Michael A. Patton Email & Phone Number

I am a certified chef with extensive experience managing food service operations including fine dining, banquets, catering, senior / healthcare facilities and employee cafeterias. I provide a quality dining experience for my guests while maintaining effective budget controls and safe operations. I achieve these objectives by first establishing and then supervising with a “hands-on” method, strict adherence to recipes and operational standards. My management process includes continuous skills assessment and training of all staff while forging a teamwork approach that insures consistency and quality control. I foster a positive work environment that enables staff to excel and grow while exhibiting quality effort and efficiency.Skills and Abilities:• Culinary degree and experience• Serve-Safe Certified, HACCP experience• Budget Management• Food and Labor Management, Inventory Control• Menu Development, Recipe Development and Standards • Menu Staff Training and Implementation, POS Systems• Revenue Forecasting and Analysis• Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Receiving, Contract Negotiation• Labor Forecasting, Scheduling Systems / Accounting• Management of 50+ employees• Position Organizational Responsibilities and Relationships • Staff Training and Skill Development, Individual Performance Assessment and Review• Interview, Hiring, Disciplinary, Exit / Termination Procedures

Listed skills include Management Of Large Scale Food Operations, Culinary Management, Logistics Management, Multiple Project Coordination, and 11 others.

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