Customer Service Event Planner

Desiree Pace

GREETINGS, MY NAME IS DESIREE PACE I AM EAGER TO INTERVIEW WITH YOU REGARDING

OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO CATERING ~EVENTS~SALES~ FOOD SERVICE I WAS BORN IN THE FOOD & HOSPITALITY BUSINESS.. 3 GENERATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURS

~ PIONEERS...IN INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY GOURMET CUISINE, SOPHISTICATED CATERING~ FINE DINING RESTAURANT'S AND IN THE 70'S A LEGENDARY DISCOTHEQUE. Nashville, TN 37214

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30+ YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS AN INNOVATIVE CATERER AND RESTAURATEUR, PIONEERING IN CONTEMPORARY CREOLE CUISINE. ~ ESTABLISHED AN IMPRESSIVE REPUTATION AS ONE OF LOUISIANA'S OUTSTANDING (IN DEMAND) CATERERS, CHEF, EVENT PLANNER AND COORDINATOR. ~ HIGH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN SURPASSING QUALITY WORK, PLANNING, PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, DEADLINES, AND BUDGETS. ~ MAJOR STRENGTH IN MULTI-TASKING: CATERING BUFFETS, SEATED DINNERS, COCKTAIL PARTIES INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF GUESTS; ALL WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIRECTING STAFF FOR MENUS, EQUIPMENT, ETC. FOR THE NEXT DAY.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

PRESENT PROPRIETOR ~ CHEF

D’LISH CATERING INSANELY GOOD FOOD - Nashville, TN January 2007 to Present

~ DISH CATERING 2015-2019 PROPRIETOR ~ CHEF, BATON ROUGE, LA

~ A CATERED AFFAIR 1990 PRESIDENT ~ PROPRIETOR ~ CHEF, BATON ROUGE, LA ~ CAFE DESIREE 1987-1989 PROPRIETOR ~ MANAGING PARTNER, BATON ROUGE, LA Education

Associate in Business

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA

August 1976 to December 1980

Associate in INTERIOR DESIGN, BUSINESS

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge, LA 1976 to 1980

Bachelor's degree in Interior design,business

Skills

• ~ CLIENT RELATIONS, SALES, IMPECCABLE QUALITY STANDARDS, DETAILED ORIENTED, PROFESSIONAL IN PROBLEM SOLVING (10+ years)

• PRIORITIZING & ORGANIZING, SAFETY REGULATIONS, ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO VENDERS ORDERS FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES, AND EQUIPMENT (10+ years)

• Restaurant Experience (10+ years)

• Interior Design (10+ years)

• Catering (10+ years)

• Event Planning (10+ years)

• Banquet Experience (10+ years)

• Culinary Experience (10+ years)

• Cooking (10+ years)

• Kitchen experience (10+ years)

• Presentation Skills I (10+ years)

• Microsoft Excel (7 years)

• Sales (10+ years)

• Microsoft Word (10+ years)

• Negotiation (10+ years)

• Management (10+ years)

• Business Development (10+ years)

• Adobe InDesign

• Problem-solving (10+ years)

• Team Work (10+ years)

• Flexibility (10+ years)

• Reliability (10+ years)

• Sales management (10+ years)

• Hotel experience (5 years)

• Hospitality (10+ years)

• Typing (10+ years)

• Supervising experience (10+ years)

• Time management (10+ years)

• Bartending (10+ years)

• Customer service (10+ years)

• Windows (10+ years)

• Food safety (10+ years)

• Management (10+ years)

• Public relations (10+ years)

• Marketing (10+ years)

• Logistics (10+ years)

• Food preparation (10+ years)

• Computer skills (10+ years)

• Guest relations (10+ years)

• Merchandising (5 years)

• Pricing (10+ years)

• Branding (5 years)

• Leadership (10+ years)

• Events management (10+ years)

• Research

Certifications and Licenses

Food Handler Certification

Assessments

Work Style: Reliability — Highly Proficient

January 2019

Measures a candidate's tendency to be dependable and come to work. Full results: Highly Proficient

Sales skills — Proficient

August 2020

Influencing and negotiating with customers

Full results: Proficient

General manager (hospitality) — Proficient

April 2020

Solving group scheduling problems and reading and interpreting P&L statements Full results: Proficient

Supervisory skills: Motivating & assessing employees — Proficient April 2020

Motivating others to achieve objectives and identifying improvements or corrective actions. Full results: Proficient

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