Garvis Freeny
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
I'm a qualified chef working in all aspects of the hospitality industry.
Artistic chef with strong experience in food service and hospitality. Knowledgeable in managing full-service kitchen and overseeing work of several personnel. Works well with teams and consistently exceeds expectations. Dynamic, resourceful and skilled chef with several years of success in fine dining, casual dining and catering. Quality-focused and efficient professional adept at preparing and plating food in high-energy, fast-paced kitchens.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Chef
Agency - I need a chef
01.2022 - Current
- Overseeing kitchen production, menu creation, onsite chef,travel interstate international and local, emergency chef, able to facilitate all postions in the kitchen.
Head Chef
Beach 162
Melbourne, VIC
09.2020 - 02.2022
- Food preperations for customers,fuctions and events. Managing staff,meuns and costing, bugetting forecasting and providing seasonal variety.
Owner
C.E.T. International - online business
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Stakeholder liaison, inbound customer enquiries, product sales, import and export of stock, product pricing, resolution of all complaints
Chef
Glen Iris Council Warrawee Nursing Home
Melbourne, VIC
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Working within the food safety programs to provide constant quality in food service and preparations. Adhereing to particular food diets,consitency, and requirements. Providing healthy meals to improve health and wellbeing.
Chef
Peter Rowlands
Melbourne, VIC
02.2011 - 07.2017
- Working with a world renown company with the highest cunlinary service, working with many known chef throughout the industry. Working in all the sections throughout and positions from head chef to commis, catering for all funtions and events internal and external.
Chef
Glen Eira Council
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Aligned seasonal plans with ingredient availability and key area events for optimal promotions, collaborated with vendors to source desired recipe ingredients while maintaining tight cost controls
Chef
Le Cordon Blue Catering
01.1995 - 12.2014
- Rotated through all prep stations to learn different techniques, performed stock rotation and inventory counts to provide list of low-stock kitchen items
Chef
Le Cordon Blue Catering
Melbourne, VIC
12.1995 - 10.2014
- Working closely to provide professional chef assistance in all aspects of the kitchen, interstate local and international, menu planning, staff training, and covering all needed aspect of service to provde a seamless service. Working in many prominent locations like NAB,ANZ,Goldman Sachs to name a few.
Sales Consultant
Strapp Ford
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Worked with sales team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas, trained and developed new sales team associates in products, selling techniques and company procedures, maintained records related to sales, returns and inventory availability, inbound customer enquiries
Head Chef
Millward Aged Care
Melbourne, VIC
03.2005 - 05.2008
- Providing yearly menu selections and personal and individual diet requirements, food costing and waste managment, planning birthdays family funtions,seasonal hoildays, and outings. Communicating with the residents and staff to personalise their expericence.
Chef Manager
Millward Aged Care
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Collaborated with vendors to source desired recipe ingredients while maintaining tight cost controls, prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers, plated meals paying special attention to garnishes and overall presentation
Chef
UCM Catering
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Plated meals paying special attention to garnishes and overall presentation, inventoried food, ingredient and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders, monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity and presentation, maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity
Retail Sales
The Sharper Image
01.1997 - 01.2002
- Sales of retail products in store, trained and developed new sales team associates in products, selling techniques and company procedures
Education
High School Diploma -
Glennunga High School
Adelaide, SA03-1991
Skills
- Qualified Chef
- Dish preparation
- Forecasting and planning
- Plating and presentation
- Performance Assessments
- Banquets and catering
- Budgeting and cost control
- Inventory Rotation
- Ingredient Selection
- Menu development
- Kitchen Operations
- Equipment Maintenance
- Staff Training
- Recipe creation
- Food Safety
Custom
Glennunga Age Care Facility, Area Manager Kay Dawson, 0402 124 152
Timeline
Head Chef
Agency - I need a chef
01.2022 - Current
Head Chef
Beach 162
09.2020 - 02.2022
Owner
C.E.T. International - online business
01.2018 - 01.2021
Chef
Glen Iris Council Warrawee Nursing Home
01.2015 - 05.2018
Chef
Glen Eira Council
01.2015 - 01.2017
Chef
Peter Rowlands
02.2011 - 07.2017
Sales Consultant
Strapp Ford
01.2008 - 01.2009
Head Chef
Millward Aged Care
03.2005 - 05.2008
Chef Manager
Millward Aged Care
01.2005 - 01.2007
Chef
UCM Catering
01.2003 - 01.2004
Retail Sales
The Sharper Image
01.1997 - 01.2002
Chef
Le Cordon Blue Catering
12.1995 - 10.2014
Chef
Le Cordon Blue Catering
01.1995 - 12.2014
High School Diploma -
Glennunga High School
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