Michael Genova, Cake Artist

Michael Genova

Cake Artist

Sugaholic bakeshop

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, dentistry
Experience
17 years, 5 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 5 Months

Cake Artist at Sugaholic bakeshop
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2016 to June 2018

Introduce new desserts
Cake designing
Fondant designs
Styro curving

Sous Chef at MRM Investments
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2014 to August 2015

• Duties involved in designing cakes, Making French Macaroons, Tarts, Eclaires, cupcakes and cakes, And American cuisine
• Maintaining welfare, hygiene and responsible in ordering materials.
• Maintained a skilled kitchen staff by properly coaching, counseling and disciplining employees.
• There was a strong emphasis on health and safety, and 100% total customer satisfaction. A daily inventory is a must. Plus a great team work.
• Develop menus, pricing and special food offerings to increase revenue and customer satisfaction
• Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, food storage, use of kitchen equipment and utensils, sanitation and safety issues.
• Ensured all staff understood expectations and parameters of kitchen goals and daily kitchen work.
• Ordered and received products and supplies.
• Verified freshness of products upon delivery.
• Practiced safe food handling procedures at all times
• Prepared all items in accordance with the standards of quality, quantity control, taste and presentation.

Pastry chef at Chocolat chic Boardwalk
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2011 to February 2014

Chocolat chic Boardwalk @dorrabay DubaiMarina
Pastry chef
May 1, 2011 to present
• Duties involved in designing wedding cakes, birthday cakes, French pastry items.
• Maintaining welfare, hygiene and ordering stocks
• There was a strong emphasis on health and safety, and 100% total customer satisfaction. A daily inventory is a must. Plus a great team work.
duties involved in designing cakes, making pastry items such as macaroons eclaires, mousse cakes,
monitoring cost and control.
managing the kitchen

Chef de Partie at BiellaPizzeriaRistorane Paris Group Food Vision Mall of the Emirates Dubai
  • January 2007 to April 2011

BiellaPizzeriaRistorane Paris Group Food Vision Mall of the Emirates Dubai, U.A.E
Chef de Partie
January 21, 2007 - April 30, 2011
• Responsible in overseeing a section in the kitchen that it runs accordingy to performance established by the sous chef
• Monitoring food and operating cost and control to reduce waste.
• Taking charge in any case needed especially if sous chef is not present. Strictly and highly implementing the procedures in order to maintain the food standard of the restaurant. Incharge in cooking sauces, pizza and Italian dishes.

Kitchen staff/ crew trainer at Hardee's Shamia Kuwait
  • May 2004 to October 2006

Hardee's Shamia Kuwait
Kitchen staff/ crew trainer
May 29 2004 - October 31, 2006
• Training new staffs arranging their schedules, ordering and maintaining hygiene.
• Making sandwiches

Line cook at Citylight Hotel and Restaurant
  • November 2003 to May 2004

Citylight Hotel and Restaurant
Baguio city, Philippines
Line cook
November 21, 2003- May 15, 2004
• Preparing mis en place, and maintaining the cleanliness of the kitchen.

Line cook at Central Park Kitchen
  • January 2001 to October 2003

Central Park Kitchen
Carino street, Baguio city, Philippines
Line cook
January 12, 2001- October 31, 2003
• Checking the sufficiency of kitchen stocks, sauces, vegetables, and maintaining its freshness at all times. To communicate with the head chef for stock ordering.
• Cooking Chinese dishes.

Kitchen helper at Skyrise Hotel and Restaurants
  • France
  • January 2000 to January 2001

Skyrise Hotel and Restaurants
Lourdes subdivision, Baguio city Philippines
Kitchen helper
January 1, 2000- January 10, 2001
• Assisting the cooks and preparing the mis en place.

Room attendant at Venus Hotel and Restaurants
  • November 1999 to December 2000

Venus Hotel and Restaurants
Kisad road Baguio city, Philippines. Room attendant
November 15 1999- December 15, 2000
• Primary responsible is to maintain over all cleanliness of hotel rooms and ensuring customers are delighted by attending all their requests and needs.


Teamwork; Enjoy working in both team environments and independently.
Able to handle multi tasking and dedicated to work

Providing excellent customer satisfaction; by maintaining the food standard
Knowledge of Microsoft office: excel, word, PowerPoint

LANGUAGE SPOKEN English: Proficient
Arabic: can speak and understand a little

Education

High school or equivalent, dentistry
  • at university of baguio
  • October 2000

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Basic Management Training
Cooking
COOKING
INVENTORY
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MS OFFICE
ORDERING
POWERPOINT
SATISFACTION
TRAINING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
Chinese
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Italian
Expert

Training and Certifications

Person In Charge (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2015
Valid Until:
February 2020
NCR Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015
Chemical Usage - Health and Safety (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2008
Basic Food Safety Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015