Waleed El Saeed
Executive Chef
Alexandria
Summary
With over 30 years of experience in the kitchen and F&B department, I have developed expertise in stock control, purchasing, market lists, HACCP, food safety, menu engineering, staff training, and handling hotel outlet restaurants such as the Pool Restaurant, beach restaurant, casual fine dining, main restaurant, Lebanese & Italian Restaurants.
Specialized in Lebanese, Italian, and continental cuisines, as well as casual fine-dining with exposure to new modern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and fusion cuisines. Successfully managed main kitchen operations and outlet restaurants at the hotel including daily buffets, breakfast, lunch, dinner, room service, pool restaurant & grill, snacks, pizza section, waffles section, crepe section, beach restaurant, seafood restaurant, casual fine dining restaurant, banqueting, and daily theme night buffets. Operations also include live cooking stations such as woks station and shawarma station.
Extensive experience in managing large kitchen teams and ensuring the highest standards of quality are maintained while preparing food items.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Executive Chef
NORMA RESTAURANTS
9 2023 - Current
- Company Overview: 5 stars casual fine dining Italian and international Restaurants Chain
- Chef in charge for all daily operation and menu developments and staff training
- Issue food items, ordering & receiving in addition to all food costing tasks
- Create new ideas for buffets and supervise implementation
- Provide and approve a daily and weekly market lists and follow it up
- 5 stars casual fine dining Italian and international Restaurant
Executive Chef
Al Forsan Group
03.2022 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: 5 stars Restaurants and Top VIP services
- Managing the hotel kitchen, food production department, and outdoor restaurants & Events for major customers and VIP ODC
- 5 stars Restaurants and Top VIP services
Executive Sous Chef
AL BARON PALACE, HOTEL & RESORT
10.2019 - 02.2022
- Company Overview: Chain of luxury 5-star hotel & Resort in Hurghada – Sahl Hashish with 450 luxury rooms, suites and VIP villas along with 7 outlet restaurants and lounge and bar
- Assist the Executive chef in managing food production department, to produce a wide range of variety of Continental and different cuisines plus Lebanese & Arabian food cuisine
- Check all outlets restaurants to ensure food quality and HACCP hotel policy
- Provide weekly and daily market list and store requisitions as a daily basis
- Replace the Executive chef in his absence
- Chain of luxury 5-star hotel & Resort in Hurghada – Sahl Hashish with 450 luxury rooms, suites and VIP villas along with 7 outlet restaurants and lounge and bar
Executive Chef
AL BALTAN GROUP
01.2017 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: Khaled AL Baltan Group for commercial Invest
- Company
- Leading all food production & food preparations Department’s operations
- Provide weekly and monthly market list and follow up with purchasing and suppliers
- Provide menus for meetings and conferences and Top VIP events
- ODC and TOP VIP service
- And High-End Events and banqueting – weddings – Business meetings – Business lunch – Top VIP meeting and conference
- Responsible for management of kitchen teams with the ultimate purpose of achieving the highest standard of food production to top VIP guests and high-End Top services
- Ensures all supplies are ordered, stocked, and properly stored
- Khaled AL Baltan Group for commercial Invest
- Company
Executive Chef
ELITE SEEF HOTEL & ELITE RESORT & SPA
06.2012 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Elite is a group of luxury 4-star hotels spread in Bahrain
- In-charge of all kitchen and steward operations and leading a team of 35 chefs and commis
- Issue food items, ordering & receiving in addition to all food costing tasks
- Create new ideas for buffets and supervise implementation
- Provide and approve a daily and weekly market lists and follow it up
- Controlling the food cost by controlling waste and material storage
- Managing buffets and out-let restaurants, food production area to achieve smooth operations, and meet company targets, and maintain HACCP and FSMS standards
- Elite is a group of luxury 4-star hotels spread in Bahrain
Sous Chef
THE FOUR SEASONS SAN STEFANO HOTEL
05.2007 - 03.2012
- Company Overview: 5 stars luxury hotel with 118 rooms, 7 Food & Beverage outlets, and private in-room dining offering highest international & Middle Eastern cuisine
- Handling main kitchen operations and room service
- Responsible for achieving the highest food quality and standards to achieve guest satisfaction
- 5 stars luxury hotel with 118 rooms, 7 Food & Beverage outlets, and private in-room dining offering highest international & Middle Eastern cuisine
Sous Chef
DANAT RESORT
03.2006 - 06.2006
- Company Overview: 5 stars Beach Resort offers its guests 109 deluxe rooms with a sea view on the azure seas of the Arabian Gulf
- In-charge of the main kitchen operations and all outlets restaurants and buffets, and all special functions and events under the supervision of the Executive chef
- 5 stars Beach Resort offers its guests 109 deluxe rooms with a sea view on the azure seas of the Arabian Gulf
Chef De Partie
ONE&ONLY ROYAL MIRAGE JUMEIRAH BEACH RESORT
12.2002 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Luxury 5 stars resort with 3 hotels & over 300 rooms, 9 food & beverage outlets, extensive banquet & recreational
- Main kitchen (All day dining) + Casual fine dining restaurant
- Luxury 5 stars resort with 3 hotels & over 300 rooms, 9 food & beverage outlets, extensive banquet & recreational
1st commis - Demi CDP
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL & RESORT
05.1995 - 11.2002
- Company Overview: 5 stars hotels located in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt with 439 rooms, 5 food and beverage outlets & banquet facilities for up to 800 guests
- 5 stars hotels located in Sharm El Shiekh, Egypt with 439 rooms, 5 food and beverage outlets & banquet facilities for up to 800 guests
Education
B.Sc. - Hotel Management- Food & Beverage
High Institute of Tourism & Hotels, EGOTH
EgyptProfessional Development Program - Kitchen for Restaurant and Hotel Management
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Skills
Safe Food Handling
Advancedstudies
Professional Development Program in Kitchen for Restaurant and Hotel Management, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, Dubai, UAE
Rewards
- Thanks letter from the Bahrain Defense Force conference (BDF)
- Gulf football Champion 2013
- Inter-Gulf Net Ball championships – Bahrain 2013 & 2014
- Thanks letter for Bahrain Formula (F1) - 2013 and 2014
Training
- Advanced Kitchen Management Course
- Research & Development course
- Supervisory Development training Course
- Advanced HACCP and FSMS course
- Safety & Security in the Kitchen
- Meat & Poultry Workshop
- How to train the trainer Course
- Menu Engineering, Analysis and planning workshop
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Alexandria
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Executive Chef
Al Forsan Group
03.2022 - 07.2023
Executive Sous Chef
AL BARON PALACE, HOTEL & RESORT
10.2019 - 02.2022
Executive Chef
AL BALTAN GROUP
01.2017 - 07.2019
Executive Chef
ELITE SEEF HOTEL & ELITE RESORT & SPA
06.2012 - 12.2016
Sous Chef
THE FOUR SEASONS SAN STEFANO HOTEL
05.2007 - 03.2012
Sous Chef
DANAT RESORT
03.2006 - 06.2006
Chef De Partie
ONE&ONLY ROYAL MIRAGE JUMEIRAH BEACH RESORT
12.2002 - 01.2006
1st commis - Demi CDP
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL & RESORT
05.1995 - 11.2002
Professional Development Program - Kitchen for Restaurant and Hotel Management
Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
Executive Chef
NORMA RESTAURANTS
9 2023 - Current
B.Sc. - Hotel Management- Food & Beverage
High Institute of Tourism & Hotels, EGOTH
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