Social Media Food Service

A challenging career which will utilize my knowledge and allow me to further my learning for

mutual advancement and success.

EDUCATION:

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York Culinary Arts Degree

Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, Maryland High School Diploma

EXPERIENCE:

• Wholesale: Food Service Sales Career

Initial training in inside and outside sales, all departments of the warehouse, transportation, food service meat production and marketing from advertizing to social media set-up and networking.

Sales: Developed and managed territories, Center of the Plate Specialist, new product sales demonstrations

• Retail: Owned and Operated My Butcher and More, an Artisan Butcher Shop & Eat In/Carry Out Deli in Annapolis MD

Created business plan, negotiated business location, floor plan design, purchased equipment, created and enforced MD State Health Department High Risk HACCP Plan

& USDA regulation guidelines and training, design and cost analysis of deli menu Fresh Meat List: create cutting specs, yield test, sell projection, training, meat case set up and standard packaging procedures

Employee Management: Hiring and training, scheduling, customer service training, acquiring purveyors, purchasing, managing farmers markets, conduct butcher classes, carry out catering, business marketing - social media, advertising

• Working knowledge of HACCP food safety standards, USDA regulations

• Inventory Management: Liquid diary, Processed cheese, artisanal local and imported cheese, cured and fresh meat inventory for quality assurance, inventory control and product loss

• Strong team member

• Working knowledge of perishables receiving, distribution and inventory replenishment

• Personable, self-motivated, honest, reliable, and loyal.

• Proven ability to investigate product spoilage and loss

• Achieve cost effective solution to solve fresh and frozen inventory or purchasing issues.

• Working together with department staff to promote new and or improved company policies.

Mike Smollon

322 Oakwood Rd

Edgewater Md

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EMPLOYMENT:

HalpernsSteak and Seafood Operations Manager 2016 - 2018 Perishable inventory management, dry aging room management, cctv / loss management, assisted in sales pricing to meet profit margins, HACCP inspections (implemented tighter procedures The Chef’s Warehouse, Hanover Maryland

Sales Associate 2014 -2016

Center of The Plate Specialist as needed

Quality Assurance Investigation: Fresh, Cured and Frozen meats - Processed, Artisinal Domestic and Imported Cheese, Fresh liquid diary and processed dairy and loss prevention Saval Foods Corp., Baltimore, Maryland

Center of the Plate Specialist, Nov. 2012 - March 2014 My Butcher & More, Annapolis, Maryland

Owner/President, May 2004 - Oct. 2012

Auth Brothers Wholesale Meats, Landover MD

Territory Sales Representative June 2001 - April 2004 Maryland Quality Meats, Baltimore MD

Territory Sales Representative March 1998 - May - 2001 PFS, Mapelli Brother’s, Monfort Hanover MD (same company changed name several times) Territory Sales Representative Sept. 1994 - Feb. 1998 Maryland Hotel Supply Co., Baltimore MD

Territory Sale Representative March - 1990 Sept. 1994 Mazo Lerch Food Service Co., Alexandria VA

Territory Sale Representative April 1982 - March 1990 Military Sea Lift Command (MSC), Bayonne NJ

Stewards Dept. (Cook & Baker) Nov. 1980 - March 1982

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