michael rizzo

territory sales manager

About

Highly skilled and creative chef consultant with strong background in modernist cuisine. My culinary journey brought me to a position in sales which helped me bring a fresh and different approach to a flourishing area in regards to culinary arts. Hard working, diligent and living by the mantra, “I know a lot but still so little.” My insatiable appetite for learning allows me to further my career and continue to meet both professional goals expected by my company and personal ones set by myself.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

food production

Skill

chef, menu development, menu costing, menu engineering, management, event planning, event management, corporate events, culinary skills, culinary management, cooking, diet planning, efficiency, communication, chef training, sanitation, catering, fine dining, food, food safety, hiring, recipes, restaurants

Experience

territory sales manager

maines paper & food service

2015-3 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

chef

tuxedo park events

2011-6 - Present · 15 yrs 4 mos

sous chef

orange regional medical center

2012-2 - 2015-3 · 3 yrs 2 mos

* Annual evaluations amongst food service workers showing areas of strength and needed improvement. * Check daily schedules and fill positions as needed. * Cost and waste management, implement strategies to improve fiscal measures. * Created seasonal specials and utilization of local products. * Exercise customer service within our cafeteria, or in patient rooms. * Formulated a proper par list used by the chefs to ensure quality and freshness as well as not running out of product. * I currently overseeing the operations of patient services, cafeteria, and catering. * Put in food orders also patient supplement orders for patients in need of certain items. * Mentor new chefs, instruct as well as teach proper techniques for kitchen efficiency.

executive chef

waterfront dock and dine

2009-12 - 2011-10 · 1 yr 11 mos

* Restoration of kitchen equipment and restaurant. * Made daily records of earnings and pay for employees through Microsoft excel and quickens. * Creation of menu’s, such as pricing for dishes, liquor, writing and photos. * Oversaw the inventory and ordering of food, equipment, and supplies and arranged for the routine maintenance and upkeep of the restaurant's equipment and facilities. * Performed human resource functions such as mentoring, hiring and terminations of employees. * Created a wide variety of my own unique soups and sauces. * Budget & Labor costing projects