Dave Spicher
Food and Beverage Management Instructor / Manager, COURSES Restaurant
Dave Spicher came to Baker College’s Culinary Institute of Michigan (CIM) in 2010 as the Manager of COURSES restaurant, and as an instructor for Table Service and Food and Beverage Management classes. Dave’s diverse operations background includes leadership roles in eight different restaurant openings and a variety of management positions. Dave’s professional experiences include:
- Multi-unit General Manager, Levy Restaurants, Chicago, Illinois
- General Manager/Kitchen Manager, Famous Dave’s BBQ, Naperville, Illinois and Grandville, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon, Michigan
- General Manager/Kitchen Manager, T.G.I. Friday’s, Bloomingdale, Aurora, and Naperville, Illinois
- General Manager/Bar Manager, Sweeney Specialty Restaurants, Orland Park, Illinois
- Owner/Operator, The Zephyr Grill and Club Car, Naperville, Illinois
- General Manager/Panera Bread, Greater Grand Rapids Area, Michigan
Dave’s certifications and organization affiliations include:
- ServSafe Certified
- Federation of Dining Room Professional (FDRP) Certified
- Member, American Culinary Federation (ACF), West Michigan Lakeshore Chapter MI 122
Dave Spicher is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Restaurant and Hospitality Management. His primary focus is helping the students at CIM use their learned operational skills in current market applications to advance their careers by building sales with exceptional cuisine and hospitality. He challenges his students to reach out into their industry to identify and stay abreast of trends in technology, staff motivation initiatives, and cost control techniques to maximize the conversion of top line sales into bottom line profits.
