Chef Vollkommer is currently the Director of Culinary Industry Relations at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Throughout his twenty-seven years in higher education, Chef Vollkommer has held positions at top rated culinary schools including Johnson & Wales University, The Culinary Institute of America, and New England Culinary Institute where he developed curriculum and taught classes in the baking and pastry degree programs.
In 2005 chef Vollkommer completed the testing process to earn the distinction of Certified Master Pastry Chef through the American Culinary Federation. Chef Vollkommer is one of only four chefs to pass the rigorous and comprehensive ten day iteration of the practical exam
In 2020, Chef Vollkommer earned a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI.