Certified CIA prochef
Certified MC4
Certified ACF CEC
Military Executive Chef Michael Edwards
Military Executive Chef Prerequisites - MC4
A military chef capable of performing as a department head responsible for all culinary aspects  in foodservice  
operations including banquet halls, off site catering,  institutional foodservice, colligate food service, business
style food service, noncommercial food service, clubs, or the owner of a foodservice operation.

E-6 or above in military food service
ACF Certified Chef de Cuisine (CCC) or above
Hold an Associates Degree
Accomplished Advanced Culinary Achievement Through Training, Culinary Degree or Competition Success.
Package Reviewed and Recommended by Military Chefs.com
Leadership:
Enlisted Aide and Chef to Chairman Joint Chief of Staff.
Spearheaded Pentagon ACF Certification.
NAVY Culinary Team Manager, Fort Lee 2009

Certifications:
Certified HACCP Manager.
Professional Foodservice Manager.
Master Certified Food Executive.
Personal Certified Chef.
ACF Certified Culinarian.
PROCHEF Level I.
ACF Certified Chef de Cuisine.
ACFCertified Executive Chef.
ACF Approved Practical Examiner, ACE
ACF Personal Certified Executive Chef, PCEC

Command History:
USS John C. Stennis (CV-74).
SECNAV Mess, Pentagon.
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Private Quarters.
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Private Quarters.

Education:
(CEIP) Culinary Enrichment and Innovation Program, CIA, Hyde Park
Diploma in Catering from the Professional Career Development Institute.
Certificate of Restaurant management, University of Massachusetts.
A.A. Liberal Arts, State University of New York, Delhi.
B.S. Liberal Arts, Excelsior College.
Currently enrolled in MBA Program, Excelsior College

Military Awards:
Navy Achievement Medal.

Culinary Awards:
Military Chef Challenge Winner, 2009
Armed Forces Chef of the Year, 2009
ACF gold medal, F-1
3rd Place Winner of the Armed Forces Day Culinary Competition 2005.
3rd Place Land-o-Lakes Recipe at the International Foodservice Expo 2007.
2nd Place in category K-1 at the Las Vegas International Restaurant Show 2007.
2nd Place Team in Food Network’s “Navy Chef Challenge” 2005
1st Place Winner of the USO Chili Cook-off   2006.
1st Place  Winner of the Armed Forces Day Culinary Competition 2004
4 Bronze Medals In Professional ACF Culinary Competition.
3 Silver Medal In Professional ACF Culinary Competition.