FSCS Justin Reed is currently assigned as Food Service Specialist in Charge at a high level government agencies
Executive Dining Facility (EDF).  He is responsible for the administration, operation, and financial management of the EDF.  
Duties include overall supervision of budgeting, advanced planning, sanitation, and management of the enlisted personnel
assigned to the EDF ensuring every aspect of the EDF operation is run efficiently and within the highest standards of food
service.  Senior Chief Reed is also the Corporate Executive Chef for MilitaryChefs.com.

Work History:
Prior to his assignment to the EDF Senior Chief Reed served on the Atlantic Area Maintenance and Logistics Command’s
Sustenance Advisory Team.  Along with his regular duties as Auditor and Training Representative to Multiple units across
the Atlantic, Senior Chief Reed served as team captain of the Coast Guard Culinary Training Team.  Senior Chief Reed
leads his team year after year collectively winning over 50 ACF medals for his team members in the largest culinary
completion in North America.  Senior Chief Reed personally won Gold and Silver in several categories and achieved the
highest score in the prestigious Chef of the Year Competition.

From 1998 to 2005 Senior Chief Reed served as Special Command Aide to multiple Coast Guard Admirals at many
separate Representational Facilities.  His responsibilities included planning and preparing fine dining experiences and
catering receptions for various high ranking officials, maintaining accurate government property inventory of all
Representation Facilities food service equipment and supplies, providing professional upkeep and maintenance of the
assigned quarters.  During this time, and for the past ten years, Senior Chief Reed has worked as a chef
for a high end catering company located out of Virginia Beach VA.  His job duties included preparing, serving and
supervising numerous functions attended by anywhere from 12 to 300 people. Working with numerous civilian chefs at this
catering company has allowed Senior Chief Reed to keep up with the latest trends in the food service industry and has
earned him a seat on the Virginia Culinary Institute advisory committee.

Senior Chief Reed also served over 4 years at sea aboard the USCGC Sapelo and GGC Tampa.

Military Awards:
CG Commendation Medal (2)
CG Achievement Medal (2)
CG Commandants Letter of Commendation (4)
CG Good Conduct Medal (4)
CG Meritorious Team Commendation (4)
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