Recipe research & testing, menu planning and execution, procuring top quality ingredients, catering to my clients' dietary needs and restrictions, cooking in my clients' homes.

In spearheading my own small business, I have gained tremendous skills in online attraction marketing and the importance of social media presence. Being an online coach entails many qualities associated with sales. For example, procuring and retaining clients, assuring that clients attain their goals and remain satisfied with their products, as well as support in the online community that that I create and monitor. A strong blend of creativity, self motivation and, business skills (organization, multi-tasking, problem solving, to name a few) is key.

Work closely with Designers and International Sourcing and Vendor Compliance offices to request raw materials for various stages of clothing prototypes, Own and maintain large-scale spreadsheet through which raw materials, wash trials and samples are requested, Coordinate sampling at four different stages of development each season, Participate in ongoing correspondence with our international sourcing and vendor compliance offices, fabric research and development teams, and bulk production teams, Provide initial costing on prototype samples and final costing at adoption stage to bulk production team, Resolve open issue matters in a timely manner.

Administratively supported three Vice Presidents of Design - Coordinated daily calendars, Booked all corporate travel, Managed expense & invoice settlement, Kept VPs abreast of changes in corporate calendar and policies, Worked with VPs to create and manage annual travel budget for design teams, Filled out job requisitions and worked with recruiting department to schedule candidates for open design positions, Onboarded new employees.

Responsible for recent high school graduate enrollments in the Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts career programs - Maintained contact with prospective students and solicited enrollments through telephone and in-person contact, Coordinated travel to tri-state area high schools to promote career programs and lead tours of the school’s facilities for visiting high school groups and individuals, Conducted tours of the facilities and informational seminars.

Produced pastries for all outlets of hotel including: the hotel restaurant “2 West,” the lobby lounge, the “Rise” bar, banquet, in room dining and the employee dining room, Plated desserts during lunch service at “2 West”, Kept inventory of food items and ordered accordingly, Trained incoming employees on overnight shift and equipment handling.

Provided administrative support to two to three members of the product development & merchandising team, Scheduled candidates with recruiters and members of senior management, Booked candidate travel and processed candidate reimbursements, Developed essential working relationships with business partners including hiring managers and executive assistants, Responsible for sending offer letter packages and on-boarding materials to new hires, Performed extensive cold calling and initial pre-screening, Partnered with recruiters in developing strategies to fill openings.