Michael Stephenson

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*nd Floor

Montclair, NJ 07042

973-***-**** (H) 973-***-**** (C)

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Experience:

Many years of experience working in the food service industry, which includes Management, food Production for Corporate cafeterias, catering, institution style

(Rehabilitation/Long Term Nursing Home Facility, Kosher Style, Correctional.) menu planning; hiring of staff, scheduling, inventory, food storage, food ordering, maintaining of budgets, payroll; and maintaining a safe, sanitized work environment, EDUCATION:

1976-1977: Certification in Food Service, Essex County Career Center 2018: ServSafe Manager- The New Jersey Agriculture ServSafe Certification Rutgers University.

EMPLOYMENT: 2019 PRESENT SOUTH MOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE; Food Service Director: Highly Experience responsible 200 Bed Unit. Menu Planning Food ordering inventory Labor Cost training in services Scheduling Over seeing the dietary department. new admission personal interviews with Residents Sanitation all documents discharges and working very close with Registered dietitian Work very well Administrator and department heads. 2017-2019 HCR ManorCare Acute Health Care Facility Food Service Director: responsible for 150 residents, the operation of the dietary department inventory food ordering budgeting food cost labor cost scheduling all activities birthdays barbeques, catering training in-services sanitation over see of all documents. Additional responsibilities working close Registered dietitian new admissions discharges diet changes. Work very close Administrator Director of nursing unit managers house keeping maintenance departments.

2016-2017: Beth Israel Hospital:

Food Service Operation Manager: responsible for the daily operation of a 600-bed facility. My responsibilities include 5 Man Management team a lone with entire kitchen staff. Assigning duties daily, labeling and dating food storage items, food ordering, scheduling, Additional responsibilities are catering special events within the facility, and birthdays, facilitating weekly in-service training for staff.

2014-2016: Sinai Post Acute Rehab Health Care Center Food Service Director: responsible for the daily operation of a 350-bed sub-acute rehab facility. My responsibilities include managing the entire kitchen staff. Assigning duties daily, labeling and dating food storage items, food ordering, scheduling, meal tracker, new admissions and discharges, special diets work closely with Dietitians on a daily basis. Additional responsibilities catering special events within the facility, such as cookouts, and birthdays facilitating weekly in-service training for staff.

2010-2014: Food Service Director-Community Education Center Managed two units, provided support where needed, implement policies and procedures, input invoices (excel), submit weekly budget reports to Regional Manager, payroll, participate in daily department head meetings, work closely with directors of all facilities as well as cooperate dietician; calculate food cost, food ordering menu planning, maintenance of kitchen; annual evaluation of staff hiring of staff scheduling,special functions and all catering 2007-2010: Chef Manager- Dartcor Inc.

Floating Chef Manager for over 10 Units/café; managing kitchen staff, troubleshoot as needed; assists with purchasing food supplies, labor cost, food storage, and maintaining a safe and sanitized working environment, et. 1999-2007 - Director of Food Service – Culinart, Inc. (Community Education Manage three units, give support where needed, implement policies and procedures, input invoices (excel), submit weekly budget reports to Regional Manager, payroll, participate in daily department head meetings, work closely with directors of all facilities as well as cooperate dietician; calculate food cost, food ordering; menu planning, maintenance of kitchen; annual evaluations of staff, hiring of staff, scheduling, participant in in-house Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy (REBT), oversee catering for directors meeting as well as special functions/events for staff and annual family day bar-be-que for residents, develop structured duties for residents, maintaining a safe and sanitized work environment.

1997-1999: Assistant Food Service Director, Kessler Care Center Responsible for the operation of kitchen and dining room, prepared meals per day as well catering for fine dining functions, including inventory, food purchasing, scheduling, menu planning, staff in service, hiring as well as maintaining a safe and sanitized work environment. 1987-1997 Chef Supervisor, Daughter’s of Israel Geriatric Center Supervised 10 employees in a high volume nursing home facility, Prepared over 900 meals daily for residents and staff (Kosher Style) as well as catering for fine dining events.

Certifications

• Manager ServSafe Certification Rutgers-University

• ServSafe Certification

• Board of Health Food Handling Certification

Accomplishments

• Organizing the opening for new food service departments for Nursing homes, Restaurants and Correctional facilities;

• During my tenor as Director of Food Service at Community Education Center (CEC) the facility has passed eight local and eight state accreditations/ inspections.

• Developed work release program for residents within the facility

• Prepare residents for certifications for Board of Health Food Handling and ServSafe.