SUMMARY

Honest, dependable, entrepreneurial Professional Chef who is eager to lead and encouraging to fellow workers. An experience methodical individual who constantly seeks a better way to maximize guest satisfaction. Over 20 years’ proven track record of managing operations of various busy kitchen area, implementing production process, and estimating food and labor cost. Thorough understanding of HACCP Known for motivating staff and coaching culinary team to continually improve performance.

Work Experience

Personal and Private Chef working with private international guest Feb.2017 – pres. 2020

Hospitality Service Blue Waters Beach Club working with the cruse Ship Feb. 2019 – March 2020

Head Chef Food Services National Commercial Bank( St. James) Jamaican Dishes January 2018 – Jan. 2019

Pastry Chef Ibero Star Hotel #1 August 2016- Feb. 2017

Montego Bay

Improve Pastry recipes and Menu Food service

Improve Sanitation in the Kitchen/ Dining Room

Improve Staff Moral towards safe food production/ service

Order Kitchen Food supplies

Worked with the Executive Chef and The Resort Pastry Chef in developing new Menus

Work with a team in Managing Breakfast and Lunch Buffet Service

Scheduling of staff

Provide training and direction in the safe use/ maintenance of kitchen equipments

Work within a budget

Personal and Private Chef working with private Jamaican guest Sept. 2015- August 2016

Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager, Pelican Restaurant March 2015- Sept. 2015

Montego Bay Jamaica

Improve Pastry recipes and Menu Food service

Improve Sanitation in the Kitchen/ Dining Room

Improve Staff Moral towards safe food production/ service

Order Kitchen supplies

Provide training and direction in the safe use/ maintenance of kitchen equipments

Provide Direction and counseling while resolving potential conflicts

Work within a budget

Education

* University of the West indies Mona English Studies Nov. 2016

Alison online Studies 2015 – 2016

T.P.D.co( Tourism Product Development Company) Feb. 2015 – May 2015

W.E.C. Brooklyn N.Y U.S.A 1993 - 2015

H.E.A.R.T Runaway Bay Hotel and Spa Vocational Training December 1990 – Dec. 1994

Vauxhall Secondary School 1983 – 1987

St. Michael Primary School 1976 - 1983

Qualification and Achievements

* IELTS General

Diploma-in-Business-Management-Entrepreneurship

Police record Certificate of Jamaica

Diploma in Food Safety/ Diploma in Human Nutrition

Diploma in Hospitality Management/ Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health Management

Team Jamaica Certification and T.P.D.CO awarded best team Player

2 times Silver Medalist at J.U.D.C food cultural Show

Certified H.E.A.R.T Professional Chef

Certified H.E.A.R.T Professional Commi Chef

Certified Basic Conversational Spanish 1 and 2

BUSINESS BACHILOR in Hospitality Management (pending)

Skills and Interests

Professional Pastry Chef and Professional Chef

Work with 5 star Hotel Chain

Member of Chef Helping Chef International

Good knowledge of food preparation local and international cuisine

Maintains Safe and Healthy work Environments by Following and Enforcing Sanitation Standards

Controls Costs by Portion Control and Quantities of Preparation; Minimizing Waste

Read and write Culinary French

Can Communicate in Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, American Sign Language apart from English

Very good using Micro Soft Word, Excel program

Interested in Learning/ very good listener

Organize and Honest

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