Education:
Wirtefachschule, Bern, Switzerland.
Professional Background:
Pastry Chef/Owner, The Upscale Downtown Bakery, Petaluma, CA. Baking Instructor, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA. Baking and Pastry Instructor, Lead Chef, California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, CA. Pastry Chef, Gerhard's Pastries, Sausalito, CA. Head Pastry Chef, Fabrique Delices, San Mateo, CA; Beacon Island Hotel, Plettenberg Bay, Republic of South Africa. Head Bread Baker, Backerei-Konditorei Blaser, Bern. Head of Baking Department, Confiserie Feller, Bern. Assistant Baker, Backerei-Restaurant Jörin, Davos, Switzerland.
Awards:
World Champion (U.S. Team), Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, Paris, France, 1999. Winner, James Beard Foundation Pastry Competition, West Coast Region, 1993.
Member:
ACF. Bread Bakers Guild of America. Chefs Association of the Pacific Coast.