8154 Coley Davis Road
Nashville, TN 37221

615 646-5495 (h)
615 481-8383 (cell)

Married:
Donna Lynn
No Children

Born:
Texas
05/17/51

2002-present- BrickShort Partners Commercial and Computer Graphics

2000-2002 Proprietor/Manager/Chef  Gumbo YaYa, 101 Page Rd.  100 seat casual Cajun place.

1995-1997 Co-Owner   Goldies Delicatessen, 4520 Harding Rd.  60 seat Kosher Deli - sold to partner after established.

1988-2001 Proprietor/Manager/Chef   Belle Meade Brasserie, 101 Page Rd.  90 seat fine dining establishment.

1992-2001 Proprietor/Manager   Finezza Trattoria, 5404 Harding Rd.  110 seat modern Italian eatery

1986-1988 Executive Chef    Maude's Courtyard, Nashville, TN  250 seat fine dining restaurant

1984-1986 Executive Sous Chef -   Radisson Hotel, Nashville, TN  125 seat Cafe, 90 seat Fine Dining, 1000 Banquet

1983-1984 Exec. Chef/ Manager -  Villa Romano Restaurant, Nashville TN 110 seat fine dining Italian restaurant

1980-1983 Exec Chef - La Cage aux Folles, Los Angeles, CA  250 seat fine dining and Caberet. 4-Star Holiday & Travel, 4-Star Mobil, 4-Star Cal. Restaurant Writers

1978-1980 Exec Chef/ Manager,  Bishops Corner Restaurant, Nashville, TN

1976-1978 Food & Beverage Manager, Maryland Farms Country Club

1973-1976 Chef & Cook - Commander's Palace, Provincetown Inn, Judy Wests Restaurant, Fisherman Restaurant, Papa Leone's

Lab Research Assistant (73-74) Research: Sulfalipid Transport Across Kidney Membrane – Sidney and Rebecca Fleischer PhDs. Vanderbilt University

l969-1973 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN   B.A. Molecular Biology
1978 - University Tennessee Nashville part-time student Business Law, Accounting
1983 - Los Angeles Valley College California part-time student Computer Science

- Certified Executive Chef - American Culinary Federation(ACF)
- Restauranteur of the Year - ACF and TRA
- Chaine de Rotisseurs, Les Amis d'Escoffier
- Chef of the Year - ACF