Experience

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  Mount grace country house & spa

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2005

  Trainee commis chef

  Practical In Service Training

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  Magalies river heritage lodge & hotel

  Sept 2005 - Aug 2006

  Maintaining a professional kitchen environment and managing staff when the Head Chef is away.Ensuring staff has high culinary standards.Managing food purchasing and storage. Maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen environment. Helping create new costed recipes and write menus.Assisting with planning of functions and VIP / Corporate Client Menu's.Maintaining Service records of all kitchen equipment and performing regular safety checks.Constantly bettering ones understanding on market trend and culinary techniques.General administration / Bookkeeping Show less

  • Jnr Chef De Partie

    Nov 2005 - Aug 2006

  • Commis Chef

    Sept 2005 - Oct 2005
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  Lasec

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2013

  • Managing of Product Line and Offering Sales and Technical Assistance to Staff and Key Account Customers – Nationally & Internationally• Appointed Member of the LASEC SA Quality Control Technical Committee.• Ensuring Laboratory compliance and Environment conforms to Set Specifications according to ISO 17025.• Attending weekly Management meetings - Sales and Technical Divisions.• Performing Calibrations and Verifications using Master Metrology notes for laboratory equipment items.• Keeping Calibration records and Verification data sheets according to prescribed ISO 17025 Standards. Show less • Performed Service, Verification and Calibration of POVA Instrumentation using standards set forth by Gilson SAS and ISO 8655 to LASEC Customer base - Nationally.• Offering Technical Support to Clients and Company Representatives.• Performing MLH Technical Training Presentations - Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLP).• Training of New Laboratory Personnel - POVA Pipettors• Responsible for Key Company Client - South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Unit Servicing and Calibrations.• Maintaining National Workshop Service Contracts. Show less • Designed &Developed LASEC SA's first Volume Calibration service facility in Honeydew and SANAS Volume & Mass Lab Centurion, Johannesburg.• Performed Service, Verification and Calibration of POVA Instrumentation using standards set forth by Gilson SAS and ISO 8655 to LASEC Customer base - Nationally.• Offering Technical Support to Clients and Company Representatives.• Performing MLH Technical Training Presentations - Good Laboratory Practice Standards (GLP). Health Professionals Counsel (HSPC) CDP Approved Presentation. Show less

  • Regional Product Specialist & Nominated SANAS Technical Officer

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Manual Liquid Handling Specialist & Workshop Manager

    Mar 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Gilson Certified Manual Liquid Handling Technician (MLH)

    Mar 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Internal Sales Consultant - Pathology

    Sept 2006 - Mar 2007
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  The culinary gallery (pty) ltd.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Corporate chef & industry consultant

  • Maintaining a constant Professional Approach to the Culinary Arts and Keeping a High Standard in food preparations.• Menu Engineering and Product Development.• General Administration and Maintaining Budgets.• Product Costing and Menu Costing.• Providing Professional Advise & Client Consultation Services.• Overseeing all Skills Development Training - Staff & Customers• Project Management for Private and Corporate Catering Solutions.• Procuring Quality Products from local and International Agencies.• Performing Live Cooking and Product Demonstrations for customers - Hirsch's Home Stores Balito / Strubens Valley and Miele Appliances South-Africa.• Providing Industry Consultation Services to Guesthouses, Lodges & Wedding Venues. Show less

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  Ramkiki country restaurant & hotel

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  Consulting head chef

  Chef consultation services offered by the Culinary Gallery (Pty) Ltd.

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  Vulcan catering equipment

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2022

  Maintaining New & Existing Key Accounts and Product Development

  • Key Account Consultant & Lainox Product Specialist / Training Chef

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Key Account Consultant & Rational Chef

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Sales Coordinator -Retail & Franchise

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Sales Consultant

    Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
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  Foodserv solutions pty ltd

  Apr 2022 - now

  • National Product Specialist - RATIONAL

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Rational iVario Sales Specialist & Chef

    Apr 2022 - Jun 2023