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Meher Ali

Meher Ali

Saudi Arebia

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in inventory management, customer engagement, and sales planning. Demonstrates exceptional skills in resourcefulness, compliance, and quality control analysis. Proven track record in motivational team management, event menu design, and waste reduction. Adept at local ingredient sourcing, food hygiene practices, and hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP). Committed to enhancing operational efficiency through proactive initiative and relationship-building. Career goal: to leverage comprehensive food service knowledge to drive excellence in hotel restaurant operations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Sous Chef

Kitopi central kitchen
Riyadh
06.2022 - Current
  • Ensure that all dishes are cooked well and presented in an aesthetically pleasing way
  • Oversee food preparation, checking that all kitchen staff are performing their duties
  • Monitor equipment quality and order new equipment as needed
  • Help the restaurant determine how much food and supplies need to be ordered
  • Train new kitchen staff.
  • Achieved [4.4] star rating by delivering exceptional dishes and prompt service.
  • Demonstrated good food knowledge, from efficient ingredient preparation to creative plating.
  • Controlled labour costs by planning kitchen staff rotas based on peak periods and seasonal trends.
  • Assisted cooks to determine freshness and quality of dishes.
  • Coordinated recruitment and training of kitchen staff to develop high-performing team.

Head Chef

kitty's café Dubai
Dubai
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Ensuring that all food meets the highest quality standards and is served on time
  • Planning the menu and designing the plating presentation for each dish
  • Coordinating kitchen staff, and assisting them as required
  • Hiring and training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items
  • Stocktaking ingredients and equipment, and placing orders as needed
  • Enforcing best practices for safety and sanitation in the kitchen
  • Creating new recipes to regularly update the menu
  • Keeping track of new trends in the industry
  • Incorporating feedback from restaurant staff and patrons to make improvements or resolve issues.

Chef De Partie

The Arbor School
Dubai
08.2020 - 07.2021
  • Coordinates and assists daily tasks with the Sous Chef and Head Chef
  • Prepares and cross check the daily mise-en-place and food production in different sections of the main kitchen
  • Follows the instructions and recommendations from the immediate superiors to complete the daily tasks
  • Instructs and lead subordinates through their daily requirements in food preparation and actively take part in set up and supervising special functional events
  • Completed daily checks of all mise en place to ensure freshness & quality standards
  • Coordinates and participates with other sections of requirements, cleanliness, wastage and cost control.

Line cook

Clinton ST. Baking and restaurant Company
dubai, united Arab emirate
10.2016 - 08.2020
  • Changed and sanitised surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
  • Provided assistance in food plating, ensuring attractive presentation to enhance customer satisfaction.
  • Communicated closely with service teams to fully understand special orders.
  • Ensured freshness of ingredients by proper storage techniques.
  • Collaborated with kitchen team to deliver fast and accurate orders with delicious food.
  • Worked swiftly and efficiently during peak hours to minimise customer waiting times.
  • Followed precise recipes detailing ingredient requirements and cooking methods.

Education

Intermediate in Arts/Humanities - Arts

Board of Intermediate Education
Karachi Pakistan
05.2009 - 05.2010

Certificate in Food and Beverage Production Course - food production

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel
Karachi, Pakistan
07.2012 - 01.2013

Certificate course in Food Production - food production

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
Karachi, Pakistan
03.2012 - 06.2012

Certificate course in Food Services - undefined

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
Karachi, Pakistan
07.2011 - 10.2011

Skills

  • Resourcefulness
  • Compliance
  • Stock control
  • Back of house admin
  • Sales planning
  • Business acumen
  • Inventory management
  • Customer engagement
  • Proactive initiative
  • Table service coordination
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Local ingredient sourcing
  • Documentation
  • Relationship-building
  • Motivational team management
  • Event menu design
  • Time efficiency
  • Food Hygiene Certification
  • Communication proficiency
  • Staff training
  • Waste reduction
  • Food Hygiene
  • Food preparation
  • Meal preparation
  • Food inventories
  • Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)
  • Baking and pastry
  • Food allergens knowledge
  • Project Management
  • Recipe customisation expertise
  • Quality control assurance
  • Hotel restaurant operations
  • Bread baking
  • First-aid certified
  • Project budgeting
  • Banquets and catering

Additional Information

COMPUTER SKILLS: Also having a good knowledge of Ms Office, Windows 7, Browsing Internet.

Custom

  • Pakistan best chef, 04/01/13, Got the title for the multi-cuisine competition in Pakistan
  • Bronze medal, 04/01/21, Got bronze medal in pasta category at Expo Culinaire Salon Culinaire 2021 Dubai cooking competition

Personal Information

Title: Sous Chef

Languages

Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Affiliations

  • Gardening, pets care, cooking

Accomplishments

  • participated in gunnies world records 7-dec-2019 (the most varieties of desserts on display are 2,586) at world of food Abu Dhabi.
  • Bronze medal For Pasta - practical cookery by Barilla at Expo culinaire virtual salon culinaire April 2021 Dubai.
  • Silver Medal for Blueberry Maple Glazed Canadian Beef at A Journey of Canadian Excellence Feb,2022 Dubai UAE.
  • Participated as a Marshal at Expo culinaire virtual salon culinaire April 2021 Dubai UAE.
  • Participated as a Marshal at Expo culinaire salon culinaire Mar,2020 Sharjah UAE.
  • Participated as a Marshal at La Cuisine Du Sial at Abu Dhabi UAE Dec,2019.
  • Participated as a Marshal at The Hotel Show - Chefs Table Event Dubai UAE Sep,2019.
  • Participated as a Marshal at East Coast salon culinaire Event at - Fujairah UAE Jul,2019.
  • Participated as a Marshal at Expo culinaire MAY,2022 Abu Dhabi UAE.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Sous Chef

Kitopi central kitchen
06.2022 - Current

Head Chef

kitty's café Dubai
08.2021 - 03.2022

Chef De Partie

The Arbor School
08.2020 - 07.2021

Line cook

Clinton ST. Baking and restaurant Company
10.2016 - 08.2020

Certificate in Food and Beverage Production Course - food production

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel
07.2012 - 01.2013

Certificate course in Food Production - food production

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
03.2012 - 06.2012

Certificate course in Food Services - undefined

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management
07.2011 - 10.2011

Intermediate in Arts/Humanities - Arts

Board of Intermediate Education
05.2009 - 05.2010

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