Bill Billenstein

I am a Culinary Leader and Strategist with over a decade of progressive experience managing high-volume, global culinary programs. My career has been focused on working with major corporate clients, such as Google, to drive innovation and efficiency across operations in North America, EMEA, and APAC.

I specialize in the critical intersection of culinary excellence, business optimization, and technology integration.

Top Skills & Achievements

• Financial & Operational Impact: I have consistently driven significant fiscal results. For example, I successfully developed a strategy that reduced a support budget by $2.3 million in one year without compromising service quality. I also reduced overhead by 33% by strategically aligning our culinary and nutrition support teams. I have extensive experience overseeing large-scale food programs, including those with a $500 million operating budget.
• Strategic Program Governance: My expertise lies in taking culinary vision and translating it into measurable, standardized operational frameworks. This involved developing and implementing system-wide SOPs and governance structures and standardizing global processes for recipe and menu creation across complex global environments.
• Integrated Nutrition and Thought Leadership: I directed Culinary & Nutrition Strategy, emphasizing wellness, sustainability, and plant-forward concepts. My commitment to this area is shown by my multiple presentations on innovation and protein rebalancing at industry events like the CIA Global Plant Forward Summit and CIA Menus of Change.
• Future-Ready Technology: I actively integrate modern technology into operations. I led change management and technical strategy for culinary systems and hold a Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader certification reflecting my commitment to enhancing efficiency and accuracy through innovation.

Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader certification