Hans-Jurgen Sund
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** ******* ****
City: Lutherville
State: MD
Zip: 21093
Country: USA
Phone: 410-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 60
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Hans-Juergen Sund
100 Margate Road, Lutherville, MD 21093
PASTRY CHEF
Seeking Executive Pastry Chef, Pastry Chef, or Assistant Pastry Chef Position
in Hotel, Restaurant, Bakery or Catering Company.
PROFILE
20+ years of increasingly responsible positions in restaurant and hospitality gourmet pastry preparation, with emphasis on training kitchen staff in all facets of dessert preparation and restaurant operations. Excellent team builder with the philosophy of leading by example, pitching in whenever needed. Entrepreneur who opened new Wedding and Special Occasion Cake Business, with full accountability for hiring / training full team and developing new dessert creations. Calm demeanor in the face of difficulties; manager who believes that everyone has something to offer of value. Built career steadily while learning all facets of food service business from ground up.
KEY SKILL AREAS
Kitchen Management
Staff Management, Team Building, Scheduling
Business / Revenue Growth / Budget Preparation / Forecasts
Food Preparation: Restaurant, Hospitality, Special Events
Purchasing / Inventories / Quality Control
Staff Training: Food Preparation / Sanitation / State-of-Art Presentation
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Pastry Chef/Owner Modern Dessertsn ( 2012 - Present )
Lutherville,MD
Marie-Louise Bistro, Baltimore,MD ( 2012 - Present )
Pastry Chef assist.
Maryland Club,Baltimore,MD ( 2011-2012 )
Pastry Chef
Woodholme Country Club, Reisterstown, MD (2001-2011 )
PASTRY CHEF
Pizza Hut of Maryland (2000-2001)
MANAGER
Denny`s Restaurants of Maryland (2000)
MANAGER
Delano Hotel, Miami, FL (1997-1998)
ASSISTANT PASTRY CHEF
Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD (1991-1997)
PASTRY CHEF
Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC (1989-1991)
ASSISTANT PASTRY CHEF
HANS-JUERGEN SUND
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Additional Relevant Experience:
Assistant Pastry Chef - Bread and Chocolate, Alexandria, VA
Pastry Chef and Owner`s Assistant - Thee`s Pastries, Los Angeles, CA
Pastry Cook - Mozart Bakery, Vancouver, Canada
Assistant Pastry Chef - Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, Canada
First Commis Patissier - Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada
Demi-Chef Patissier - Berlin Hilton, Berlin, Germany
CORE SKILLS
Pastry Preparation
Innovatively created desserts and dessert menus for diverse functions and restaurants.
Acquired extensive knowledge and expertise in European and American pastries, specializing in fine pastry and chocolate.
Team Leadership
Contributed dynamic leadership skills toward managing teams ranging in size from 5 to 15 members, with strong focus on optimizing productivity, efficiency, and performance.
Trained, mentored, and motivated staff, playing an instrumental role in the development of top performing team members.
Applied advanced communication and interpersonal relation skills toward diplomatically resolving conflicts.
Operations Management
Oversaw all aspects of daily restaurant operations, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction.
Strategically planned and coordinated schedules and workflow to maximize use of human resources while controlling labor costs and meeting customer needs.
Proficiently managed parties of up to 200 people plated and more for Buffet; worked on banquets for 5,000 people.
APPRENTICESHIPS
Cooking Certification - Kempinski Hotel, Berlin, Germany
Confectioner Certification - Konditormeister Carl Hagedorn, Osterode, Germany