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| E-mail: ipetkov@purdue.edu |
| Phone: (765) 494-5996 |
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Biography
Education and Professional Certification
Professional Experience
Courses Taught
Accomplishments
Professional Affiliations
BIOGRAPHY
Chef Ivan Petkov is currently responsible for production, recipes, and menu development in a full-service cafe and banquet operation as well as special event chef for Purdue University's President France Cordova.
Chef Petkov has traveled extensively through-out North and South America to participate in as many different culinary and life experiences as possible. Among these experiences, he has served as Executive Sous Chef to Chef Adam Busby, a Michelin 3 Rated Chef in Vancouver as well as Chef de Cuisine in Large Banquet facilities. Chef Petkov served as personal chef for the Egyptian Consulate General in Chicago, The Dean of the Law School at the University of Chicago, Hyde Park, IL as well as affluent families in Chile and Argentina. He has had the fortune to experience some of the most interesting cultures in the world in which he draws from these experiences often.
“Through my travels, lust for life, adventure and the pursuit of happiness, I was led to my greatest experience and dedication of my career. I owned and operated several businesses with successes and failures. From these events I have been given the ability to envision a bigger picture”.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
- Dubrulle French Culinary School: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Culinary Certified with Honors (CC)
1996 – 1998
- Wine & Spirit Education Appreciation Certified- London, England, 1997
- BA, Columbia College- Chicago, IL (Photography)
- Master Sommelier Level I, Court of the Master Sommelier
- ServSafe Alcohol, Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission
- ServSafe Certified, National Restaurant Association
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Clinical Chef Instructor, HTM Department, Purdue University, 2009 - present
- Area Executive Chef, Midwest Region, Sodexo School Services- Downers Grove, IL., 2006 - 2009
- Chef de Cuisine,
Brookfield Zoo Catered Events- Brookfield, IL., 2004 - 2006
- Executive Chef/Owner, Foreplay Chicago- Chicago, IL., 1999 - 2004
COURSES TAUGHT
- Advisor to culinary class - HTM 29100
(Quantity Food Production and Service Lab)
- Advisor to culinary class - HTM 49200 (
Advanced Food Management Lab)
- HTM 39200 (Classical Cuisine)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 2009-Sodexo Diversity Relations partnership created with (MALDEF) Mexican American Legal Defense Education Fund. Outreach program working in the Chicago’s Latino community to empower parents to get involved with schools. School lunch programs and wellness and nutrition; by demonstrating cooking demo’s and holding town hall meetings. As a Result Sodexo received their recognition for Diversity Award in Chicago
- 2009- Sodexo: Participating in Spirit of Mentoring Program-Impact 2009
- 2008- Sodexo School Services: Important collaborator representing the Midwest Region with the National Menu project. As a result our region volunteered to be a pilot implementing operational standards created by team for division.
- 2008- Awarded the Spirit of Sodexo for Empowering Our Employees, with putting into action Culinary Training to improve skill set for front line employees, resulting in an invitation to attend the National Senior Leadership meeting in Nashville TN to receive the award.
- 2007- Present: Sodexo Education Market: partnered with Campus Division to be part of Seasonal Refresh of new food dishes for promotional roll out. Translating test results to Schools for new Promotions and Marketing strategies
- 2007- Sodexo School Services: Participated in Iron Chef Competition at Sodexo’s National Chef Conference in Atlanta, GA.
- 2006- Sodexo School Services: Created Monthly Newsletter to increase communication and to decrease distance from Divisional to front line employee. Newsletter also used to communicate Sodexo’s value to Board, Supt. and Community.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- ACF (American Culinary Federation)
- Member of Sodexo Network Groups: SOL, AALF, and WING since 2006.
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