Niall Kopplin
Waterdown,ON
Summary
Resourceful and self-motivated Research and Development Manager / Chef with a proven track record in the food industry. 15+ years of experience managing culinary teams, leading product development projects, and ensuring quality standards. Proficient in cost-effective ingredient research, concept utilization, and product creation. Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research and Development Manager/Chef
Summer Fresh Salads
Woodbridge, ON
04.2012 - Current
- Manages a culinary team of R&D Chefs in friendly and effective manor
- Manages multiple projects in a timely fashion
- Research relevant ingredients, to achieve cost savings to recipes
- Utilizes concepts and raw ingredients currently in vogue
- Develop and create new products for major supermarkets and food service chains
- Ensure products meet cost, ingredients, physical attributes and nutrition parameters
- Producing product specification sheets in correspondence with Quality Control
- Lead pilot and plant trials, ensuring key product standards are met in initial products
- Collaborate well, with all Department Heads
- Work closely with Quality Control team to resolve product inaccuracies.
Chef
Jennifer's Kitchen Catering
Oakville, ON
10.2011 - 04.2012
- Development of Menus
- Product ordering
- Preparation and cooking of all food, training and mentoring kitchen staff
- Daily preparation of unique stocks and sauces for all areas of the kitchen
- Extensive Pastry and baked goods preparation for all areas of kitchen.
Research & Development Chef
Summer Fresh
Woodbridge, ON
10.2007 - 01.2012
- Develop and create new food ideas
- Prepare customer samples
- Research new food trends and techniques
- Modifying formulae to 'work' within company framework
- Orchestrate and determine appropriate menu items, for sales presentation
- Very proficient in 'food styling' of new products for photography
- Creating website recipe for company products, maintaining creative spark and artistic flair.
Chef de Partie Cook
Scarborough Golf and Country Club
Toronto, ON
10.2004 - 04.2005
- Line cook
- Food preparation for dining room, À la Carte service
- Excellent skills in cleaning and portioning all proteins for kitchen
- Preparing of all stocks and sauces for kitchen
- Menu planning.
Apprentice - 1st Cook
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
Toronto, ON
04.1999 - 11.2002
- Banquet Cook
- Line cook, casual dining, and fine dining restaurant
- Garde Manger for fine dining restaurant
- Food prep, all areas of kitchen.
Chef
The Ontario Club
Toronto, ON
05.2005
- Line cook and food preparation for dining room À la Carte service
- Creation of exciting daily specials and À la Carte menus
- Daily preparation of unique stocks and sauces for all areas of the kitchen
- Extensive Pastry and baked goods preparation for all areas of kitchen
- Banquet preparation, up to five hundred people.
Education
Culinary Management - Culinary Arts
George Brown College
Education Experience
- Hydrocolloids: Gums and Starches Program, 2015, Guelph University, Guelph, ON
- Menu design, 2006, Management & Sanitation, Toronto, ON
- Nutrition Analysis, Supervisory Communications, Toronto, ON
- Photography II, 2004 - 2005, Photography I, Toronto, ON
- Culinary Management Diploma, 1999 - 2001, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
- High School Diploma, 1993-1997, Jarvis Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON
Certification
- CPR/First aid, 2017
- Food Handers Certificate, 2015
- Red Seal, 2010
Culinary Work Experience
- Chef, 10/2011, 04/2012, Jennifer’s Kitchen Catering, Oakville, ON, Development of Menus, Product ordering, Preparation and cooking of all food, training and mentoring kitchen staff, Daily preparation of unique stocks and sauces for all areas of the kitchen, Extensive Pastry and baked goods preparation for all areas of kitchen
- Chef, 05/2005, 09/2007, The Ontario Club, Toronto, ON, Line cook and food preparation for dining room À la Carte service, Creation of exciting daily specials and À la Carte menus, Daily preparation of unique stocks and sauces for all areas of the kitchen, Extensive Pastry and baked goods preparation for all areas of kitchen, Banquet preparation, up to five hundred people
- Chef de Partie Cook, 10/2004, 04/2005, Scarborough Golf and Country Club, Toronto, ON, Line cook, Food preparation for dining room, À la Carte service, Excellent skills in cleaning and portioning all proteins for kitchen, Preparing of all stocks and sauces for kitchen, Menu planning
- Apprentice - 1st Cook, 04/1999, 11/2002, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, ON, Banquet Cook, Line cook, casual dining, and fine dining restaurant, Garde Manger for fine dining restaurant, Food prep, all areas of kitchen
Research And Development Experience
- Research and Development Manager/Chef, 04/2012, Present, Summer Fresh Salads, Woodbridge, ON, Manages a culinary team of R&D Chefs in friendly and effective manor., Manages multiple projects in a timely fashion., Research relevant ingredients, to achieve cost savings to recipes., Utilizes concepts and raw ingredients currently in vogue., Develop and create new products for major supermarkets and food service chains., Ensure products meet cost, ingredients, physical attributes and nutrition parameters., Producing product specification sheets in correspondence with Quality Control, Lead pilot and plant trials, ensuring key product standards are met in initial products., Collaborate well, with all Department Heads, Work closely with Quality Control team to resolve product inaccuracies.
- Research & Development Chef, 10/2007, 2012, Summer Fresh, Woodbridge, ON, Develop and create new food ideas., Prepare customer samples., Research new food trends and techniques., Modifying formulae to “work” within company framework, Orchestrate and determine appropriate menu items, for sales presentation., Very proficient in “food styling” of new products for photography, Creating website recipe for company products, maintaining creative spark and artistic flair
Volunteer Experience
- Assistant coach /Trainer, 2015, Present, Flamborough hockey association
- Academic Mentor, 2008, 2009, Foundation for Life academic mentoring program, Toronto, ON
Timeline
Research and Development Manager/Chef
Summer Fresh Salads
04.2012 - Current
Chef
Jennifer's Kitchen Catering
10.2011 - 04.2012
Research & Development Chef
Summer Fresh
10.2007 - 01.2012
Chef
The Ontario Club
05.2005
Chef de Partie Cook
Scarborough Golf and Country Club
10.2004 - 04.2005
Apprentice - 1st Cook
Royal Canadian Yacht Club
04.1999 - 11.2002
Culinary Management - Culinary Arts
George Brown College
- CPR/First aid, 2017
- Food Handers Certificate, 2015
- Red Seal, 2010
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