Faculty/Staff Profiles
Patrick Cornelissen, Director of Operations/Restaurant Manager
School of Hospitality Management
Email: pcorneli@endicott.edu
Phone: 978-232-2451
Office Location: Misselwood House
Office Number: Second Floor
Office Hours: Open door policy
Courses
HTA 110 - Service Management
Resume/C.V.
QUALIFICATIONS
2006 - Masters Degree in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude), Endicott College
2004 - Bachelor Degree in Hotel and Tourism Administration (Summa Cum Laude), Endicott College
2002 - Diploma in Swiss Hotel Management (Summa Cum Laude), Swiss Hotel Management School Les Roches, Spain
2000 - Certificate in Spanish Language, Debla Language Institute, Malaga, Spain
1999 - Bachelor Degree in Business Studies option Marketing, Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, Belgium
WORK EXPERIENCE
Current employer (Endicott College):
Director of Operations (2006 to date)
Managing the day to day operations for the Events & Conference Services department
Overseeing design and construction of new kitchen and restaurant facilities
Assist in planning , budgeting and forecasting revenue and expense stream
Coordinating events, weddings and residential groups
Restaurant Manager And lecturer at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Administration (2006 to date)
Service Management HTM110
Senior Internship HTM480
Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Administration (2003-2006)
Event Management
Concepts of Food & Beverage
Events and Conference Services Assistant (2003-2006)
On-site coordinator for summer resident groups of up to 500 people
Managing a team of students, assigning tasks and training of bar staff
Function Manager for weddings, social and residential groups
Other related experience:
Four Seasons Canary Warf, London (5 star, 142 rooms)
Housekeeping Supervisor (July-Jan 2002)
Floor supervisor, in charge of two to four floors and their guest room attendants.
Special projects, scheduling and
Commis and Garde Manger (July-jan 2001)
Stationed at the main course section of the Italian Quadrato fine dining restaurant
Worked in various high volume banquet operations
Appointed to Four Seasons Park Lane to assist in Garde Manger Section
Banqueting headwaiter
Porterhouse Grill, Belgium (200 seats)
Six years of extensive kitchen and back of the house experience (1995-1999)
Took up various positions, including Head Chef, Sous Chef and Commis.
Creating new menu’s, organizing the kitchen brigade
Training of new kitchen staff and implementing quality standards
Biographical Profile
Patrick Cornelissen started his hospitality career at various restaurants in his home country of Belgium. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Business Studies and Marketing from the Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen in Turnhout - Belgium, yet his passion for traveling moved him to Spain, where he studied at the Swiss Hotel Management School of Les Roches, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
After working for the Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf, London in various departments, he accepted a position as Assistant Teacher for the School of Hospitality at Endicott College. During this time he completed, Summa Cum Laude, his second Bachelors of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Administration and earned his Masters in Business Administration.
He is a member of The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE). Patrick Cornelissen speaks five languages and is currently employed as Director of Operations for the Event & Conference Services Department, and is the Restaurant Manager for La Chanterelle, the non-traditional classroom, where he teaches Service Management and other related courses at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Administration.
On apersonal level, he has traveled to over a dozen countries, inlcuding: Belgium, France, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Israel, Cyprus, Mexico, Egypt, Tunesia, Bahama's, USA...
Accomplishments
- 2005 - Recipient of the President’s Award, Endicott College
- 2003 - 2004 Dean’s List, Endicott College
- Member of the Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society, Endicott College
- 2002 - Bar Operations Manager, Les Roches Marbella, Spain
- 2000 - Recipient of the Best Academical Achievement Award, Les Roches Marbella, Spain
- 2000 - Vice-President Students’ Association, Les Roches Marbella, Spain
- 1998-1999 - Public Relations Manager Students’ Association, KHK, Belgium
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