1. Aaron Smith
601 East Vermont Street, Carterville IL, 62918
Cell- (314) 330-2720 – aaron@loopersclubhouse.com
Summary
Creative professional with extensive kitchen experience from concept to development. I
can perform multiple tasks under pressure, show strong leadership and work well with
others.
Highlights
• Experience with large scale food service (Gaylord Opryland, Wildhorse Saloon)
• Focused and driven
• Customer service oriented
• Responsible and reliable
• Excellent problem solver
Experience
Owner
March 2016 to Current
Loopers- Carterville, IL
I effectively run the restaurant by estimating staffing needs, planning menus, taking
inventory of food and beverages, making sales reports and maintaining great customer
relations. Loopers has been featured in several newspaper articles, an episode on the
Spiel and recognized by many local organizations.
Head Chef
January 2014- March 2014
312 Pizza Co. Nashville TN
Opened and ran the kitchen operations of a high volume, from scratch restaurant. I
developed all menu items and wrote the recipe books. Implemented all daily, weekly
and monthly cleaning logs. Worked to keep labor low and food costs low while making
the highest quality products.
Education
Bachelors in Hotel and Restaurant Management – Southern Illinois University
Attended Culinary School at Forest Park in St. Louis before transferring to S.I.U.
References
Lance Chapman- Land lord and long time friend- (618) 559-3334
Jesse Minor- Current sales representative from Performance Food Group- (618) 927-
2704
Sebastian Silbereis- Previous Chef while working at Gaylord Opryland- (210) 837-1838