Kate Malin Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, Ny

Manage cross-functional processes and initiatives aimed at optimizing operations while increasing menu variety and maintaining customer satisfaction. Main responsibilities include: • plan e-commerce and retail menu costs to achieve food cost targets• inventory analysis, optimization, and management for waste reduction • operational efficiency and risk management• sourcing and testing new ingredients• conceptualize new product innovation pilot and subsequent scaling• create and refine departmental standard operating procedures• use data - utilization rate, menu and recipe score, margins, unsubscribe rates, scrap, food cost targets - to adapt offerings and champion food quality• help define food sourcing standards to uphold overall brand standards• training and mentoring junior team members

New York, Ny

Managed collaborative processes and communication channels among cross-functional team members to ensure increasing operational efficiencies while sustaining a premium customer experience. Responsibilities included:• hitting target menu costs while maintaining recipe integrity and value• weekly product unboxing to expose opportunities for improved planning, quality, and customer experience• approving ingredient substitutions while ensuring minimal customer impact• calculating nutritional information using ESHA software• creating and maintaining product specifications for 600+ product SKUs

Brooklyn, Ny

Expanded management of catering program to include the development of a special events program, overseeing members of multiple departments. Main responsibilities included:• customer communication (menu planning, dietary restrictions, budgeting)• logistics (billing, delivery, set up, staffing)• creation of standard operating procedures to increase efficiency and scale• marketing content creation to promote catering and events• allocating donation funds to recipients in the community• organization of over 200 annual Thanksgiving special catering orders annually• implementation of store-wide organic waste diversion system, including employee education and program monitoring to ensure compliance

Brooklyn

Responsible for management of in-house catering program, working to grow customer base and create operational efficiencies by establishing catering department standard operating procedures. Successful efforts resulted in a 29.6% increase in overall catering sales in 2016 concurrent with successful launch of an online ordering system.

Brooklyn, Ny

Engaged and educated customers to sell quality, artisan cheese and charcuterie. Responsible for making fresh mozzarella from curd daily, cutting and plating cheese and charcuterie for catering orders, merchandising and maintaining cheese display case, external displays, and tasting samples. Trained and mentored new hires.

Brooklyn, Ny

Planning, outreach, and production of UNDERSTORY, a plant lab, urban ecology event and workshop series held in Brooklyn, New York on April 28 & 29, 2018. Oversaw on-site coordination and set up of registration, workshops, common areas, scheduling and management of 25+ event volunteers, and event rental ordering and delivery.

San Francisco, Ca & Brooklyn, Ny

On-site event production at multiple large-scale industry events in both San Francisco and Brooklyn. Primary duties included leading volunteer teams during vendor load in and out, event registration and ticketing, and event set up and strike. Lead the warehouse team receiving, sorting, packing, and delivering products from 2,000+ entries submitted to 2017 Good Food Awards Blind Tasting.

San Francisco, Ca

Outreach to crafters, retailers, and media for the 2016 Good Food Awards and the New York Good Food Mercantile, connecting directly with food crafters across the country and resulting in 2,000+ entries from all 50 states. Assisted with event planning and on-site production of the first annual Good Food Mercantile in New York City. Managed Foundation communications including social media, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and monthly Good Food Merchants Guild newsletter. Developed and wrote weekly Good Food Awards online editorial profiles for Cooking Light Magazine with a site wide weekly readership of 250,000.

San Francisco, Ca

Sold sprouts, microgreens, sprouted seeds/legumes, wheatgrass juice, and other goods produced by Brooks and Daughters family farm in Forestville, CA. Educated customers about the products, recipe options, and workings of the farm. Created and managed Brooks & Daughters Instagram account.

San Francisco, Ca

Responsible for key administrative functions including payroll processing, benefits open enrollment, student enrollment, and new employee intake. Created and administered a school-wide wellness program for faculty and staff that included on and off campus activities, education opportunities, and digital health and wellness resources. Directly supported Director of HR and CFO/Director of Operations.

San Francisco, Ca

Staffed Sociology Department office in order to answered student and faculty questions, assist students with course registration, change of major/minor, etc. Supported professors by uploading course readings and syllabi, tracking attendance and screening films when professors were absent. Maintained files for all current students and graduates. Photographed and wrote up events sponsored by Sociology Department.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Food Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sociology, Minor Cultural Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, Sociology Honors Thesis, Erasmus Living Learning Community, Amnesty.