About
I have 36 years of extensive experience in the food industry, working across various sectors. My skills include cooking methods, flavor profiles, and food presentation, ensuring food preparation meets quality standards and customer expectations. I am proactive, enthusiastic, and passionate about food.
Personal Details
Career Objective
With my relevant culinary experience and yachting certifications together with my high standard of cleanliness and organized kitchen skills I am seeking a chef position on a yacht. This is where I can deliver my own quality and style of high-quality cuisine and together with my vibrant and positive energy be a real asset to the team, while growing my skills and experience in a unique & dynamic environment. "I strive to not make a living but a difference"
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Hobbies & Interests
I enjoy exploring culinary techniques and sharing my passion for food through training and consulting.
Experience
Head of Training and Development
Developed comprehensive training materials and conducted training sessions for waitstaff and chefs.
Catering Manager
Over the 10 year period I worked on and off for Vaughn Phillips the co-owner of Horn & Phillips Catering Consortium in their Johannesburg & Cape Town Branches. We were colleagues at Eskom Conference Centre years ago and have stayed in contact over the years. I did from kitchen management, banqueting & event coordinating for them, from opening up a coffee shop from scratch with menu planning, costings & SOP's. I was a all rounder and assisted with a lot of the stadium catering to hospitality suites at all the stadium they were contracted to, as well as outside catering.
Senior Chef Soccer World Cup
Worked during the soccer world cup hosted in South Africa in 2010 as a head chef overseeing various stadiums in Gauteng where the games were played. We did all the hospitality suites catering from set-up to clear up over the 2 month period.
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