Head Chef/Pastry Chef for one of the premier catering companies in SW Michigan, CK Catering. Duties include creation of menus and recipes and preparation of pastries, meals, appetizers, salads, homemade breads and other high-end food items for events, VIP meals, in-home client 5 course dinners, all special events (to include social and civic groups and corporate meals) and weddings for CK Catering, along with purchasing, culinary research, coordination of deliveries, scheduling and supervision of staff.

Responsible for booking, planning and supervising VIP events at all athletics venues on campus to include the football stadium suites and press box common areas, basketball arena VIP club level, hockey arena VIP club level, soccer arena, softball arena, baseball arena and all VIP Notre Dame events and social events at the clubhouse at the golf course. Responsible for all follow-up to clients and rebooking of events.Costed and created menus for all venues, including completely new menus for the VIP suites and common areas used this 2012 season in the football stadium and menus for VIP club levels in both the hockey and basketball arenas, social menus, athletics menus for hospitality suites, corporate tailgate parties, corporate dinners for companies such as NBC, adidas and IBM, to name a few.Supervise and hired a staff of 20. Staff and supervise all events, to include pull-lists, set-up, maintenance of events, tear-down and assistance with culinary duties, as needed. Maintain constant contact with clients during events and problem solve as needed.Maintain and keep inventory at all venues mentioned above. Prepare lists for Warehouse Manager and Chef to order new product and equipment.