Maria Augusta Manuel
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Catering Chef
Improve productivity, reduce waste, promote better utilization of resources and maintain safety as well as sanitation of Workspace.
Driven and reliable professional with experience in all areas of catering management, safety, sanitation and food preparation. Possess long time experience in managing catering services, purchasing merchandize and food handling. Consistently meet on-time delivery requirements and provide quality services with various resources to ensure client satisfaction. Fluent in: Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
Professional Experience
Endiama E.P, Houston, TX 2006 – 2015
Catering Chef for Endiama, CEO
Managed and prepared food, beverage provision for functions and events; supervising catering and waiting staff at functions; planning menus in consultation with CEO; recruiting and training permanent and casual staff; Organized catering team; ensure health and safety for handling food; Monitored the quality of the product and services provided; Maintained the stock levels and ordering new supplies as required;
Consulate of Angola, Houston, TX 2001 – 2005
Catering Chef
Operate large volume cooking equipment; Prepared food, beverages; met quality and quantity requirements; order and take care of supplies, clean, stock, wash, cut; measured ingredients, packaged batch of food; managed the food and beverage provision for events and functions; supervised catering and waiting staff at functions; planned menus in consultation with managers; budgeted and established financial targets and forecast; kept financial and administrative records; maintained stock levels and ordering supplies as required; interacted with customers and liaison between suppliers and customers.
Marriot Hotel, Houston, Texas 2005-2006
Room Attendant
Enters and prepare the room for cleaning; makes bed; Dust the room and furniture; Cleans the bathroom; vacuum the carpet; checks and secure the rooms; replenishes guestrooms and bathrooms; Delivered and retrieved items on loan to guests, e.g iron, iron board, dryers; responsible for the hotel property in the hotel property in the work area; responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of work area; responsible for replenishment of guest water and other supplies; responsible for the standard and operation procedures.
Jumbo, Luanda, Angola 1997-2001
Inventory
Used Computers to organize and locate inventory; negotiated prices, discount transportation arrangements for merchandise; manage the department for which to buy products; conferred with sales and purchasing teams to obtain information about customer needs and preferences; examined, selected and purchased most favorable price merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements and other factors; monitored and analyzed sales records, trends or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine what the company will sell and how much inventory is needed.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Nutrition
Food and Service Quality
Team Communication
Sense of taste and smell
Hospitality towards customers
Psychology
Education
Associate Degree Catering, HCC, Houston, TX, 2014