Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Generic

Douglas Quinlan

Granby

Summary

Thank you for considering my enclosed resume my knowledge of many years in the food and hospitality are committed to the needs of any multi-cultural and diverse community in educational, healthcare, catering and retail food services. My background in food service range from small catering events, banquets over 400 guest, holiday theme meals of any kind, upscale weddings, outdoor BBQs and a small business owner. I have made the opportunity to provide a working environment of setting goals, having ownership for all staff, building team leadership with the contribution of employee involvement.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chef Assistant Director of Dining Services

Stoneleigh-Burnham School
02.2019 - 09.2025
  • Prepared and cooked quality meals in high-volume, fast-paced service environments.
  • Managed food preparation activities, such as cutting ingredients to size and preparing sauces and garnishes.
  • Managed time efficiently by prioritizing tasks and multitasking effectively during peak service hours.
  • Provided support during special events and catering functions, ensuring consistent quality across all offerings.

Owner

Quinlans Culinary Services
01.2003 - 03.2020
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
  • Managed day-to-day business operations.
  • Negotiated contracts with suppliers for better pricing and terms, reducing overall costs for the business.

Food Service Director-Chef

Arbors at Chicopee
01.2012 - 01.2018
  • Direct and support the services of all nutrition and assumes the responsibilities for all residents, customers and staff with-in the community.
  • Prepare meal for over 100 residents and Staff, maintains all production, purchasing, inventory and budget.
  • Guest services and employee relations by creating a work environment that builds trust with open communication on staff performance evaluation by means of coaching and setting goals.

Operations Manager

Northfield Mount Hermon School
01.2000 - 01.2002
  • Operations Manager: responsible for hiring, training, coaching, guidelines of the department polices, reviewing school benefits.
  • Provide scheduling of 30 employees, payroll, overtime reports, all special functions catering, sport banquets, dinner dances, picnics, and reunion dinners for alumni.

Chef Manager

Mount Holyoke Collage
01.1980 - 01.2000
  • Chef Manager: prepare meals for 50 to 400 patrons in twelve different locations.
  • Hire, train and develop top-flight chefs and cooks that achieves the collage performance goals.
  • Computerized training in Food-Pro system, forecasting food production, inventory, weekly food cost, developing recipes and service records.

Education

Food Service Management Hotel Administration

University of Massachusetts
01.1982

High School Graduate - undefined

Granby High School
01.1975

Skills

  • Food preparation
  • Cooking techniques
  • Kitchen safety
  • Menu supervision
  • Recipe development
  • Sauce making
  • ServeSafe manager

Certification

  • Serve-Safe Certified April 2018
  • Allergen Certified 2017

Timeline

Chef Assistant Director of Dining Services

Stoneleigh-Burnham School
02.2019 - 09.2025

Food Service Director-Chef

Arbors at Chicopee
01.2012 - 01.2018

Owner

Quinlans Culinary Services
01.2003 - 03.2020

Operations Manager

Northfield Mount Hermon School
01.2000 - 01.2002

Chef Manager

Mount Holyoke Collage
01.1980 - 01.2000

High School Graduate - undefined

Granby High School

Food Service Management Hotel Administration

University of Massachusetts

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Douglas Quinlan