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Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Responsible for providing training and performance feedback to cultivation technicians, ensuring proper maintenance of the plants within the facility.

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Primary responsibilities center around overall maintenance of the plants within the facility, including defoliation, transplanting, mixing nutrients, checking for disease and pests, cloning, harvesting, monitoring environmentals, and cleaning/sanitizing rooms post-harvest to ensure optimal environment for growth. Voluntarily cross-trained in other departments including packaging and labeling.

Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Primary responsibilities include mixing, cooking, and packaging gummies, hard candies, chocolate bars, and nuggets for sale by the dispensaries. Voluntarily cross-trained in other departments with skills in capping vapes, portioning shatter and wax, packing joints, and making moonrocks.

Seekonk, Ma

Sourcing and ordering all food/cleaning products and managing vendors to ensure highest level of quality for the best price.Hired and trained small staff; COVID restrictions prevented events in 2020.Updated existing menu after gathering guest and staff feedback; created all daily/weekly specials.Ordered for and prepared special orders with limited notice.Effectively utilized as much product as possible from overstocked cold storage inherited from previous chef, closing out the season with very little overstock and/or wasted product.Partnered with golf pro and event manager to plan event menus that would impress and satisfy guests while maximizing profit.

North Attleboro, Ma

Neighboring restaurants owned by Stella Restaurant Group. Stella Osteria, with its open kitchen, offers classic Italian with a modern twist, and bistro-style Table at 10 focuses on new American comfort food favorites.Quickly learned menu and mastered all stations at both restaurants, including pizza, salad/cold station, fryolator, grill, sauté, and expo.Lead cook for Sunday brunch (brunch discontinued November 2019).Responsible for creating some specials for Table at 10 and Stella Osteria.

East Greenwich, Ri

Owned by Castiglioni Restaurant Group, this casual yet elegant high-volume restaurant features eclectic new-American cuisine and a carefully chosen wine list.Mastered all stations, including pizza, salad/cold station, fryolator, grill, sauté, and expo.Often scheduled to work (and preferred to work) the busiest stations (e.g., pizza during events, grill when sous chef absent, etc.)

Pawtucket, Ri

Owned by Castiglioni Restaurant Group, 579 Benefit Street Restaurant offers scratch-made meals inspired by classic and time-tested recipes for both casual and fine American cuisine prepared with fresh, top quality ingredients.Mastered all stations, including pizza, salad/cold station, fryolator, grill, sauté, and expo.Created daily specials, including appetizers, main courses, and desserts.Responsible for ordering and maintaining appropriate stock of produce.Partnered with head chef to redesign kitchen line and equipment placement for maximum efficiency.

Attleboro, Ma

Promoted to head chef when previous chef resigned.Responsible for sourcing and ordering all food products, negotiating contracts, and managing vendors to ensure highest level of quality for the best price.Managed staff of 6, including 2 cooks and 4 dishwashers. Determined staff schedule, trained team and managed performance, including hiring and firing.Created all daily specials, including making a different unique soup of the day 300 days per year.Updated menu regularly, pricing dishes based on product cost, availability, and market.Attended to food allergies and dietary restrictions with creativity. Experience includes but is not limited to gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, peanut allergy, shellfish allergy, and poultry allergy.Private, members-only country club featuring a dining room and event space for weddings, parties, and corporate events. Closed 2016.

Attleboro, Ma

Created daily specials, including appetizers, main courses, and desserts.Responsible for ordering and maintaining appropriate stock of bread and produce.Managed and prepared foods for banquets and events.Mastered all stations, including fryolator, grill, sauté, and expo.

Norton, Ma

Mastered and worked all stations, including pizza, salad/cold station, fryolator, grill, sauté, and expo.

Attleboro, Ma

Mastered all cooking stations, including fryolator and expo.Responsible for ordering and maintaining appropriate stock of prepared foods from Mansfield, MA location.