Adrian Kalwaitis Email & Phone Number

La Mesa, California, United States

• Supervise and Manage food production and kitchen facility, including the development and coordination of production and personnel schedules for skilled nursing facility;•Train, supervise and evaluate the job performance of assigned personnel including hiring and termination; • Implement approved programs in cost control, employee training, quality control and food production;• Develop and maintain production record systems that verify compliance with the USDA guidelines and regulations;• Recommend modifications of work procedures, schedules, improvements of service, equipment, food preparation, personnel assignments and facilities to meet the needs of the department;• Organize, plan and effectuate cross training of staff to maximize efficiency and work flow;• Analyze and compare food orders with available Physician orders and data;• Analyze kitchen operations for food and labor costs; generate spend down sheets to track monthly departmental spending;• Assist in coordinating projects with other departments to create a safe, healthy and enjoyable environment for all patients;• Utilize dietary manuals and spreadsheets to educate residents on their nutrition and health needs;• Create assessments using medical software enabling facility team to best assist patients.

San Bernardino, Ca

• Collaborate with Registered Dieticians in establishing the ETSIE program;• Plan and Direct Hospital tray line personnel and food service workers in producing up to 800 meals daily; • Assure and coordinate staffing is adequate for each task, setup and service required;• Assure food is prepared following standardized dietary meal patterns;• Audit each plate to assure quality appearance and portion accuracy as well as compliance with dietary restrictions;• Control food waste by reallocating overages to others part of kitchen where it can be repurposed;• Train staff on patient dietary modifications needed for special nutrition requirements and mechanical modifications;• Train staff on utilizing kitchen prep reports to track food items throughout production and service in order to accurately forecast each meals food requirements;• Collaborate with Dietary Technicians to analyze recipes and make adjustments to enhance flavor, simultaneously staying within nutrient guidelines as required through Title 22.

Riverside, California, United States

• Assisted in Organizing lesson plans to teach, train and inspire students to discover sustainable practices concerning the acquisition of their food through gardening;• Worked in the school garden to create garden boxes in conjunction with teachers so that they could create lesson plans around seasonal growing cycles, composting and ideas pertaining to environmental sustainability;• Attended workshops and trainings which discussed the fundamental principles in developing school gardens; • Guest Speaker at the Riverside County Community Conference advocating ideas for gaining access to healthy food, supporting community gardens and the importance of creating an inclusive home eating environment.

Claremont, California, United States

• Prepared full service lunch and dinner, up to 600 meals daily.• Cooked to order entrees and desserts;• Supervised cooks and servers in preparation and break down of each meal; • Prepared meals following dietary guidelines;• Modified meals to accommodate special dietary restrictions;• Would assist in preparation with special events, preparing holiday menus.

Hemet, California, United States

• Assisted Dietary Service Supervisor with conducting charting, ordering, and nutritional screening of clients; • Analyze patient dietary admission records; input into dietary tray cart system;• Review and analyze diet order, allergies and nutrient goals, modifying items as appropriate to comply with therapeutic diets and Title 22 Regulations;• Assisted with preparation of meal services by prepping, cooking and cleaning.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Supervise kitchen to assure daily food production needs were met;• Coordinate cooks and volunteers to prepare up to 1700 meals per day;• Organize meal packing by utilizing heat and seal, hydraulic machine;• Organize, plan and cooked meals for special events;• Analyze and produce audits of inventory so to assure proper food rotation;• Track food through company food production to assure that it was properly utilized to minimize waste;• Assist in menu planning and creating special items including therapeutic diets;• Educate stakeholders and staff about the nature, value and best practices of nutrition and garden programs to gain support for the expansion of these programs;• Participate and advocate for food and nutrition programs such as these conducting outreach activities to promote community participation and volunteerism.

Wisconsin, United States

• Lead and motivate conservation crew members while working to complete conservation projects;• Assist in organizing efforts to build and renovate outdoor structures for recreational purposes;• Analyze and constructed Irrigation/Erosion Control systems along riverbeds to protect shoreline from runoff;• Watershed coordination with local farmers with assistance of data and flow charts helped to coordinate the clearing of trails through natural areas of non-indigenous species to aid in rehabilitating natural ecology;• Construct filtration system and barrier to protect the watershed from animal run off;• Construct recreational bridge out of predominately recycled material.• Assist in the education of crews in the importance of protecting the environment from overuse;• Communicate with project partners to ensure proper completion of project objects;• Promote service and environmental awareness through community engagement.• Coordinate with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife in efforts to assist the restoration of indigenous eco systems that contained a species of fauna and wildlife, in an effort to bring back native species of plants and restore biodiversity.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nutrition Sciences

Diatary Service Supervisor Certification, Hospitality Managment / Dietary Service / Assisted Living