Resume

• 20822540

  American National Standards Institute

  Food Safety Manager-The National Registry of Food Safety Professionals

  Authentic Bartending School of Maryland-Certificate of Mixology

  0511-9374

  Better Business Bureau

• 11015785

  ServSafe Certification-Food Safety Manager

  National Restaurant Association

• 1406726

  Registered ServSafe Examination Proctor

  National Restaurant Association

• 2014

  Miami Beach

  Florida

  * 2012- Food Network's South Beach Wine & Food Festival\r\n An Event Lead for the Whole Food's Grand Tasting Village

  providing staffing and assistance for vendors

  restaurants

  wineries

  and other business

  managed a group of students daily

  and advising each business on load-in & load-out procedures.\r\n\r\n*2013

  2015- Food Network's South Beach Wine & Food Festival\r\n A Student Chef & Assistant to Gramercy Tavern (NYC)

  Certified Angus Beef

  Peche Seafood & Grill (New Orleans) at the Best of the Best Event (Fountainebleau Hotel) and Celebrity Chef Gerry Garvin

  Bayona (New Orleans)

  The Four Seasons Hotel Palm Beach (Palm Beach

  FL) Root & Bone (Top Chef Contestant Jeff Mckinis

  NYC) at Trisha Yearwood's Southern Kitchen Brunch

  Student Event Lead & Assistant Chef

  Florida International University

  * Categorized In-House inventory and developed track sheets & set rental prices\n* Proposed a recycling program and completed a competitor menu price analysis for the Events Department\n* Created a new catering menu for customer service packets; blank proposal forms\n* Captained & worked independently at Epicure Events\n* Networked with Diamonette Party Rentals & Contempo Linen & Event Rentals to use their services at Epicure Events

  Events/Logistics Intern

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Epicure Gourmet Market

  Cafe

  & Event Planning

  Miami Beach

  Supervised student volunteers from Le Cordon Bleu Miami and participating restaurants at the 1st annual 2013 HESS South Beach Seafood Festival in Miami Beach

  FL.

  Restaurant Supervisor

  Hess Corporation

  * Completed various banquet & food dining service positions as a server

  bartender

  cocktail waiter

  food runner

  and a banquet captain using standard American & French dining service technique;\r\n* Event Set-up & Breakdown

  Banquet Server

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Aaron's Catering

  Part-Time Adjunct Professor/Academic Advisor in the Miami Culinary Institute/Hospitality Management Program

  Adjunct Professor

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Miami Dade College

  * Complete various banquet & food dining service positions as a server

  bartender

  cocktail waiter

  food runner

  and a banquet captain using standard American & French dining service technique;\n* Event Set-up & Breakdown

  Banquet Captain/Bartender

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Aspire Catering & Events

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  •\tOversee the planning & execution The Hospitality Institute’s Job Readiness Training & Job Fair for residents of Overtown and other surrounding Inner City Residents.\n•\tNetwork with regional Hospitality Businesses & Leaders to help promote The Hospitality Institute’s programs\n•\tAttend local industry events to increase awareness The Hospitality Institute’s plans for expansion\n•\tProvide career counseling

  resume assistance

  student registration

  job search

  and referral sources to all students enrolled at The Hospitality Institute\n•\tOrganize student records

  billing

  and documentation for audit purposes by campus administration & the grant providers for The Hospitality Institute\n•\tAssist with redeveloping new marketing materials for The Hospitality Institute\n• Create new marketing campaigns for each training conducted at The Hospitality Institute\n• Assist with grant research & proposals and provide annual student completion reports to funders of The Hospitality Institute\n•\tConsolidate office supplies & records for a new location of The Hospitality Institute

  Grant Coordinator

  Miami Dade College

  PR Intern at the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Swimwear Week

  Public Relations Intern

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  APR Alliance

  English

  Spanish

  FIU-Study Abroad Scholarship

  Scholarship Recipient for the Winter Semester

  Florida International University

  National Association of Concessionaires Scholarship Winner

  Scholarship Recipient for 2013

  National Association of Concessionaires

• 2011

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Hospitality Administration/Management

  FIU Student Association/South Beach Wine & Food Festival

  National Society of Minorities in Hospitality

  Florida International University

  Financial Management in Hospitality

  Hospitality Enterprise Technologies

  Hospitality Law Seminar

  Case Studies in Hospitality

  Research & Statistical Methods

  Hospitality Service Operations Management

  Feasibility Studies

  Organizational Theory & Behavior in Hospitality

  Meeting & Conventions Management

  Strategic Management

  Negotiating Strategies

  Graduate Internship

  Wine

  Culture

  & Society

• 2009

  Certificate of Mixology

  Maryland Higher Education Commission

  Bartending/Bartender

  Authentic Bartending School of Maryland

• 2007

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

  Business Administration and Management

  General

  UDC Athletics Men's NCAA Division II Tennis Team: 3 Seasons; Coach's Award 2010

  Team Captian 2009-2010 Season

  Delta Mu Delta Honor Society

• 2004

  Associate of Science (A.S.)

  Hospitality Administration/Management

  Member of the NJCAA Men's Tennis Team

• 2000

  USTA

  * Instructor for the Miami Hospitality Institute\n* Teaching Subjects\n- Restaurant Server\n- Customer Service\n- Sanitation

  Non-Culinarium Instructor

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Miami Dade College

  *Volunteer Associate at the Official US Open Bookstore during the ITF Grand Slam Event of the United States Tennis Open\n*Volunteer at Former Legg Mason Tennis Classic (now Citi Open) in Washington

  DC for 6 years as a program seller and promotions associate during the tournament\n*Volunteer at local Washington Tennis & Education Foundation events

  Volunteer

  Greater New York City Area

  USTA

  •\tOversee the planning & execution The Hospitality Institute’s Job Readiness Training & Job Fair\n•\tNetwork with regional Hospitality Businesses & Leaders to help promote The Hospitality Institute’s programs\n•\tAttend local industry events to increase awareness The Hospitality Institute’s plans for expansion\n•\tProvide career counseling

  resume assistance

  student registration

  job search

  and referral sources to all students enrolled at The Hospitality Institute\n•\tOrganize student records

  billing

  and documentation for audit purposes by campus administration & the grant providers for The Hospitality Institute\n•\tAssist with redeveloping new marketing materials for The Hospitality Institute\n•\tConsolidate office supplies & records for a new location of The Hospitality Institute

  Office Support Specialist

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Miami Dade College

  * Provide Personal Clients with Consulting for Events\n* Event Design\n* Event Staffing\n* Food Preparation & Service\n* Bartending

  Personal Chef/Consultant/Bartender

  Washington D.C. Metro Area

  Independent Contractor

  * Complete various banquet & food dining service positions as a server

  bartender

  cocktail waiter

  food runner

  and a banquet captain using standard American & French dining service technique;\r\n* Event Set-up & Breakdown\r\n* Event Loading

  Banquet Server

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  Thierry's Catering & Event Design

• Food Service

  Strategic Planning

  Opera

  Event Management

  Delphi

  Solution Implementation

  Microsoft Office

  Problem Solving

  Teamwork

  Restaurants

  Team Leadership

  Hospitality Industry

  Reliability

  Vegan

  Professional Communication

  Detailed Organization

  Quick Thinker

  Food Preparation

  Hospitality Management

  Organizational Effectiveness

  Successful Restaurants that Incorporate Organic & Sustainable Food

  Proposed Study to determine how successful restaurants are that incorporate the use of organic

  locally-grown

  and sustainable food. Presented at the 18th Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism in Seattle

  Washington on January 3-5

  2013. For the proposed study outline

  please contact me

  4 Girls & A Guy Feasibility Proposal for a Full-Service Holiday Inn in Fort Lauderdale

  FL

  Created a Feasibility study of the vacant land on the 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale

  FL located directly across from the Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel & Port Everglades. The study includes all necessary financial needs to build & develop a hotel as well as local & national statistics and competitors that would affect the operation & implementation of the hotel. For actual project

  please contact me

  Strategic Method Implementation Plan for Shucker's Bar & Grill in North Bay Village

  FL

  Developed a Strategic Method with 3 other students analyzing the task & remote environments of the world we live in

  identified all factors that affect Shucker's & the Restaurant Industry

  created 2 competitive methods (Using Organic Food & Implement a Recycling Plan)

  and identifying all of Shuckers' core competencies to create a competitive method for Shuckers' to add financial value and increase customer loyalty into the restaurants. For Powerpoint presentation & actual project

  please contact me

  Open

  Passionate

  Driven

  Logical

  Fair

  Committed

  Hardworking Candidate bringing over 11 years of experience in the Hospitality Industry with a specialization in working & management in events

  banquets

  & catering. With those 11 years of experience

  assisted and been apart of major sporting events such as the Men's Professional ATP Tennis Tour

  Women's Tennis Association

  and the United States Tennis Association United States Tennis Open. Involvement in major media

  banquet

  & cultural events including Inauguration of the 44th United States President Barack Obama

  2008 United States Presidential Election Season for Hillary Clinton

  Food Network's South Beach Wine & Food Festival

  and the Mercedes Benz Fashion Miami Swim Week. \nOther involvement including hands-on retail marketing & promotion

  boutique hotel service

  concentration of stylized food & beverage preparation & service while identifying & pushing for new innovative researched competitive methods to be a leading business. \nIn combination with education experience & international travel

  interested in expanding my repertoire with more international travel as well the enhancement my event management & food consultant experience.

  Daniel

  Thierry's Catering & Event Design

  Aaron's Catering

  Hess Corporation

  Miami Dade College

  Aspire Catering & Events

  Independent Contractor

  Florida International University

  Epicure Gourmet Market

  Cafe

  & Event Planning

  APR Alliance