Beth Castroll Email & Phone Number

United States

Senior Inspector:IOIA Trained Organic Process Inspector. Inspections as needed throughout the United States and Canada. Up to 150 Inspections a year including Organic Process Handlers, Organic Retail, Canadian Organic Regime and Ocal.

San Francisco Bay Area

Work part time as an on call chef for various caterers in the Bay Area.Employers include: http://www.forkfull.org/http://www.acregourmet.com/http://www.paulaleduc.com/http://www.bettyzlatchin.com/http://www.slanteddoorgroup.cpmOn-Call Catering Chef/Event ManagementCreative and experienced on-call catering chef looking to join a well-established, high quality catering team. Overview • Professional cooking and kitchen management experience working up to 100-150 events a year. • Ca Food Handler Certified (SafeServ Online)* Ca Certified Professional Food Manager (Premier Food Saftey online, Prometric proctored)* Paula LeDuc Hotbox Training• Extensive background in procurement and cost control.• Excellent communication skills• Maintain positive relations with staff and exclusive customers in both intimate settings and high-volume, fast-paced events.• Familiar with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, various Enterprise Systems including Oracle and Salesforce.comAreas of Expertise • Plated events up to 3,000• Buffet events up to 3,000• Private Chef events up to 40• Skilled Prep Techniques

Oakland, Ca

CRT and RECS research. Set up and manned trade show booth at 2011 California Dairy Conference. Work with grant writer on GIS projects, Fema Maps, National Wetlands Inventory Maps, Longitude and Latitude projects . Wrote 2010 & 2011 "9005" USDA Grant for Castelanelli Farms, Assists with USDA REAP Grants, Assists with NYSERDA PON 2156 Grants, Phase 3 Interconnection paperwork with various utilities for Mill Creek Digesters and Herr Angus, Project Management of 3 Open Houses in PA, CA Air Quality NOx research, Marketing as needed.

Fulfilled all procurement activities for Livescribe Inc. Direct report to Controller. Worked with Manufacturing Operations on NPI for Electrical, Mechanical, and Paper BOM for all Pulse Smart Pen, Accessories and Paper products. Worked with China contract manufacturer on tactical procurement for over 50 overseas vendors. Served on Cost Reduction committee resulting in 30% cost reduction on BOM. Worked within Omnfiy system on BOM roll out and integrity. Issued new part numbers and engineering change orders (ECR, ECO). Worked with CIO to identify cost reduction in telecom and wireless. Worked with logistics on localized reworks of product line. Worked with Marketing to ensure all media buys were properly contracted prior to invoicing. Worked with legal, logistics, and accounts payable on best procurement practices for contract and non-contract policies and procedures. Performed day-to-day purchasing including PO cutting, communication with vendors, and resolving aging invoice issues.

Fulfill all procurement activities for ERG Transit Systems (USA). Direct report to VP of Finance. Work with Large Project Divisions in both Seattle and San Francisco to procure all BOM for Automated Fare Collection on bus installations at 37 Transit Authorities. Identified key suppliers and secondary suppliers including hardware and networking equipment, software, electronics, cables, custom stainless steel, and consumables. Negotiated 43% STI Contract with Cisco for WLAN products. Negotiates all TelCom contracts for call-center, operations and facilities. Responsible for all wireless voice and data contracts. Worked with Small Project Division to facilitate opening of new call center in Boston in less then 6 weeks including Telco and Co-location negotiation, facility ramp up, and marketing materials. Work with Operations for all Hardware, Software and Networking needs. Negotiated 52% discount on Teleconferencing by signing 2-year contract with $2K MRC

Boa, History Major/ English Minor

Aos, Culinary Arts