Restaurant Manager

Posted on: 2007-03-12

Lori Mazon 64 Belinda Drive * Pleasant Hill CA 94523 925-685-2498 home 925-759-1005 mobile [email protected] Objective: A restaurant management position with growth potential Culinary Experience: Personal Chef – Culinary Capers – A Personal Chef Service, Pleasant Hill, CA 3/01 – 2/04 Sole Proprietorship; Developed customized menu plans based on the client’s preferences and dietary needs; Purchased and utilized high quality ingredients; Prepared and packaged entrees at client’s homes; Catered private dinner parties and special events. Corporate Café Manager – Guckenheimer Enterprises, Inc. Menlo Park, CA 8/98 – 5/00 Responsible for opening and closing café each day; Worked closely with corporate clients on meeting desired food costs;. Planned weekly menus, managerial reports, payroll, catering, ordering and inventory. Received professional recognition – nominated for manager of the year twice. Restaurant Externship - Wente Bros. Winery, Livermore, CA 3/98 – 8/98 Rotated through various stations (pantry, grill, sauté, baking & pastry, butchery, banquet catering) of an upscale restaurant with an emphasis on quality production. Hired on a full time staff at the end of the 3-month externship. Wine Experience: Certified Wine Specialist – Society of Wine Educators professional course exam 11/02 Inspired the creation of the Wine Forum for the American Personal Chef Association online discussion groups; Advised personal chefs in wine selections to pair with clients menu choices Education: California Culinary Academy San Francisco, CA Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in the Culinary Arts 1998 Focus on Pro-Management coursework (Nutrition, Safety/Sanitation, Kitchen Management, Computer Skills, Legal Aspects of Food Management) Maintained President’s List status for Academic Achievement for all four semesters. Awarded the Girasole People’s Choice Award at the Livermore Valley Food & Wine Contest, June 1997. Cooking demonstrator for Stony Ridge Winery at the Fremont Art & Wine Festival, August 1997 UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA BA – Social Science Field Major 1991 References: Available upon request