Chef Macky graduated from the Culinary Academy of Long Island in 2009 with a certification in baking and pastry arts. Once completed, he bagan his career in artisan bread baking at Wave Hill Breads, a wholesale bread bakery located in Norwalk, CT. During his time at Wave Hill, he grew from a production team member into roll of lead baker. From there, Chef Macky took his talents over to the supermarket giant, Stew Leonard’s, where he honed his skills in the many different aspects of bakery production, including artisanal breads, quick breads, bagels, cookies, pastries, cakes and more.

In 2019, Chef Macky joined the Empire Bakery Equipment team and became their lead Bakery Technician. His work at Empire includes working with customers in Empire’s 1,500 square foot Test Bakery to show them how their recipes can work in harmony with our equipment. When a customer purchases equipment and needs training, Chef Macky leads the way and provides all of the comprehensive training courses for customers on Empire equipment.