Michael J Rutherford:
CLASS OF 1979
Grand Haven High SchoolClass of 1979
Grand haven, MI
Louisiana State UniversityClass of 1985
Baton rouge, LA
Washburne Culinary InstituteClass of 1982
Chicago, IL
Grand Haven Junior High SchoolClass of 1975
Grand haven, MI
Michael J's Story
Life
It is always with great pleasure to look back at my hometown experiences growing up.
School
I was one of the lucky ones that my path allowed me to follow my passion.
College
After High School I spent one more year working as an ACF/apprentice cook at the Spring Lake Country Club. My college years were spent at Washburne Culinary Trade School in Chicago and as an intern at varies hotels and restaurants; The Drake Oakbrook, Marriott Oakbrook, The Ritz Carlton and the 95th on top of the John Hancock Center. I was able to learn under high profile Chefs and compete in the 12th annual American Culinary Federation Arts Salon at the ACF/National Restaurant Association Convention where we won a team 1st Place Award and Trophy while winning an individual Gold Medal.
I moved to Louisiana where I continued on as a certified chef.
I attended Louisiana State University and University of Phoenix.
Workplace
I settled in Louisiana for 6 years and after working as an executive chef in an upscale venu...Expand for more
e; as a food beverage director at a private club; as a general manager for an independent hotel in 1989 I moved to California settling in Orange County. I worked for corporations and public companies as a director of operations. By 1999-00 matured in the hospitality industry gaining a strong background in operations, public relations, advertising, financial planning and budgeting choosing to use this experience to make a career change into the design and implementation of computer applications for the hospitality industry - Information Technology Point of Sale systems.
Today I work for a full service IT POS provider as the national sales manager with headquarters in Irvine/Los Angeles, California with satellite offices in Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego, Hawaii. We develop and market full-integrated software applications, IBM, NCR, and Radiant network technology and web based Enterprise Information Solutions for the hospitality industry.
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