Jessica Vargas

JESSICA VARGAS M A N A G E M E N T P R O F E S S I O N A L PROFILE-Austin, TX- Extensive experience in Upper Management and Director roles for the past 10 years. I attain a strong comprehension of providing Executive Leadership in day to day Operations, Program Curation and Management. I'm also a professional in Training, Logistics, Research and Development, Production oversight, Creativity in Business Development & Expansion, Event Coordination, and producing one of a kind experiences. SKILLS Executive Leadership Research and Development EXPERIENCE CULINARY PROJECT MANAGER- VENDORS AND FACILITIES TESLA MOTORS- WORKSPACE GIGAFACTORY Jan 2022 - August 2022 Production Management. Reported directly to Senior Culinary Programmer. Operations and Logistics. Curation, recruiting and support for several internal and external Project Management Creative Business Expansion Employee scheduling, training and food park locations at Gigafactory. Coordination, onsite support and mass scheduling of all vendors including remote support for 52 vendors in Fremont, CA facility. Massive daily communications and calendar logistics. management. Timeline management, and special event coordination. Marketing and Communications Work closely with departmental leads, stakeholders and Executives Consulting to achieve Workspace goals, improving systems, team cohesion and morale to consistently meet strict deadlines. EDUCATION CULINARY DIRECTOR SALT AND TIME HOSPITALITY GROUP July 2020-Nov 2021 Creative vision and outline for 5 different concepts including Lead UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS- SAN ANTONIO Culinary Consultant for Willie Nelson's LUCK Reunion in 2021. BACHELORS - SCIENCE training and execution of all department programs. - Running logistics, planning menus, staffing and in charge of all Responsible for the quality, standards, production, development, offsite and private events. Training and leading culinary staff on their operational duties as well as providing opportunities for growth beyond their current position and expertise. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND BRANDING - MANAGING PARTNER Grupo La Gloria - Chef Johhny Hernandez San Antonio TX,- Oversaw multifaceted marketing campaigns for up to 15 different restaurant and cocktail bar concepts, collaborated with Executives to develop a vision for each. Collaborated with Executive staff to develop recipes and plating, (food styling) digital and print media, enhancing and promoting the brand, increased consumer awareness, optimized online presence and developed personal and social connections to relevant audiences Managed social media accounts for the brand Collaborated with Executive staff to maintain brand message consistency and integrity through copy editing/ writing