Cook and trainer
Casual cook at Johanniter International Assistance, catering for workshops and team events for up to 40 people at each event. Food included both local and international cuisine. Appointed to provide on the job training to the Johanniter cook.
Training sessions included kitchen safety and hygiene, food handling and hygiene, preparation of different meals with new recipes, menu planning, budgeting and shopping. Management of kitchen appliances and equipping the kitchen in a modern way. General, personal and kitchen cleanliness.
Thorough cleaning of all kitchen and appliances to the dining hall.
Cook and trainer - Johanniter International Assistance - Nairobi
(2024-02 - 2025-12)
Casual cook at Johanniter International Assistance, catering for workshops and team events for up to 40 people at each event. Food included both local and international cuisine. Appointed to provide on the job training to the Johanniter cook.
Training sessions included kitchen safety and hygiene, food handling and hygiene, preparation of different meals with new recipes, menu planning, budgeting and shopping. Management of kitchen appliances and equipping the kitchen in a modern way. General, personal and kitchen cleanliness.
Thorough cleaning of all kitchen and appliances to the dining hall.
Casual chef - United States International University-Africa (USIU) - Nairobi
Works on a call during big events like graduations or parties and to take over of an absent chef.
Cook - UN African family - Runda, Nairobi
(2021-05 - 2024-08)
Two to three days per week prepared meals for an African family of 5, cooking different international cuisine. Involved cleaning of the kitchen and the surrounding.
Chef - Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman Residence - Nairobi
(2015-11 - 2019-03)
Primarily responsible for preparing and cooking meals for family members of the Ambassador and staffs working at the residence. Overall kitchen management, food hygiene, food storage, menu planning, budgeting and shopping. Prepared and cooked a wide range of cuisines, internationally and locally including Middle Eastern, Asia, Europe and African fusion, preparing main meals, various salads, bakes like breads, cakes, cookies, slices among other dishes.
Hosted frequent guests in small or large numbers for meals at any time of the day and children parties. Switched on as a cleaner/housekeeping when there could be a shortage of workers or when they are on leave.
Chef - Embassy of Iraq Residence - Nairobi
(2014-04 - 2015-10)
In charge of the kitchen and food hygiene as well as food storage ensuring that all processes from start to finish adhered to the best hygiene standards until to the dinner. Responsible for menu planning and shopping for the necessary ingredients. Prepared and cooked meals from different cuisine globally, both savoury and sweet foods.
Catered for receptions, which involved catering for up to 200 people, occasionally. Supervised a small team and trained them on how to set the table and to provide table service. Whenever cleaner was on leave became a housekeeper/cook instantly.
Casual Kitchen Assistant - Intercontinental Hotel - Nairobi
(2013-10 - 2014-03)
Assisted in all the stages of food preparation and rotated through different sections. Also worked in the Indian restaurant, Bhadini, and participated in outside catering events for state and other functions.
Cook/nanny - Expatriate family - Kileleshwa, Nairobi
(2009-12 - 2013-10)
Main responsibilities were to plan, shop and cook different cuisines and meals. Learned to cook a lot of food globally. Also a nanny to the children, used to help in cleaning of some rooms, do laundry and tidying up of the children rooms.
Level 2 Diploma - Food Preparation & Culinary Arts - Career Training Centre, Westlands (2012-10 - 2013-10)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) - Chandumba Secondary School (1999 - 2002)
