Peter Ursich
Rancho Palos Verdes,CA
Summary
Culinary Specialist collaborating alongside doctors and nutritionists to provide tailored nutrition-dense meals that support individual needs. Expertise lies in customizing menus, ordering and sourcing high-quality ingredients, and preparing food. Focused on ensuring proper food handling, safety procedures, and maintaining a clean food service. Highly prioritizing meeting client's needs with utmost excellence and privacy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Culinary Director
Throttle And Thrive
03.2023 - Current
- Create menus along with wife who is a nutritionist to provide nutrient dense meals for first responders in recovery.
- Order inventory of supplies and maintained accurate stock records to minimize losses and support supply ordering.
- Maintain records and awareness of unique dietary restrictions or allergies of personnel, accommodating needs in meal preparation.
- Establish food safety procedures and guidelines to promote meal consistency and quality.
Holistic Health Chef
Dr. Iris Castaneda MD- Pediatrics
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Worked in tandem with wife, who’s a nutritionist for doctor with functional medicine approach, Giving private home visits to work with individual diets according to laboratory and functional testing results. Monitoring progress through lab tests. Aiming for optimal levels in blood markers vs reference ranges.
- Developed individualized menus to aid patients with better health and support different health conditions. Including Gut health, hormone imbalances, autoimmune, toxins, genetics, allergies and sensitivities, etc.
- Maintaining utmost discretion and privacy.
- Engaged families or private assistants in cooking, shopping, teaching new healthy culinary techniques, and introducing them to new varieties of healthy foods.
Cook for Dietary And Health Needs/Assistant
Private Residence
04.2018 - 01.2023
- Worked with wife's clients to provide meals to tailor individual needs.
- Developed recipe inventory to offer meal options for variety of needs.
- Met with clients and discussed preferred meals, dietary restrictions, and food allergies.
- Planned menus that incorporated healthy, fresh food sourced from local farmers and stores.
- Developed menus, controlled food costs, and oversaw quality, sanitation, and safety processes.
- Prepared and served meals for small dinner parties and large events.
- Drove client to and from appointments on day-to-day basis, e.g., work, doctors, and shopping.
- Kept utmost privacy for clients
Education
Business Administration
San Diego State University
San Diego, CAProfessional Cook - Culinary Arts
Rouxbe Culinary School
04.2021
Skills
- Meal preparation
- Menu development
- Nutritional knowledge
- Allergy accommodations
- Cooking methods
- Ingredient Sourcing
- Safe Food Handling
- Discretion and privacy
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Culinary Director
Throttle And Thrive
03.2023 - Current
Holistic Health Chef
Dr. Iris Castaneda MD- Pediatrics
10.2021 - 10.2023
Cook for Dietary And Health Needs/Assistant
Private Residence
04.2018 - 01.2023
Business Administration
San Diego State University
Professional Cook - Culinary Arts
Rouxbe Culinary School
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