Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Singer, performer
Timeline
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David Harris

Chef
Brighton,East Sussex

Summary

David is an experienced Chef looking for a daytime food preparation role in Brighton & Hove. A kitchen professional skilled at working under pressure to deliver great tasting food to tight deadlines. A strong organiser / team player and communicator. David is well-versed in menu planning, dietary restriction compliance and stock and inventory management

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Chef Manager

Elior UK
London
07.2004 - Current
  • Lead Chef for client business hospitality. Time pressured delivery of up-to 500 high quality lunch-time catering covers to client business meeting rooms at busy London solicitors firm.
  • Motivation of colleagues to ensure excellent food provided with high standards of hygiene, together with strong cost and waste management control
  • More recently promoted to to kitchen administrator, jointly responsible for placing food orders with suppliers taking into account kitchen budgets and invoice processing. Improved standards with respect to food hygiene and food allergy reporting

Chef

Eurest, Compass UK
Croydon
05.1997 - 01.2002
  • Ensured deliver of 300 breakfast and lunch-time catering covers jointly with colleagues for a contract at Philips head office in London.
  • Worked to high standards to deliver meals to tight deadlines in high pressure environment.
  • Shared supervision of junior chefs and catering assistants

Location Chef

Wood Hall Catering Ltd
Wimbledon, London
05.1997 - 01.2002
  • Chef for location catering company which supplied catering to TV and film industry.
  • Delivery of quality food orders to clients and TV actors at variety of work locations internally and externally.
  • Associated stock ordering and invoicing administration

Chef

Sutcliffe Catering
Feltham and Kingston
05.1990 - 05.1997

Chef at several office contract catering units in variety of chef roles delivering high quality breakfasts and lunch-time menus

Chef

Dooby's restaurant
Birkenhead
06.1987 - 05.1990

Grill chef promoted to head chef at popular neighborhood restaurant

Education

City & Guilds Catering 7061 - Chef Training

Wirral Metropolitan College
Birkenhead
01.1984 - 05.1987

Skills

Chef Qualification: City & Gilds Catering 7061

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Singer, performer

Singer / song writer - solo gigs

Collector and trader - classic film magazines


Timeline

Chef Manager

Elior UK
07.2004 - Current

Chef

Eurest, Compass UK
05.1997 - 01.2002

Location Chef

Wood Hall Catering Ltd
05.1997 - 01.2002

Chef

Sutcliffe Catering
05.1990 - 05.1997

Chef

Dooby's restaurant
06.1987 - 05.1990

City & Guilds Catering 7061 - Chef Training

Wirral Metropolitan College
01.1984 - 05.1987
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