Expertise:
Food & Beverage Operations & Management, Restaurant Management, Events Management, Corporate Training & Development, Leadership Development, Hospitality ManagementPrior to joining The Collins College in 2015, Jason Zhang managed a variety of operations in the corporate food and beverage sector. Trained in volume-based full service, fine dining, and luxury fast casual concepts, he managed and opened restaurants across the Western U.S with California Pizza Kitchen, Eureka! Restaurant Group, Lemonade Restaurant Group and more. He currently serves as the General Manager for The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch and a Multi-Unit Operations Managing Partner for Southeast Asia-based Cloud Beyond Restaurants and Sole Bakery Restaurant Concepts located in Qingdao, China.
Interviews:
- “Is Chase Sapphire Preferred Worth It?” WalletHub.com, June 5, 2024
- “Cal Poly Pomona’s Collins College Named No. 6 in the World in its 50th Year,” The Poly Post, March 19, 2024
- “2023’s Best Cities for Rooftop Drinking,” RoofGnome.com, Aug. 10, 2023
- “RKR Re-Opens for In-Person Dining,” CPP Magazine, Spring 2022 (Page 36)
- “Collins College switches to virtual restaurant learning experience,” The Poly Post, Oct. 19, 2020
- “Six Trends Transforming Tourism,” CSU News, Aug. 6. 2019
Education:
B.S., Hotel & Restaurant Management, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
M.H.A., Hospitality Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
C.H.E., Certified Hospitality Educator, American Hotel & Motel Association
Languages:
Mandarin Chinese