MOHAMMED KHALIL, Senior Consultant

MOHAMMED KHALIL

Senior Consultant

ALIMENTARY Enterprises KHOBAR

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Diploma, Occupational Studies
Experience
24 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 7 Months

Senior Consultant at ALIMENTARY Enterprises KHOBAR
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since July 2015

Consulting Services spanning the entire food service industry and addressing the full range of needs for restaurants,
catering operations and start-ups. These services include concept development; menu development as well as
brigade menu training; kitchen design for optimized operational efficiency; and implementing industry standards
and best practices to ensure product quality.

Director of Business Development and Marketing at RAQTAN Food Service Company
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2009 to January 2015

Developed business plans to win customers and markets for the company; trained sales team members and end users
in the operation of new technologies and designing efficient kitchen operations. Managed several high profile
projects while coordinating with client and vendor teams to successful completion; introduced and led consulting
division.

Director at A.R. TURKI Group
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2008 to January 2009

Served as key member of the start-up team which opened five new restaurant concepts in Saudi Arabia and estab-
lished the quality standards for future expansion; performed main operational responsibilities including staff train-
ing; quality assurance and control and product localization, ensured consistency in food production quality and ulti-
mately customer service and satisfaction.

Executive Chef and Restaurant Manager at LA CAVE Restauran
  • Bahrain
  • January 2005 to January 2007

Managed the reorganization and reopening of this fine dining restaurant in Manama, Bahrain, assumed responsibili-
ty for the daily operation of the entire restaurant, designed and introduced an extensive a la carte menu which result-
ed in a significant growth in sales.
• Staff development and management
• Food trend research and analysis

Start-up Manager and Construction Coordinator at SPANISH COURT Restaurant
  • Bahrain
  • January 2003 to January 2005

Managed the construction and start-up phases of this fine dining restaurant in Manama, Bahrain, fulfilling the goal
of establishing the restaurant from the ground up.

Chef de Cuisine at DAFRANCO Ristorante
  • Netherlands
  • January 2002 to January 2003

Assumed the management of the daily operations at this fine dining Italian Restaurant in the Dutch Capital, and
oversaw the stewarding, menu development as well as the preparation and service of customer orders.

Chef de Partie at OLIVES Restaurant
  • United States - Washington
  • July 2001 to November 2001

The Sauté Station at this fine dining establishment a fusion of Traditional Italian and American Regional cuisine was
prepared in a creative and artistic fashion.

Business Analyst at I.M.I.S. Consulting
  • United States
  • January 1998 to January 1999

Contracted to the Bank of America-Nations Bank merger project: reduced redundancies and managed the improve-
ment of operational efficiencies, including the IT management.

Customer Service Manager at ARAB NATIONAL Bank
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 1994 to January 1995

Managed the customer service department and responsible for the introduction of the Point of Sales technology to
bank clientele including addressing any issues with the implementation of this new product.

Consultant/Programmer at ANDERSEN Consulting
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 1993 to January 1994

Assisted several banking system development projects during my training phase and after completing the required
training assumed responsibility for the project to re-organize Al-Jazira Bank’s customer service system.

Education

Diploma, Occupational Studies
  • at CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
  • January 2001

ASSOCIATED DEGREE IN CULINARY ARTS LEARNING THE BASICS IN PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN MANAGEMENT AND CULINARY SKILLS TO SUPPORT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN,

Master's degree, MBA
  • at PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
  • June 1997

THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM EQUIPPED US TO EXPERIENCE THE FULL GAMUT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES.

Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Economics
  • at Boston University
  • January 1991

AN EXCELLENT LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT AFFORDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE BENEFITS OF A WESTERN EDUCATION. WITH THE PS CONCENTRATION, A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ECONOMICS WERE DEVELOPED.

High school or equivalent, High School
  • at ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SCHOOL
  • June 1987

Specialties & Skills

Cuisine
Project Management
Entrepreneurial Skills
New Business Development
Mediterranean
BUSINESS PLANS
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
QUALITY
QUALITY CONTROL
RESEARCH

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Beginner