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Awards: DebonaAward and Four -Diamond Winner Franklin Street Bakery, Ruth Sheet Investors North --Minneapolis, MN Executive Pastry Chef/ General Manager, April 1994 — November 1995 Goodfellows/Tejas Restaurant, Ruth Street Investors North— Minneapolis, MN Pastry Chef, April 1993 —April 1994 Goodfellows Restaurant, Ruth Street Investors North—Minneapolis, MN Sous Chef, August 1992—April 1993 Goodfellows Restaurant, Ruth Street Investors North — Minneapolis, MN Cook Tourante, April 1992—August 1992 Ristorante Luei — St. Paul, MN First Cook, September 1990 — April 1992 Hillcrest Country Club, Food & Beverage Managed by Lake Elmo Inn — St. Paul, MN Sous Chef, March 1990 — September 1990 Lake VImo Inn — Lake Elmo, MN First Cook, April 1988 — March 1990 EDUCATION Northeast Metro Technical Institute, Maplewood, MN University of Missouri, Economic and Business Courses Normandale College, Small Business Management State of Minnesota — Food Manager Certificate AWARDS & • Winner of the Great American Eat Right Challenge, Rumble in the Rotunda. Mall of ACCOMPLISHMENTS America • Participated in Twin Cities Youth Culinary Mentorship program with area high schools Developed student internship program with local and national culinary schools including Cordon Bleu Cooking School, Minneapolis Art Institute hrternational and Culinary Institute of America • Regular press coverage in Minnesota Monthly including "Chef's Night Out", "Food Police" and cover story in June 2000 issue. • Created and developed top -line commercial bakery, successfully achieving 18% profit margin. • Sold -out food demonstrations and cooking classes on a quarterly basis for Napa Valley Grille, La Toscana Ristorante, IGtchen Window, Lands Holding, Cooks on Crocus hill, Kitchen Sirdc and Williams Sonoma • Invited to prepare food demonstrations for Twin Cities Food and Wine show, Uptown Art Fair, 14 Window, Chef s Gallery and the Minnesota State Fair. • Appearance on Food Network FOOD FINDS. • Appearance on Food Network' Giant Gingerbread Challenge. • Appearances on Twin Cities Television including Good Day Minnesota, KARE-11 TV, WCCO, KSTP and FOX 9. • Frequent radio appearances onKFAN outdoors. • First Place A.C.F Gold Presentation, 1990. • First place Minnesota Hunters Competition, 1990. • Accomplished Pastry Chef, including recipe development, decorating, pulled sugar; winner James Beard Baking Competition 1995 (3rd Place) and several appearances on PBS Great Chefs Television Show 1996.