Customer Service Pastry Chef

MICHELLE SCHULMAN

Palm Beach, FL ***** 561-***-**** *******************@*****.***

Hospitality and Retail Customer Service Specialist

Passionate, resilient and dedicated pastry chef and customer service specialist with 15+ years working in hospitality and high-end retail establishments, including Worth Avenue.

Trained Pastry Chef who studied at The Postillion, Fon-du-lac, WI under Madame Kuony, a pioneer of organic cooking.

EXPERIENCE

Founder/Pastry Chef, The Pastry Studio, Palm Beach, FL 2020-Present

Create original confectionary designs, providing consultations to ensure client satisfaction.

Reputation for quality baked goods, sweet and savory, and excellent customer service. Pastry Cook, The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, FL 2018-2020

responsible for all production of dinner desserts, organization of station, creative thought process for Pre-Desserts and execution, and baked goods for the Café.

Banquet prep cook

Pastry Chef and Garde Manger, Buccan Restaurant, Palm Beach, FL 2015-2018

Worked under Clay Conley, Chef and Owner, producing pastries in one of the top 25 restaurants in the country.

Execution of desserts and organization in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment.

Garde Manger- responsible for all prep and dinner service. Pastry Chef, Café L Europe, Palm Beach, FL 1998-2002 and 2013-2015

Worked under Norbert Goldner and Bruce Strickland, as the creative force behind all desserts.

Managed all ordering and inventory in a very elegant and long-standing restaurant. Other Professional Experience

Esthetician & Yoga Instructor, Seaside of Palm Beach, a wellness and recovery center–8 years Pastry Cook, Café Boulud, Palm Beach, FL, working under Pastry chef Jennifer Reed and Executive chef Zach Bell – 2 years

Pastry Chef, Self-employed – 10+ years

Chef de Partie, The Maisonette, Cincinnati, Ohio, a 5-star French restaurant. Worked in all areas of the Kitchen including the Fish Station - 8+ years EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Major: Theater, Arts, Photography, Design Completed two years of study towards a Bachelor of Arts degree Summit Country Day, Cincinnati, OH, College Preparatory Program, High School Diploma Certified Yoga Instructor – Teacher for 10+ years

Certified Esthetician – Clinician for 8+ years

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