broil, and pantry in Stevens Point location
Part of Store Opening Team for broil in Darboy location.
Trained new hires.
Managed nightly prep sheets and food par levels.
Also stepped into front of house closing shifts when needed.
Prepped and made house bread, pasta, sauces and pizza dough from scratch.
2003-2004
Food Production Leader- Perkins West College Avenue
Completing food orders and putting away trucks
Tracking inventory
Training new hires
Prep Cooking work
Team player that hosted, baked, and served when necessary
1998-2003
Honors & Awards
Grilling with Beer 2012-Judge’s choice award winner
Rising Star of the Fox Cities 2012-business award
Grilling with Beer 2011-People’s choice award winner
State Fair 2011-2nd place (Hickory Smoked Bacon)
Every Kitchen and Restaurant Job I have ever had, I have been promoted in some shape or form
Honorary Philanthropy Champion, 2003 Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.
“Won the award for participating in every community service event for the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity in Oshkosh.
Qualified for National Forensics Tournament for Oratory and Duo Interpretation.
Community
Involvement
St. Mary’s Church of Greenville Fundraisers- cooked and prepped for brat fry-2011, 2010
March of Dimes- participant in Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity Events such as Jail and Bail, and Walk America
Christine Ann Center- Participated in Race for the Lights in 2006 in Oshkosh
St. Mary’s Church of Greenville-Cooked and prepped for Church Picnics and father son breakfasts.