Gary Bond
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 6LY
Tel: +44-791*-******
Email: ****************@*****.**.**
CURRICULUM VITAE
A committed and hard-working leader, with a vast experience of cooking a variety of cuisine at all levels and
all sections and to a high standard. I have a complete understanding of C.O.S.H.H kitchen G.P and rotas. I
am now seeking a new challenge.
Current Medicals & Offshore Survivals
Medicals
• OGUK expires 22/01/2015
• Norwegian expires 22/01/2015
Offshore Survivals
• B.O.S.I.E.T inc HEUT and EBS expires 14/02/2017
• NORWEGIAN OLF expires 14/02/2017
Training & Education
2012 Level 2 Food and Hygiene Certificate
1991 - 1993 City and Guilds 706 - 1 & 2, Rugby Catering College
City and Guilds 707 - 1 & 2, Rugby Catering College
City and Guilds 711 (Pastry), Rugby Catering College
1991 8 GCSE’s attained, Bilton High School, Rugby
Skills & Achievements
• Extensive experience in working in professional kitchens, accumulated over more than twenty years.
• Management and supervisory experience of teams of up to seven chefs and kitchen staff.
• Ability to cook a wide range of European and world cuisine to a very high quality, and extensive
experience in cooking for fine dining restaurants.
• Flexible approach to working; will take on any challenge given.
• Ability to be creative and resourceful in thinking of practical solutions to problems.
• Sound knowledge of Health & Safety requirements and logistics involved in running a kitchen.
• Excellent team player and all round communicator.
• Organised and logical approach to running a kitchen within a budget.
Employment History
3/2012 - Present Cummins Mellor Recruitment - Relief Senior Chef
3/2011 - 1/2012 Jeremy's Restaurant, Scarborough - Sous Chef
As sous chef, I helped award-winning chef, Jeremy Hollingsworth, to run his 45-
seater restaurant producing very high quality food using the best
seasonal ingredients. I helped Jeremy write menus and train his junior
chef and run the kitchen in his absence.
3/2009 - 1/2011 The Red Lion, Hunningham - Head Chef
As head chef, I had total control of the running of a very busy kitchen serving fresh
local and free range, mainly British food, at an award-winning pub. I helped take the
pub from a struggling business to a very busy and successful one.
11/2007 - 1/2009 The Albion, Revive Pubs and Restaurants LTD - Sous Chef
As sous chef at this gastro pub, I assisted the head chef in the running of the kitchen
of mainly British food. I also ran the pub for four months while there was no head
chef. This was a busy and respected London pub.
7/2006 - 11/2007 The Lord Haldon Country House Hotel - Senior Sous Chef
As senior sous chef at this 2 rosette, 3 star country house hotel, I was responsible for
running the sauce section and writing daily changing menus. I assisted the head chef
in the day to day running of the kitchen, ordering, and health and safety. We also
catered for a large number of weddings.
1/2005 - 7/2006 Park Plaza Hotel Nottingham - Head Pastry Chef
As head pastry chef at this 4 star city centre 178-bedroomed hotel, I was responsible
for the running of the pastry section for the hotel’s busy fusion restaurant and bar,
and joint day-to-day running of the banqueting for all of the hotel’s events. This
included the management of a team of up to seven, including ordering, menu writing,
and ensuring a high quality and standard of health and safety was maintained.
6/2003 – 1/2005 Weston Park, Shropshire - Sous Chef
I began working at this stately home and high class-banqueting venue as junior sous
chef, and was promoted to sous chef within eight months. I was responsible
for assisting the head chef in writing menus, running the kitchen on his days
off (team of five), and I was also in sole charge of the kitchen for my last six
months, due to the departure of the head chef.
1/2003 – 6/2003 Le Petit Blanc, Manchester - Pastry Chef/Sauce Chef
At this extremely prestigious (two rosette) and busy brasserie, I worked the majority
of my time on pastry, but helped out on sauce and any other sections I was required
to, thus demonstrating my adaptable approach to work.
4/2000 – 1/2003 Recruitment - Sous Chef/Head Chef
I worked full time for this agency at a variety of establishments around England and
also in Austria, in the capacity of sous or head chef, thus giving me a wide base of
experience in working in different styles of cuisine.
References available upon request