Telvin Mwangi Gitau
Nairobi
Summary
A dedicated and innovative chef with six years' experience in the management of kitchen operations and food preparations. Safety conscious and skilled in the application of health and safety procedures with profound knowledge of food and hygiene regulations. Experienced in catering for large hotel, conferences and prestigious establishments. Passionate about working with fresh products, creating innovative dishes and improving restaurant ratings. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships, developing staff and promoting synergy across hotel settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
CELEBRITY CRUISES
11.2022 - 09.2024
- Working with a team of above a thousand to ensure adequate, quality and quick delivery of food to guests.
- Preparation of dressings for salads.
- Setting up of various stations in the ship for buffets.
- Updating of logs and temperatures of the dressing.
- Was privileged to work in acquire ship working experience.
- Got the opportunity to cross the Atlantic ocean.
- Acquired a celebrity certificate for being able to be a team player and always ready to learn more.
AGGIES CATERING
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Working with a team of Ten to ensure adequate preparation of outside catering and restaurant dishes are done and carrying out cleaning duties following each service.
- Checking the freshness and availability of food ingredients, planning menus and ensuring uniform serving sizes and meal quality.
- Facilitating daily orders, ensuring maintenance of stock and minimization of waste.
- Coordinating kitchen activities, following kitchen safety standards and monitoring sanitation practices.
- Successfully improved food quality hence being more clients to the restaurant and books for outside catering.
- Successfully improved the hygiene standards of the restaurant and the staff.
CARNIVORE HOTEL.TAMARIND
08.2017 - 12.2020
- Contributed to kitchen production through creating mis en plus, cooking and worked as part of the kitchen team to support easy flow of work in the kitchen and hotel.
- Contributed to the efficient execution of banqueting functions often catering for up to 500 guests.
- Catered for special requirements of wedding, birthday parties and cooperate meetings.
- Ensured standards of hygiene were maintained, improved wherever possible and minimization of waste in the kitchen.
- Played a key role to ensure the hotel was ranked among top 20 best hotels in the travel advisory list in kenya and in central africa.
FAIRMOUNT MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Preparation of fresh nutritious meals, refreshments, deserts and helped in bakery and pastry.
- Keeping an eye on the temperature of cookers and roasters.
- Constantly checking the quality of food being served to customers and ensuring good nutritional standards are maintained.
- Ensuring appropriate levels of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained and observed in the kitchen.
- Attained cleanliness of the kitchen hence attained certificate of hygiene and safety.
SAFARI PARK HOTEL
09.2015 - 09.2016
- Working in a busy and popular hotel and routinely having time cook for up to 100 dinners every night.
- Responsible as a part of a team for production of delicious, tasty, healthy and quality dishes.
- Making sure that all food at the point of dispatch is of the highest quality.
- Ensuring proper cleanliness and storage of food ingredients.
- Ensuring dispatch of steaks were sizzling hot while for burgers, pizzas and soup was hot.
- Ensured the temperatures of the fridges and freezers were always checked gradually now and then.
- Dispatched quality foods.
- Awesome customer focus and services.
- Team work among the staff.
Education
Certificate - food and beverage
MURANG'A UNIVERSITY
01.2015
Certificate - Computer studies
IAT COLLEGE
01.2013
Certificate - Kenya Secondary Education
KIRWARA HIGH SCHOOL
01.2012
Certificate - Kenya Primary Education
EFFORT JUNIOR ACADEMY
01.2008
Skills
- Kitchen management
- Cooking/Food preparation
- Punctual
- Menu development
- Target driven
- Relationship building
- Food/hygiene regulation
- Attention to detail
- Ready and willing to learn
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Driving
Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Driving
Hobbies and Interests
- Nutrition
- Fine dining
- Bartender
Timeline
CELEBRITY CRUISES
11.2022 - 09.2024
AGGIES CATERING
01.2021 - 09.2022
CARNIVORE HOTEL.TAMARIND
08.2017 - 12.2020
FAIRMOUNT MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB
09.2016 - 08.2017
SAFARI PARK HOTEL
09.2015 - 09.2016
Certificate - food and beverage
MURANG'A UNIVERSITY
Certificate - Computer studies
IAT COLLEGE
Certificate - Kenya Secondary Education
KIRWARA HIGH SCHOOL
Certificate - Kenya Primary Education
EFFORT JUNIOR ACADEMY
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