Kary Goolsby

Yreka California

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Introduction:

Hospitality, Culinary & Restaurant Professional seeking a position where I can utilize many years of a wide range of experiences to maintain, improve and succeed in a professional environment

●General Manager of a Boutique Mountain Lodge

●Executive Chef in New York City

●Small Business Owner of a Brick and Mortar Food Location with an accompanying Food Truck

●Area Manager for a Fast Casual Food Concept

Hotel General Manager 1 / 2022 - 2 / 2023

Callahan’s Mountain Lodge - 7100 Old Hwy 99 S. Ashland OR

Overseeing all aspects of the Hotel Operations while being asked to

continue to be an intricate part of the Restaurant & Kitchen Operations

●Payroll

●Accounts Payable

●Front Desk Operations

●Housekeeping

●Maintenance

●Restaurant

●Kitchen

●Bar

Executive Chef 2 /2021 - 2 / 2023

Callahan’s Mountain Lodge - 7100 Old Hwy 99 S. Ashland OR

●Managing of Special Events

(Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Corporate Retreat, Holiday)

●Menu Designs & Implementation

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bar, Event)

●Cost Controls (Food, Labor)

●Employee Staffing (Interview, Hire, Train, Scheduling)

●Vendor Relationship / Ordering

●Inventory

●Research & Development

Food & Beverage Director 2 / 2021 - 2 / 2023

Callahan’s Mountain Lodge 7100 Old Hwy 99 S. Ashland OR

●Managing of Special Events

(Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Corporate Retreat, Holiday)

●Menu Designs and Implementation

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bar, Event)

●Cost Controls ( Food, Labor Pour)

●Employee Staffing ( Interview, Hire, Train, Scheduling)

●Vendor Relationship / Ordering

●Inventory

Seasonal Personal Vehicle Driver 11 / 2020 - 12 / 2020

UPS 1535 Lucas Rd. Yreka, CA.

Loading and Delivering of Packages in a Timely and Efficient Process

Owner & Executive Chef 1 / 2017 - 11 / 2020

Cookie Dough To Go

Food Truck & Quail Springs Mall - Oklahoma City OK

●Concept Development

●Business Incorporation, Licenses, Permits, Tax ID

●Food Truck Design & Physical Build Out

●Brick & Mortar Location from Concept to Opening & Daily Operations

●OKC Health Department, Permits, Inspections

●ServSafe Certification

●Product Procurement / Vendors

●Recipe Development, Menu Design & Implementation

●Employee Staffing - Interview, Hire, Train, Schedule

●Cost & Controls (Food/Labor)

●Daily, Weekly, Monthly Paperwork / Payroll

●Social Media Accounts

●Event Planning / Scheduling / Booking

●Equipment Maintenance

Executive & Opening Chef 8 / 2011 - 3 / 2016

Upstate Craft Beer & Oyster Bar. 95 First Avenue New York, NY

●Menu Design, Recipe Development & Implementation

●Equipment Acquisition

●Vendor Relationship

●Inventory Management Ordering/Deliveries

●Employee Staffing - Interview, Hire, Train, Schedule

●Daily / Weekly Paperwork

●Cost & Controls (Food/Labor)

●Equipment Maintenance

●NYC Department of Health License

Executive Chef / Chef de Cuisine 1 / 2002 - 9 / 2010

Shaffer City Oyster Bar & Grill. 5 W 21st Street New York, NY

●Promoted through the ranks from Culinary Externship

●Supervision, Preparation and Execution of an Extensive Seafood Menu

●Daily Supervision and Coordination of Staff’s Duties

●Menu Design, Development & Research

●Assisted Owner / Executive Chef as needed

Area Manager, Store Opener, Corporate Trainer, Store Manager 1994 - 2000

New York Bagel Cafe & Delicatessen

●Numerous Locations across:

Oklahoma, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Alabama

Managed all aspects in Developing and Running Successful Locations

Education:

Institute of Culinary Education (Peter Kump’s)

225 Liberty Street New York, NY

●Culinary Arts April 2001 / Dec 2001

●Restaurant & Culinary Management April 2001 / Nov 2001

Book & Event Highlights

Books:

●The Way We Ate Noah Flecks & Paul Wagtouicz

●New York Sweets Alan Batt- The Chef’s Connection

●Street Eats Alan Batt- The Chef’s Connection

●Sandwiches of the World Alan Batt- The Chef’s Connection

●Summer In New York Alan Batt- The Chef’s Connection

●The Great Bagel & Lox Book Alan Batt- The Chef’s Connection

Events:

NYC Wine & Food Festival with the Food Network

Share Our Strength - Food Bank for NYC

New York City’s premier wine and food festival working with over 500 of the industry’s best chefs and restaurants. The festival contributes to the Fight To End Hunger with the Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry.

The Great Gathering of Chefs NYC with Alan Batt of Battman Studios

Annual charity fundraising event held in New York City benefiting Food and Finance High School. This gala event brings together nearly 150 of New York's most renowned chefs to contribute and autograph copies of new cookbooks by Alan Battman.

Wine Enthusiasts Toast of the Town series at Lincoln Center New York NY

Premiere tasting event with 500 Wines, Beers and Spirits including 35 participating restaurants

Susan G Komen Revlon Pink Ribbon Walk in Central Park New York NY

Annual Charity fundraiser for Breast Cancer awareness providing food for the participants

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