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DAVID SCHREPFERMAN

Hazel Park,MI

Summary

Qualifications:

Skilled chef with over 25 years of experience running quality kitchens. Train and manage kitchen personnel in all related culinary activities, including estimating food consumption, food purchasing, recipe development, standardizing recipes, quality adherence, plate presentation, proper safety and sanitation. Manage FOH in all aspects of service, including steps of service, P.O.S training, sales training, communication, building high performance teams. Operated private on mountain ski and golf resort restaurants, BBQ, Brewery, Catering, Food Court, Concessions, Deli, Bakery, Sports Bar, Corporate Dining and Night Club.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Chef

CTP Hospitality Holdings, CPA Monroe, MCM Hospital
Detroit, MI
08.2014 - Current
  • Organized off-premise Catering Kitchen , grossing $500,000 plus annually.
  • Coordinated off premise Bakery grossing an average of $200,000 annually.
  • Worked closely with Candy Shop and Basket retail business grossing $85,000 in candy store, $50,000 in baskets sales.
  • Managing staff of 25 at Pronto Restaurant grossing $1.2 million annually.
  • Monitored kitchens for Hamlin Corner Sports Bar and Strata small plates Italian restaurant, Celina's Bar and Grill, Delmar Kitchen and Rooftop Bar.
  • Opened and developed $4 Million Annual Delmar Night Club and Rooftop bar
  • Designed, opened and marketed $6 Million lake front operation , DOX Grillhouse and Sport Bar

Executive Chef

Emagine Entertainment - Emagine Theater
Royal Oak, MI
07.2012 - 07.2014
  • Reduced food costs From 42% to 20.6% in the 1st 6 months by using seasonal ingredients, setting standards for portion size, defining plate presentations and minimizing waste.
  • Created an inventory and purchasing program to track costs.
  • Managed kitchen staff by recruiting, selecting, hiring, orienting, training, scheduling, supervising, evaluating and enforcing discipline when necessary.
  • Incorporated a labor projection program to lower kitchen labor from 11.5% to 8.5%.

Chef

Grubslingers - Dead Wood Bar and Grill
Northville, MI
07.2010 - 07.2012
  • Prepared food items consistently in compliance with corporate recipes, portioning, and waste control guidelines.
  • Developed menus, pricing and special food offerings to increase revenue.

Manager

Famous Dave's BBQ - Blue Ribbon Restaurants - Metro Detroit Area
01.2004 - 07.2010
  • Primary focus was recruiting, hiring, orientating, training, scheduling, supervising and evaluating all kitchen staff.
  • Organized for franchise group, recipes, purchasing, inventory. spreadsheet- procedures and corporate recipes adherence.
  • Helped maintain 15.5% average total hourly labor.
  • Insured 30-31% gross profit.
  • Grew catering sales from 6% to 26% , creating standard procedures.
  • Opening management team for all Metro Detroit locations.

Executive Chef

Eagle Springs Golf Club
Wolcott, CO
05.2001 - 09.2003
  • Planned lunch, dinner and bar menus, as well as special menus for in-house special events and catering.
  • Led shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
  • Maintained high quality guest satisfaction in a private golf course atmosphere.

Executive Chef

Vail Resorts - Vail Co, Vail Resorts - Vail CO
12.1991 - 05.2003

Executive chef Allies Cabin Steak House and Beaver Creek Private Golf Course, Executive chef 4000 seat MidVail food court, Executive Sous Chef - Game Creek On Mountain Private Club and Corporate dining, Chef Piney River Ranch and Wilderness Excursions, Sous Chef - Two Elk Lodge Mexican - Southwestern Cuisine.

Education

Associate of Science -

Culinary School of Kendall Collage
Chicago
1991

Apprenticeship Program - French Haute Cuisine

Dumas Pere French Cooking School
1989

Skills

  • Effective planner including budgeting, transaction analysis, staffing, purchasing
  • Costing systems: (Stratton & Warren, Chef Tech, Compeat, GFS)
  • Knowledge with Excel, Internet Explorer, Power Point
  • Budgeting, P & L statements, gross profit, inventory
  • Hiring, training, continual coaching
  • Recipe creation, portion control, recipe adherence
  • Extensive catering background including, analysis, menu planning, cash handling
  • Customer service oriented, FOH training, carry out and delivery
  • Strong attention to safe food handling procedures
  • Knowledge of POS systems (Aloha, Club Connect, Micros, Caterease, Netpos, Emagine POS)

Affiliations

  • Semi-finalist [Mumm's Champagne Paul Bocuse] contest 1991
  • Cooked for the United States Olympic Down Hill Mountain Bike team in Switzerland 1995

Timeline

Executive Chef

CTP Hospitality Holdings, CPA Monroe, MCM Hospital
08.2014 - Current

Executive Chef

Emagine Entertainment - Emagine Theater
07.2012 - 07.2014

Chef

Grubslingers - Dead Wood Bar and Grill
07.2010 - 07.2012

Manager

Famous Dave's BBQ - Blue Ribbon Restaurants - Metro Detroit Area
01.2004 - 07.2010

Executive Chef

Eagle Springs Golf Club
05.2001 - 09.2003

Executive Chef

Vail Resorts - Vail Co, Vail Resorts - Vail CO
12.1991 - 05.2003

Associate of Science -

Culinary School of Kendall Collage

Apprenticeship Program - French Haute Cuisine

Dumas Pere French Cooking School