MR. CARLOS VERGARA CRUZ III
St. Gabriel Street, Sto Nino Village,
Tunasan Muntinlupa City
E-mail address:********@*****.*** / ****.****************@*****.***
Objective:
To be a part of a prestigious organization where a chance of a lifetime opportunity for career growth and dedicate my skills and expertise to serve and contribute to the company’s ultimate success.
Job Summary:
Responsible for new products recommendation and quality, making menu and costing for catering services, controlling food wastage, general management of kitchen staff, including supervising and motivating kitchen staff. Cooking and teaching staff, Overlooking daily outlet operations and training issues, executing good kitchen planning and layout skills.
Work Experience:
Green Oasis Establishment
Qipco Café Batteel Restaurant
Food and Beverages Division
Doha Qatar
January 20, 2010 till Present
Position: Chef in Charge
Green Oasis Establishment
Outdoor Catering Batteel Services
Food and Beverages Division
Doha Qatar
January 20, 2010 till Present
Position: Chef de Partie
Oriento Chinese Restaurant and Catering Group LLC
City of Arabia Restaurant
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group LLC
Dubai. United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)
August 18, 2007 to July 20, 2009
Position: Food Cost Controller Cook
Over All Catering in Charge
Pastamania International Dubai LLC FZ
Quick Casual Dining Restaurant (Italian Cuisine)
March 18, 2003 to August 16, 2007
Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai Internet City, Green Community, Dubai Investment Park
Mall of Emirates Branch
Position: CHEF in Charge
Reports to:
Operations Manager/General Manager/ Catering Manager/ Sous Chef
Experience and Qualifications
1. Minimum 5 years prior experience as a Chef in International food, Italian food, Mexican food, Continental food, Chinese food, Sushi Japanese Cuisine, Filipino Food, Salad and Sandwich maker, with involvement in designing menu, controlling food costs, inventory stocks and purchasing stocks, planning duty roster for cooks.
2. Trained Cooks.
Personality and Competencies/ Skills
1. Enjoy developing/ experimenting with new food items, keen to listen to customer’s and service staff’s comment on food quality.
2. Has good exposure to different types of food.
3. Able to lead, train, manage and motivate people.
4. Able to negotiate well with suppliers
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Develops and support appropriate menu items, aiming to give customer maximum appeal by monitoring feedback forms. Monitoring and maintaining, a healthy food cost for individual outlet.
2. Sources for fresh quality food supplies, negotiates for lowest price and liaise with the suppliers for prompt delivery.
3. Prepares food and checks food quality, ensures consistency in taste, quantity, color, temperature and presentation of food.
4. Monitoring daily operation and ensuring optimal productive working system.
5. Trains and teaches staff on how to prepare items (s) on the menu. Ensuring that preparations are followed accordingly to the F&B manual.
6. Handles all kitchen staffing issues and feedback to F&B manager.
7. Ensures that the duties roster planned and my assistant chef is operationally efficient, whilst minimizing staff cost.
8. Ensure that kitchen staff maintain high standard of hygiene.
9. Good management of labor cost/budgets for all outlets.
10. To plan and manage training issues for franchisees.
11. Exercising good kitchen planning and layout for all future outlets.
El Sombrero Mexican & Continental Cuisine Dubai, U.A.E.
Restaurant & Café
June 2002 up to March 2003
Position: Assistant Chief Cook
Description of Position Held
• Prepared & ensures safe food handling including proper storage & temperature.
• Maintains a high level of food preparation at all times.
assisting cooks in daily kitchens duties.
• Ensuring that every item for cooking is available, kept the kitchen area clean, ordered, stocked and inventoried food and kitchen supplies.
• Audited/Edited the Daily Sales/Consumes Operation.
• Conduct Daily Check up for the machine operation.
• Check the time frame per product output.
• Conduct a monthly inventory of stocks & prepare requisition for supplies.
• Files important documents, reports, letter and memos for the unit.
• Supervise and Monitor the assign area.
• Accommodate and answer inquiries and complaints of storeowners regarding the services of the company.
• Handle cash transaction correctly and properly, and ensure that daily sales report is deposit to the bank.
Position: Chemical Mixer & Textile Machine Operator
Lea Lea Enterprises Company Limited Taiwan
October 1998 to 2001
Seminar / Training Attended
Green Oasis Establishment
HACCP Training Seminar
Food Safety and Handling
Doha Qatar Salwa Road
June 13, 2010
Food Training for New Dishes
Pastamatrix International FZ LLC KUWAIT
Pastamatrix Restaurant Management Co. W.I.I.
(A Member of KAPICO Group)
State of Kuwait
July 2, 2007 to July 5, 2007
M.R.S. Food Training Services
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
P.Box.No.18862, Dubai, U.A.E.
Cert. No.: 0011365/06-07
Date: October 03, 2006
Management Apprenticeship in Swine Production
November to January 1992- Central Luzon State University
Nutrition
May 10-11, 1992 – Central Luzon State University
Seminar in Research Operation
March 1- 5, 1998 – AC Nielsen Research Incorporation Philippines.
Educational Background:
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture – Major in Animal Science
Specialized in Management
Central Luzon State University
Munoz, Nueva Ecija – 1989-1992
Personal Data:
Nationality: Filipino
Date of Birth: October 5, 1971
Place of Birth: Lubao, Pampanga
Passport Number: UU0370741
Date Issue: January 07, 2007
Date Expiration: January 07, 2012
Civil Status: Married
Skills and Capabilities:
Knowledgeable in driving vehicles, knowledgeable in computer operation using windows (Microsoft Word, Excel and Star Office 6.0), capable to learn quickly and readily adapt myself to the routine work of the company and I am physically fit considering the hectic works during slacks and peaks season.
I hereby certify that the above information are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Mr. Carlos V. Cruz III
Applicant