David B. Edwards
Missouri City, TX 77489
Hm. 281-***-****
Cell 832-***-****
E-mail: ******@*****.***
I have 18 yrs. experience cooking and baking. I can prepare home cooked meals such as soul food and
all types of American Regional dishes, a vast variety of soup and beautiful culinary style preparations. I
have baking and cake decorating skills. I've work offshore on oil rigs as executive chef, day steward and
camp boss. I prepared 2 meals a day for 60- 100 people a meal.
OBJECTIVE:
To utilize my skills, abilities and experience of managing a team and/ or kitchen to provide quality food
and service in any environment I am servicing.
EDUCATION:
G.E.D.
Some college The Culinary Art Institute of Houston
ACHIEVMENTS AND SKILLS:
- Have the ability and experience to prepare a variety of quality dishes in stipulated time.
- Have experience in a variety of different cooking techniques.
- Have excellent kitchen management skills and 4 yrs. experience in managing kitchen and staff.
- Have ability to produce cost-effective, quality, healthy and delicious dishes by appropriate
Planning
Managing all operation related to the dish and standards of facility
I'm SERVSAFE certified / certification no: 6702431
I have city of Houston food service manager’s cert. / certification no: 175637
Successful catering experience (80 plus groups)
STRENGTHS:
- I can handle and prepare delicious, quality, healthy food for large and small groups in stipulated time.
- Efficient in making different delicious menu charts to attract customers
- Efficient in cost control while preparing all meals thereby insuring profit to the organization as well as
satisfaction to the customer
WORK HISTORY:
Owner/ Operator DBE enterprises 2008- present
RESPONSIBILITIES:
I operate an in home cooking and catering service. I travel to each of my client’s home and prepare meals
for and/ or friends or cater different events also I prepare custom cakes for all occasions.
I prepare a vast variety foods and deserts.
Temp work Magnum Staffing 2007- 2008
RESPONSIBILITIES:
I operated Charge table, Taskwriter, Sizing mill and operated forklifts at V&M Star Pipe Plant
UNIVERSAL SODEXHO 2005-2007
RESPONSIBILITIES:
I was the Camp Boss on a EnCana Oil rig, my duties consisted of manage the kitchen and housekeeping
staffs and preparing 2 meal daily for work 60- 100 plus persons, 2 entrees and multiple side dishes as
well as salads, making the weekly grocery order, pay roll, controlling food cost and keeping a accurate
POB roaster.
REFFERENCES AND PORTFOLIO AVAILIBLE