Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
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DAVID ERIC KRATKY

Vice President, Food & Beverage/Corporate Executive Chef
Park City,UT

Summary

Forward-thinking and highly regarded Vice President/Corporate Executive Chef with 21+ years of revolutionary food and beverage experience, successful at driving exceptional food and beverage growth by offering world-class cuisine and stunning guest experiences. Specializing in various aspects of operations with distinct skills in concept development, multi-unit management, economics, procurement, and culinary expertise. Excellent decision making, communication, team building, and problem-solving skills. Solid understanding of managing all personnel activity in hospitality industry.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Vice President/Corporate Executive Chef

The Laughing Pear Group
Park City, Utah
11.2006 - Current
  • Orchestrates food and beverage operational excellence throughout 4 locations while overseeing 200+ member team with “guest first – team first” mentality.
  • Leads front of house and culinary department with cutting-edge menus, recipes, and 5 Diamond service standards.
  • Member of food & beverage executive board that continues to develop vision, strategic direction, expectations, menu direction, sales methods, and short and long term goals.
  • Officer of company's monetary initiatives with demonstrative financial acumen, helping to produce 14.28% increase in revenue from 2018 to 2019.

Vice President, Food & Beverage/Corporate Executive Chef

Artisan Development Group
Salt Lake City, Utah
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Accountable for F & B business operations project(s) including conceptual development of projects and leading project initiatives, coordinating resources and staff involvement, oversight and project completion.
  • Creator of recipes and menus for each concept and built all food and beverage systems from ground floor up.
  • Traveled to 4 property's in multiple states to assure systems and plans were being adhered to.
  • Managed $25 million dollar company budget by designing complex financial model that tracked and validated expenses.

Executive Chef, Food & Beverage Director

Hotel Châteaux, Upper Deer Valley
Park City, Utah
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Produced revolutionary "Intermountain" cuisine offerings to put establishment on local, regional and national map.
  • Developed and cooked exciting, memorable dishes that brought new customers into establishment and bolstered restaurant revenues to $3.1 million dollars.
  • Managed 21 culinary personnel in service to 300+ customer base.
  • Modernized menu and recipe processes for kitchen staff, which reduced guest wait times and boosted daily output from 275 meals to 300+.

Education

Certificate, Hospitality Manager: Leadership - Hospitality Administration And Management

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
04.2020 - 05.2020

Associate of Science - Hotel & Restaurant Business & Management/Culinary Arts

Lincoln College/Florida Culinary Institute
Palm Beach, FL
09.1988 - 03.1990

Certificate - Master Class in Flavor Dynamics

Culinary Institute Of America
St. Helena, CA
02.2003 - 02.2003

Certificate - Management, Team Development, Fiscal Policy

Levy Management Acadamy
Chicago, IL
09.2005 - 09.2005

Skills

Operations management

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Accomplishments

  • Won “Leadership Award” for achieving 4 Diamond Award within 6 months of employment.
  • Fulfilled the Laughing Pear Group's 10-year plan by opening 4th location in 2017.
  • Invitee, James Beard House; Mentions: Ski Magazine, Chef Magazine, Conde Nast and Wine Spectator
  • Supervised team of 200+ staff members.
  • Trained in Italy for one year (1993) at Osteria Antica Mescita San Niccolò, Florence, Est. 1882

Affiliations

  • Division in Quality Management: ASQ Professional Member
  • Human Development & Leadership: ASQ Professional Member
  • American Culinary Federation-State of UT Beehives Chapter: Active
  • Professional Member La Chaine de Rotisseurs: Professional Member
  • Certificate of Achievement & Excellence: Park City Historical Society
  • Blog: http://www.thelaughingpear.com/Press/

Certification

ServSafe Certified & HACCP Certification (IN PROGRESS, Graduation date:1/07/21)

Timeline

Certificate, Hospitality Manager: Leadership - Hospitality Administration And Management

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
04.2020 - 05.2020

Vice President, Food & Beverage/Corporate Executive Chef

Artisan Development Group
01.2007 - 01.2009

Vice President/Corporate Executive Chef

The Laughing Pear Group
11.2006 - Current

Certificate - Management, Team Development, Fiscal Policy

Levy Management Acadamy
09.2005 - 09.2005

Executive Chef, Food & Beverage Director

Hotel Châteaux, Upper Deer Valley
01.2005 - 01.2006

Certificate - Master Class in Flavor Dynamics

Culinary Institute Of America
02.2003 - 02.2003

Associate of Science - Hotel & Restaurant Business & Management/Culinary Arts

Lincoln College/Florida Culinary Institute
09.1988 - 03.1990

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