Christopher Waltman Email & Phone Number

Avenel, New Jersey, United States

Issued a grant to create a Foodservice Job Training Program for students with autism. I design a kitchen & developed a training program that would help students with autism after graduation be able to go out and get jobs in the food service industry such as waitresses, hostess, dishwasher, and prep cooks. Program was a huge success and eventually turn into full fledge café open from 8a.m.-5p.m. Monday- Friday serving the public and hosting monthly meetings for several township organizations

100 Avenel Sreet, Avenel, Nj

Designed the Bar and Restaurant inside A.P.A.C. Facility, ex: restaurant layout, equipment budget/purchasing, security system, procuring liquor license.-Supervised and assisted as necessary with all operations: line set up and restocking, food preparation, customer service, cleaning and organizing, service dining area, dishwashing, bartending, menu development, large party reservations, etc.-Processed daily receipts, administered pay roll, managed inventory, oversaw placement of orders, monitored daily liquor counts.-Created training manuals. Planned and conducted staff meetings.-Directed marketing, created projections/budgets, handled all hiring and disciplinary actions as well scheduling & booking of live entertainment.

1460 Broadway, New York, Ny

- Managed 2 million in food operations (3 Restaurant/Bars and 1 NYC Event Space)- Assisted General Managers at each location in menu planning/revisions, maintaining food cost, being a liaison between vendors & culinary team, inventory, quarterly budget meeting, and hiring, training, disciplining of staff (50+ employees), and maintained an A sanitation grade in all 4 location- Organized company by standardizing recipe, managing portion control, extensive product development, - Opened Camacho’s Tacos and Tequila design menu, trained staff, prepared expense estimation, budget guidelines, strict quality control, conducted extensive research on food, menu, and customer trends translating findings into menu development. - Managed all Weddings, Corporate Events, and Banquets, at our 500-guest event space.

6 Ludlow St, Suite 2; New York, Ny

- Elegant French catering company; specializing in a full spectrum of services from one-bite Hors d’oeuvres to 500 person sit down dinners -Responsible for all logistic inventory, event staffing, all BoH scheduling, labor percentages, budgets, cost of goods sold and other expenses. Coordinated with event planners and clients on set-up and execution of events, supervised all on & offsite food preparation and serving of food at events -Created a semi-annual seasonal menu, prepared all client tastings, including personalized menu development theme, diet, or allergy requirements-Our Corporate Clients include posh NYC hospitality groups such as: Avenue, Marquee, GILT, A&E