Wael El Sherif
Giza,Egypt
Summary
Highly skilled pastry chef with extensive expertise in recipe development, chocolate modelling, and advanced baking techniques. Proficient in artistic cake decoration, catering to special dietary requirements, and maintaining hygiene and sanitation compliance. Demonstrates exceptional time management, high-volume production efficiency, and quality control inspection. Adept at menu planning, portion control, and safe food handling. Career goal includes leading a renowned patisserie team to create innovative and exquisite desserts.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work history
Pastry chef
Four Seasons Riyadh Hotel
Riyadh
11.2018 - 10.2024
- In charge for pastry & bakery operations, including banqueting and outside catering, selection and recruitment of pastry team, and creating menus.
Pastry chef
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Cairo
06.2006 - 10.2024
- In charge for pastry & bakery operations, including selection and recruitment of pastry team, creating menus, and supporting all hotel outlets.
Pastry chef
Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort
Hurghada
12.2002 - 05.2005
- In charge for pastry and bakery operations, including team management and showcasing newly opened Café Marnet.
Assistant Pastry chef
Grand Resort Hurghada
Hurghada
12.2000 - 11.2002
- In charge of pastry operations, including creating and designing the layout of new pastry kitchen, training and qualifying pastry team, and handling attendance and payroll.
Chef de party
Grand Hotel Hurghada
Hurghada
11.1999 - 11.2000
- In charge for pastry outlets, creating menus, and supervising colleagues.
Demi chef de party
Paradise Golden 5 City
Hurghada
07.1997 - 09.1999
- Reporting to chef de party, supervising cooks, and creating menus for all hotel outlets.
First commi
Grand Hotel Hurghada
Hurghada
12.1996 - 10.1997
- In charge of display fridge, reporting to chef de party.
Second commi
Grand Hotel Hurghada
Hurghada
12.1995 - 12.1996
- Reporting to chef de party.
Education
Skills
- Recipe development
- Chocolate modelling
- Sugarcraft expertise
- Advanced baking techniques
- Pastry assembly proficiency
- Menu planning
- Safe food handling
- Hygiene and sanitation compliance
- Artistic cake decoration
- Special dietary requirement catering
- Dough kneading mastery
- Savoury pastry making
- Bakery equipment operation
- Dessert presentation creativity
- Fondant handling expertise
- Icing application precision
- Patisserie product knowledge
- High-Volume production efficiency
- Inventory management
- Workplace safety adherence
- Allergen awareness
- Quality control inspection
- Ingredient mixing accuracy
- Time management in kitchen
- Adaptable to new recipes
- Communicative with front-of-house staff
- Customer feedback reception
- Resilience during long shifts
- Peak-Time performance reliability
- Pastry rolling
- Icing application
- Chocolate tempering
- Recipe development
- Bread kneading
- Recipe scaling
- Ingredient selection
- Cake decorating
- Recipe adherence
- Sugar crafting
- Gluten-Free baking
- Lactose-Free preparation
- Hygiene standards
- Food safety compliance
- Waste minimisation
- Stock rotation
- Dessert assembly
- Vegan alternatives
- Food process and operation
- Recipe creation
- Food presentation techniques
- Vegan baking
- Production and costing
- [Area of Expertise] production methods
- Ingredients calculation and measurement
- Opening and closing duties
- Kitchen sanitation guidelines
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
- Recipe development
Websites
Custom
Traveling, Meeting People, Computers
Personal Information
- Title: Pastry chef
- Date of birth: 10/14/1972
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Marital status: Married
Languages
English
Advanced
Arabic
Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Pastry chef
Four Seasons Riyadh Hotel
11.2018 - 10.2024
Pastry chef
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
06.2006 - 10.2024
Pastry chef
Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort
12.2002 - 05.2005
Assistant Pastry chef
Grand Resort Hurghada
12.2000 - 11.2002
Chef de party
Grand Hotel Hurghada
11.1999 - 11.2000
Demi chef de party
Paradise Golden 5 City
07.1997 - 09.1999
First commi
Grand Hotel Hurghada
12.1996 - 10.1997
Second commi
Grand Hotel Hurghada
12.1995 - 12.1996
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