Buddy Keenan
Liverpool,Liverpool
Summary
Coming from a background of Kitchen work and a strong background in Music, art and writing I am a very open minded creative person who strives to see the artistic side in all areas of work. Within a kitchen I would take great pride in making a beautiful plate in the same way I would write a song or a poem or paint a picture as these are all very creative outlets for a person. Through all these things I am very versed in working as part of a team ensuring a pleasant and positive environment for all my team mates. But also am very used to working by my method alone. Giving myself the space needed to hone ideas into reality. I would bring a air of optimism and free thinking to any work place and would be a positive addition to a team.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
29
29
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Commis chef
Experiment 625
Liverpool, Merseyside
2024.05 - 2025.01
- Inspected completed work and stations to verify conformance with standards.
- Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes that met customer needs and palates.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction with timely meal preparation.
- Complied with food safety regulations.
- Managed waste efficiently to minimise restaurant costs.
- Tracked ingredient use and portioning, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.
- Maintained immaculately clean and tidy working areas in line with food hygiene legislation.
- Prepared ingredients for head chef to ensure efficient service.
- Contributed new ideas for specials and menu changes.
Commis chef
Press Bros Coffee
Liverpool, Merseyside
2023.05 - 2024.01
- Enforced health and safety guidelines amongst the team, promoting a safe working environment.
- Oversaw chefs, cooks and kitchen support staff to run smooth operation.
- Tracked ingredient use and portioning, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction with timely meal preparation.
- Followed precise recipe cards and food preparation procedures.
- Periodically cleaned kitchen stations in line with sanitation regulations.
- Controlled and minimised food waste.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Worked with a positive attitude to ensure team moral is always as high as can be.
Commis chef
Hafla Hafla
Liverpool, Merseyside
2018.11 - 2020.12
- Met high standards of food hygiene and safety.
- Controlled and minimised food waste.
- Assisted in menu planning for seasonal dishes.
- Worked with front of house team to coordinate fast, fresh deliveries in line with professional reputation.
- Followed precise recipe cards and food preparation procedures.
- Ensured proper portion control reducing unnecessary wastage.
- Stored foodstuffs and ingredients in established manner.
- Followed recipes meticulously, ensuring consistent dish quality.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Completed opening and closing procedures, from product replenishment to budget control.
Team leader
Beatles Story
Liverpool, Merseyside
2018.04 - 2018.09
- Coordinated daily tasks, ensuring smooth workflow within the team.
- Professionally handled difficult customer complaints and objections to maintain first-class customer service standards.
- Maintained smooth-running business operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
- Streamlined workflow for a more efficient process.
- Delegated tasks to make best use of individuals' skills.
- Worked to assure the museum guests had the best experience they could
- Gave insight and knowledge of the subject to visitors who asked
Education
GCSEs - Level 1 Art and Design
Shorefields Technology College
Liverpool 2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - BTEC ICT
Shorefields Technology College
Liverpool 2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - English Language
Shorefields Technology College
2007.07 - 2012.07
GCSEs - English Literacy
Shorefields Technology College
Liverpool 2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - Mathematics
Shorefields Technology College
Liverpool 2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - Expressive Arts
Shorefields Technology College
Liverpool 2007.09 - 2012.07
Skills
- Food Service Coordination
- Cultural sensitivity
- Culinary Knowledge
- Minimising Waste Processes
- Cultural competency
- Critical-thinking
- Calm under pressure
- Station preparation
- Self-disciplined
- Allergen awareness
- Informed decision making
- Incident resolution management
- Communication proficiency
- Learning new instruments
- Book writing
- Public speaking
- Creative software proficiency
- Storyboarding
- Self-publishing experience
- Narrative writing
Affiliations
- In my out of work life I have always been a very compelled artist working in a multitude of areas such as Music, Poetry, painting. Ive focused years on learning the history of such practises and how the lesson learned can be used in everyday life philosophy. Having been a self taught musician I have instilled a level of patience to the process of learning, Understanding that things do take time to master but the process itself is its own reward.
Timeline
Commis chef
Experiment 625
2024.05 - 2025.01
Commis chef
Press Bros Coffee
2023.05 - 2024.01
Commis chef
Hafla Hafla
2018.11 - 2020.12
Team leader
Beatles Story
2018.04 - 2018.09
GCSEs - Level 1 Art and Design
Shorefields Technology College
2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - BTEC ICT
Shorefields Technology College
2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - English Literacy
Shorefields Technology College
2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - Mathematics
Shorefields Technology College
2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - Expressive Arts
Shorefields Technology College
2007.09 - 2012.07
GCSEs - English Language
Shorefields Technology College
2007.07 - 2012.07