Objective

To utilize my industry experiences and skills in sales, public speaking, and project management to positively impact the success of the organization and create new partnerships in the business arena.

Experience

ServSafe Proctor/Instructor, Owner 2001 – Current

Prospect, sell & instruct the ServSafe Managers Certification course for clients that need to be in compliance with

the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to safely operate their business.

Develop and maintain client base and conduct follow-ups to gain referrals and increase registration

Develop PowerPoint presentations for seminars to provide visual as well as verbal instruction and marketing materials for calls to develop new relationships.

Preferred Meals, Inc. – Moosic, Pennsylvania

Corporate Research and Development Chef June 2015 – June 2020

Represented Preferred Meals at trade shows conducting sales presentations to create new partnerships

Developed and maintained relationships with onsite and offsite customers to ensure quality of their products

Supported the commercialization of initial scale ups and initial production runs

Developed meals for clientele in industries such as K-12, Retail, Airline, Senior, Homeless, and Corrections

Tested manufactured products via sensory evaluations during daily production cuttings to ensure that the gold standard is achieved before leaving the facility and work closely with QA and Lab Department when issues arose to a resolution.

Rustic Kitchen Bistro & Bar – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Host of “Cooking With Kate” February 2008 – June 2015

Represented Rustic Kitchen across all media including radio, television, and print media

Supported ticket sales and marketing efforts through Mohegan Sun Casino Partnerships

Produced and performed live and broadcasted cooking shows

Curated recipe development, menus, food history research, script writing and studio set-up

Taste of Home Productions/Readers Digest – Greendale, Wisconsin

Culinary Specialist March 2004 – June 2007

Managed booking, selling, and maintaining clients from Pennsylvania to Maine and the Mid-West

Created marketing packages and commercials to promote events with media outlets for print, radio, and television

Produced and performed live cooking events featuring products from national sponsors (available upon request) in a variety of theatre, ballroom & agricultural venues for 900-2200 attendees

Provided A/V technical aspects of all shows

Maintained partnerships with media clients to increase their non-traditional revenue and public visibility

Luzerne County Community College – Nanticoke Pennsylvania

Adjunct Culinary Instructor January 2000 – April 2013

Provided classroom instruction for hot and cold food preparation

Prepared syllabi and written exams per class content and focus

Created the Business Plan Presentation Project for students to introduce them to the entrepreneurial side of the food industry

Education

Marywood University – Scranton, Pennsylvania May 2003

Bachelor of Science Family & Consumer Sciences; Nutrition

Baltimore International Culinary College – Baltimore, Maryland May 1999

Associates of Science in Professional Cooking

Certifications & Seminars

ServSafe Instructor & Registered ServSafe Examination Proctor Certificate No. 4012636 valid until 7/30/22

ServSafe Food Protection Certification No. 15061501 valid until 5/1/22

Rutgers Food Science Course

IFT -Institute of Food Technology Meet with vendors in all areas of Food Technology to create new avenues of future

opportunities

References:

PJ Lemoncelli, Corporate Executive Chef- Preferred Meals 570-***-****

Tom Holloway, Owner - Rustic Kitchen 617-***-****

Tiffany Ferguson, Human Resource Consultant – Preferred Meals 570-***-****

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