EFTA00287349.pdf

Career Profile: Anthony J. Torre Phone: Email: Highly skilled, talented professional who has held and maintained direct roles with high profile employers and clients as a trusted and responsible hands-on leader; caring for their needs directly, their property and their best interest. Capable of multi-tasking with great detail, executing schedules, events and projects on time, maintaining accurate communication with employer and employees and always seeking for the safety and security of those in my immediate circle. Most of all always poised, professional and adaptable and to the standards and desires of my employer. In addition, my wife Michelle has been my co-worker and partner in all of the following past job descriptions. Michelle is extremely talented and educated individual, who holds a USCG Master Captain's license as well as has been medically trained and retains a USCG Medical Officer in Charge License. There is no task she is not willing to do and always with a smile; a sincere pro-active 'people person' with a keen sense of preempting the needs of others, maintaining a service-heart and the ability to keep demanding schedules. Michelle's resume is available upon request. Professional Experience Estate Manager and Chef, Bermuda November 2012-current This position is a hands-on estate management and caretakers position. Michelle and I are totally responsibility for every facet of this 5 acre ocean front peninsula property; the compound consists of 5 high tech newly constructed houses [smart home, desalination and generator systems]; and the grounds are fully landscaped with the finest appointments on the island. Our responsibilities include every household task from cleaning, care of fine linens to provisioning and food preparation [practicing a farm and sea to table freshness]; construction, vendor and landscape management; quality control, security 1 EFTA00287349 and hurricane preparedness; owners liaison with Bermudian customs/duty departments; personal assistants to the owners' when in residence to the responsibility and accounting for all of the estate's insurance requirements, expenditures and budgets. Finally, managing and maintaining the sea toys and boats. Estate Manager, Roseville Plantation, Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina 2010-January 2012 Following my commitment as Captain of the yacht MERCEDES my wife Michelle and I took a position as Estate Manager and caretakers from one of the former owners of the vessel mentioned. This property is a 14 acre waterfront estate/compound which includes a main house and guest house of 9000 square feet, carriage house and service barns, boardwalk, docks, boat house, all-season greenhouse and several formal gardens. The owner is currently downsizing and the property was sold at the end of January, 2012 of which we worked until the day of the closing; plus one month to introduce the estate to the new owners. Responsibilities: [1] maintaining and upkeep of all interiors and exterior of the homes, buildings, their furnishings and systems [2] security, including video and electric gates [3] boathouse, boat lift and docks [4] turf, landscaping, formal gardens and greenhouse management [5] turf/ landscaping equipment, emergency generator, 20,000 gallon desalination system and 30 zone irrigation system [6] hire/ supervise employees, vendors and contractors; [7]contract management and cost tracking [8]inventory control, bookkeeping and accounting [9] owners representative in all matters [10] a hands- on and full charge position [11] maintaining a 'guest readiness' at all times Yacht Captain, Event Planner and Personal Assistant WV MERCEDES, Hawaii, California and Mexico 2004-2010 The MERCEDES, a 65' luxury motor yacht was commissioned in Florida where my wife Michelle and I were hired as captain and crew. In Palm Beach we had the vessel fit up to the owners' specifications and then brought her to Hawaii. The owners used the vessel for personal and corporate purposes which included cruising, fishing, entertaining and fund raising for local charities. In 2008 we returned the vessel to California. While on the west coast, the vessel was located at the owner's waterfront estate in Newport Beach and exclusively used by his family as an extension of their home and activities. At the estate we adhered to the staff protocol, security requirements, and prepared and provisioned the vessel for the daily use of the family. My employment contract ended on January 2010 and I stayed on the vessel until the new captain was hired in May 2010. Responsibilities were: [1] serving as Master of the vessel [2] piloting/cruising/fishing [3] travel and mooring scheduling and coordination [4] event planning and party executions, including provisioning and meal/party food preparation [5] entertaining and caring for the owner, his family and corporate guests [6]vessel, crew, vendor and contractor management [7] routine and scheduled maintenance and 2 EFTA00287350 repairs of all systems including engines, generators, HVAC, electrical, water, AV and electronics [8]international vessel documents, proper insurance certificates and expense accounting [9] design and managed the building of docks at the owners home and other related maintenance items to the estate. Yacht Captain and Charter Business Owner, Bahamas and the Florida Keys 2001-2004 Pursing my passion of the water, my wife and I started a luxury fishing charter business. Once the process to get Bahamian licensing was achieved we operated out of the Abaco Beach Resort for two years and subsequently there we were approached to consider the job in Hawaii, we then sold our vessel and successful charter business. Charter clientele included: businessmen, doctors, lawyers, professional athletes, rock stars and musicians, experienced tournament anglers as well as first time fishing families enjoying a day on the water. Also hired by 'Discovery Europe' to film a television show called 'Hooked on Fishing'. General Contractor and Land Developer, New York State 1984-2001 Owner/CEO of a residential and commercial contracting company, handling accounts of $3-6M annually. Job duties as contractor included: building design, site planning, zoning approvals, and permit coordination, project estimating, bidding and negotiations, job cost tracking, quality control and owner/architect/engineer/subcontractor and employee management/relations. Projects included medical centers, hotels, restaurants, casinos, museums, micro-breweries, historic restorations and retail space. I started this business as a small construction operation by myself and a few employees. Also my wife and I owned and developed of a design/build residential subdivision with 5-12 acre building sites and custom homes; including stables, pools and pool houses, site improvements including irrigation systems, watershed control and pond construction. Cook and self taught Chef Growing up on a large dairy farm and at the apron strings of my Italian grandmother, I learned from a very young age the importance of organic vegetable and herb gardening, butchering, and cheese and wine making as it applies to the preparation of the best table fare possible for one's family and health. Since then I have always tried to maintain my own garden or locate the freshest sources available to secure the best produce, meat, fish and dairy. Along with quality products I have engaged myself in learning and practicing the art of fine gourmet cooking on a family level to preparation for a large parties and events. Be it a formal holiday dinner, homemade pizza, a clam and lobster bake on the beach, grilled veggies and steaks on the barbeque, spa cuisine or the serving of hand selected fish, meat, poultry, fresh vegetables and fruits in countless ways I have always found success in satisfying the most discriminating palates. Education, Licenses and Certificates: • AAS Degree, Mechanical Technology, State University of New York 3 EFTA00287351 • BA Degree, Education and Communications, David Lipscomb University, Nashville • Nominated for 'Outstanding Young Men in America' • USCG Masters License 100T • Bahamas Boat Masters License • Concealed Weapons Permit/FBI background check • TWIC/Homeland Security Clearance • STCW/including first aid and fire fighting • South Carolina Contractors license • Maritime Certificates: Radar Observer Unlimited, ARPA Radar, Vessel Security and Defense Training, Able Body Seaman, Bridge Resource Management, Survival Craft and PADI Diver • American Professional Captains Association Drug Consortium Member since 2002 Personal: • Raised on a large family dairy farm in upstate New York • Married and three grown children • Excellent health: energetic, physically fit and capable of heavy lifting • Completed USCG physical in July, 2012 • Own and rent two golf course homes on Hilton Head Island, SC • US citizen and valid passport • Lifesaving: Saved the lives of 4 people on different occasions • Hobbies: Golf, Fishing, Gardening, Cooking and Travel 4 EFTA00287352