Culinary Arts, food production

CURRICULUM VITAE

David Muturi

Tel: 071******* 070******* ************@*****.*** Nairobi, Kenya

SKILLS

Staff motivation

Batch cooking

Safety management

Recipe development

Safe Food Handling

Coordination

Food preparation Menu development Station oversight

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sous Chef - Clarence House Nairobi - July 2024 -Present.

HEAD CHEF – Little Amanya Camp - August 23rd 2023 – June 2024

Responsibilities.

Kitchen management - Managing kitchen staff, including hiring, training, and disciplining, and ensuring the kitchen runs efficiently

Menu planning - Creating menus with new and existing dishes, ensuring quality and variety, and approving dishes before serving

Provide feedback regarding the food quality of large bulk purchases.

HEAD CHEF - REGENCY HOTEL - JUNE 2022 – JUNE 2023

Responsibilities.

Doing menus for functions

Allocating duties for junior chefs

Design menus that enhance customers’ culinary experience while keeping up high quality.

Submit cost proposals for menu items.

Provide feedback regarding the food quality of large bulk purchases.

SOUS CHEF - PAUL’S CAFÉ - 2021 APRIL - 2022 MAY

Responsibilities.

Doing daily reports and as per requested by management

Developing weekly Rota

Developing rotational menus

Reporting to my executive chef

SOUS CHEF - QARIBU INN SEP 2019 – MARCH 2021

Responsibilities.

Developing weekly Rota

Developing rotational menus

Reporting to my executive chef

HEAD CHEF – ILRI - MAY2017 - SEP 2019

Responsibilities.

Doing menus for functions

Allocating duties for junior chefs

Design menus that enhance customers’ culinary experience while keeping up high quality.

Submit cost proposals for menu items.

Provide feedback regarding the food quality of large bulk purchases

SOUS CHEF

MAYFAIR CASINO: FEB 2017 - 2017 APRIL

Responsibilities.

Doing menus for functions

Allocating duties for junior chefs

SOUS CHEF

Sigona Golf Club DEC 2016 – JAN 2016

Developing weekly Rota

Developing rotational menus

Doing daily reports and as per requested by management

Reporting to my executive chef

SENIOR CHEF DE PARTIE - Imperial Hotel, Jan 2014 - 2016 Nov.

Responsibilities

Allocating duties to junior chef de parties

Doing a weekly duty Rota

Doing a rotational breakfast menu

Reporting to my executive chef

Any other duty assigned by the Executive chef

CHEF DE PARTIE - Sovereign Hotel, Dec 2013 - 2014 Dec

Allocating opening duties to commis chefs

Developing/writing the days menu

Supervising the section before and during operations

Making sure all Sop's are followed

CHEF - Fairmount, Norfolk at the Fine Dining Kitchen (Tatu Restaurant), 2011 Dec - 2013 Nov.

Responsibilities

●Maintaining cleanliness of all working areas and fridges

●Doing mis-en-place in preparation for service

●Preparing customer's orders as per their wish in ala-carte menu

●Any other responsibility given by the line manager

GARDE MANGER SECTION - Serena Beach Hotel & Spa, 2010 Sept - 2011Oct

Responsibilities

Opening duties such as cleaning and sanitizing all working areas and equipment.

Preparing salads according to the menu.

Maintaining the SOP's.

Any other responsibility given by the line manager

GARDEMANGER SECTION

Serena Beach Resort & Spa, 2007 - 2010

CASUAL EMPLOYMENT

Various, 2005 - 2007

Sarova White sands Hotel (Kitchen)

Sun N Sand Resort (Kitchen)

Private Catering Institutions (Kitchen)

INDUSTRIALATTACHMENT

Nairobi Serena Hotel (Kitchen & storstores July 2004 - 2004 Oct.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Diploma in Food Production

Amboseli Institute of Hotel and Travel, Nairobi 2003

Food Production

Computer Packages: Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms Access Ms Power point

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2002

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education

1997

INTERESTS

Cooking

Playing Basketball

Playing Football

Traveling

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

JUNE 2015- 1st Prize at a TEA RECIPE COMPETITION in Kisumu

- Represented Kisumu City in the National Competition in Mombasa – 4th Best

REFEREE

Zackary Ngugi

Executive Sous Chef Fairmont The Norfolk

Tel: 072*******

***@*********.***

Ayub Ongoko

Executive Chef Mayfair Casino Nairobi Tel: 072******* **********@*****.***

Felix Ogola Manager Ledende Travel Agency Tel: 072*******. *********@*****.***

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