Zhuoyi (Joe) Liang

King of Prussia

Summary

Culinary professional and data specialist with a robust background in business development and consultative account management. Successfully drove revenue growth and client satisfaction by delivering tailored catering solutions and data-driven strategies, ensuring seamless execution of events and optimized restaurant operations.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Owner & Private Chef / Event Caterer

INDEPENDENT CULINARY ENTERPRISE

Philadelphia / King of Prussia

10.2022 - Current

Business Development: Marketed and scaled an independent private culinary business, managing the entire sales cycle from initial cold prospecting to contract closing.
Consultative Account Management: Consulted directly with private families, corporate clients, and large church networks to identify unique event scopes, building customized catering solutions tailored to their budgets and timelines.
Pipeline Management: Consistently grew a localized client pipeline through direct field outreach, community networking, and relationship-driven word-of-mouth referrals.
Execution Excellence: Partnered with various venue coordinators and vendors to ensure seamless event delivery, matching high expectations set during the initial sales process.

Co-Owner & Business Manager

FARINA PASTA AND NOODLE

Philadelphia

10.2020 - 09.2022

Revenue Generation: Co-founded and operated a local restaurant enterprise, launching targeted event promotions and specialized menus that directly accelerated sales volumes.
Data-Driven Strategy: Leveraged customer feedback and survey metrics to identify dining preferences, adapting restaurant operations to optimize customer satisfaction and local market capture.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Managed and trained frontline kitchen teams, establishing staffing schedules and quality assurance protocols to maximize operational throughput.
Vendor Negotiations: Partnered with supply chain distributors to negotiate product costs, successfully reducing operational overhead while preserving strict quality standards.

Food Product Developer & Consultant (Internship)

FIREWORKS FOODS

Sydney

05.2017 - 09.2017

Solution Development: Conducted rigorous multi-trial product testing, converting raw analytical data into scalable, cost-efficient production formulas.
Client Satisfaction: Recommended targeted quality control improvements to commercial clients to reduce manufacturing defects and elevate product quality.
Cost Optimization: Spearheaded strategic product line extensions and recipe modifications that successfully facilitated plant-wide manufacturing cost reductions.

Education

Penn Data Science Boot Camp -

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

03-2023

Bachelor of Science - Culinary Arts and Science

Drexel University