Awards and Activities

The Winner of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals in Culinary Competitions
Awarded Medal of Celebrity Chef status by Chaine Des Rotisseurs
Awarded Certificate of Merit from Chaine Des Rotisseurs by Grand Conseiller Culinairre
Member of Chaine Des Rotisseurs, Bailliage de Atlanta
Winner of Chaine Des Rotisseurs, "Best of Show" at Jamaican National Culinary Competition
Two-time Winner of Orlando, Florida's Most Sinful Dessert Competition
Pastry Chef of the Year, Jamaica
Winner of Gingerbread Competition in two categories,at Atlanta's Festival of Trees
Member of American Culinary Federation, Central Florida Chapter
Member of Board of Advisors Southeastern Academy's Culinary Training Center
Chairman of Membership Committee and Pastry Chef Demonstrator,A.C.F. Central Florida Chapter
Chairman of Florida's Governor's Cup Seafood CompetitionOpening Pastry Chef Vivanta by Taj - Bekal, Vivanta by Taj Coog, and Vivanta by Taj Begumpet.                                                                                                             Opening Pastry Chef, Sandals Royal Bahamian, Sandals Antigua, Beaches Negril, and Beaches Turks & Caicos
Opening Pastry Chef, Villa Christina, Atlanta, GA. and City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA. Both voted one of America's top 10 new restaurants by Esquire Magazine
Opening Pastry Chef, Ciboney Resort Jamaica, Voted one of The Worlds top 10 Resorts
Opening Pastry Chef, Hawk's Cay Resort, Florida Keys
Opening Pastry Chef, Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club, Miami, Fl.
Opening Assistant Pastry Chef, Stouffer Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.


Charity & Civic Involvement includes working with:

The National Kidney Foundation
The American Heart Association
The March of Dimes
The Chef and the Child Foundation
Make A Wish Foundation
Habitat for Humanity
The Compassionate Childrens Fund
The Orlando Opera Guild
Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association
Several Culinary Advancement Programs
Public School Career Days

My Career History

New England Culinary Institute
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Senior Lecturer & Pastry Chef Instructor of Pastries, Confections, and Platted Desserts                                            

BROADMOOR Hotel & Resort
A 5-star 5-diamond Hotel
Assistant Executive Pastry Chef

CONCEPTS BY STAIB LTD.
An International Food & Beverage Consulting Firm
Consulting Associate
Awarded Celebrity Chef by Chaine Des Rotisseurs

SANDALS RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
An International Chain of All- Inclusive Resorts
Corporate Executive Pastry Chef
Opened Sandals Antigua, Sandals Royal Bahamian, Beaches Negril and,
Beaches Turks & Caicos
Several Chaine Des Rotisseurs Dinners
Many Functions on Corporate Yacht
Voted Worlds Best All-Inclusive Resorts
Served Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingram and Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson

CONCEPTS BY STAIB LTD.
An International Food & Beverage Consulting Firm
Corporate Executive Pastry Chef
Served President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
Opened 2 of Americaa's Top 10 New Restaurants 1994 &1995 as voted by Esquire Magazine
Opened Holiday Inn's First Sun Spree Resort
Opened Grand Village Branson Missouri
Opened Don Shula's Hotel and Golf Club
Served Chaine Des Rotisseurs Dinners
Culinary Awards Winner

CIBONEY BEACH RESORT AND SPA
45 Acres, Six Restaurants and Banquet Facilities for 2000
Opening Executive Pastry Chef
Voted 1 of the Worlds Top 10 Resorts by Travel Editors Association of North America
AAA 4 Diamond (The Caribbean's 1st 4 Diamond All-Inclusive)
Jamaica's Pastry Chef of the Year through Competition
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Culinary Medal Winner
Forbes Magazine said, “One of the finest resorts in the Caribbean."
Served Prime Minister Michael Manley and Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga
Hosted North America Balliage of Chaine Des Rotisseurs Jamaican Familiarization Week
Kitchen Design and Equipment Specification
Designed Pastry Shops for Radisson in Phuket, Thailand and Canary Islands, Spain
 
STOUFFER ORLANDO RESORT
A 778 Room Hotel with 5 Restaurants and Banquet Facilities for 5000 with 185,000 sq. ft of meeting space
4 Star 4 Diamond with a 5 Star Restaurant (Atlantis)
World's Largest 10 Story Atrium Lobby,
Executive Pastry Chef
Kitchen Design and Equipment Specification
Working on the 1988 Culinary Olympics paid off with a Grand Gold Medal
2 Time Winner of Orlando's Most Sinful Dessert Competition at the Chocolate Fantasy
Served President Gerald Ford
Board of Advisors Southeastern Culinary Academy
Membership Chairman ACF Central Florida Chapter
Chairman Florida's Governor's Cup Seafood Competition

STOUFFER WAVERLY HOTEL
A 535 Room Hotel with 4 restaurants and Banquet Facilities for 3000
4 Star 4 Diamond
Pastry Chef
Served President Ronald Reagan
Demonstrating Pastry Chef for Coca-Cola's 100th Year Celebration

NATIONAL CANAL VILLERE
An Upscale Supermarket Chain in New Orleans with Elaborate Bakeries
Bakery Manager


STATE OF GEORGIA
Cobb County Parks Division
Park Ranger
North Georgia Regional Police Academy, Certified Peace Officer
Emergency Medical Training, Certified Emergency Medical Technician
Federal Bureau of Investigation Bomb School, Certified Bombing Investigator
 

UNITED STATES ARMY
Military Occupational Specialist,(mos)94 Delta 20- Baker
Worked in the HHC 2nd 503rd Dining Facility, we were the Winners of the 8th Annual Phillipe A. Conelly Award. Best Mess Hall in the United States Army 1975
Selected to Compete in the 9th Annual Conelly Award Program 1976
Instructor for Externs from Fort Dix New Jersy Advanced Individual Training School of Baking
Honorable Discharge


COOPER'S BAKERY
A Full Service Retail Bakery with Select Wholesale Accounts
Promoted from Production Baker to Bakery Manager
All Products Made from Scratch to Include Breakfast Bakeries, Specialty & Variety Cakes, Bread & Rolls, Confections, Cookies, and Specialty Pastries
Owner William D. Cooper, President Georgia Retail Bakers Association
Served Governor Jimmie Carter
This Bakery Operated 22years