Since 2007, Chef Harker has played various roles at Omni Hotels and Resorts. He began his Omni career as Executive Chef at Omni Interlocken Hotel and then Omni Nashville Hotel, where he opened the hotel's five outlets and created the famous biscuit bar inside Kitchen Notes. He became Area Executive Chef for Omni in 2018 and rolled out the Omni Originals program. Chef Harker played an integral role in rebuilding the brand’s Food & Beverage operations team, post pandemic. His leadership during the new developments including Boston Seaport, Oklahoma City, Viking Lakes, Tucson, Tempe, and PGA Frisco was immeasurable. Additionally, Chef helped re-conceptualize outlets across the portfolio the past four years and led our Food & Beverage discipline to a #1 ranking in the 2022-23 JD Powers Upper Upscale category.