Renelito Garcia
Head Pastry Chef
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About
Dedicated with experience in high-volume food preparation and service roles. Manages sections using excellent organisation and planning for efficient kitchen operations. Creative and knowledgeable for improved menu development.
Deadline-driven Pastry Chef with year background catering for customers. Increases profits and customer interest through excellent reputation for creating best-in-town cakes. Focused on maintaining exceptional customer satisfaction by creating desserts on time in high-pressure environments.
Creative Pastry
Chef thriving in fast-paced kitchen environments. Designs and delivers innovative cakes, pastries and desserts with meticulous attention to quality and uniformity. Collaborative team player committed to producing high-volume goods within deadlines.
Experience
Pastry Chef de Partie - Solaire Parañaque - Parañaque
(2025-07 - 2026-04)
Oversees a specific station (e.g., desserts, baking, chocolate) within the pastry department, producing high-quality pastries, cakes, and plated desserts while managing ingredient stock, supervising junior staff, and ensuring strict health and safety compliance.
Head Pastry Chef - woodbury & co. - Manama, Bahrain
(2023-06 - 2025-03)
- Creating menu
- Ensuring food safety
- Production controller
- Developing recipe
- Managing kitchen staff and central kitchen
- Making dessert plating for the cafe
- Making cakes and customize cake
- Monitored processes, maintaining consistency in quality and presentation of finished products.
- Developed and executed delicious, memorable pastries, increasing revenue by %.
- Utilised to motivate team members to consistently exceed production targets by %.
Pastry Chef de Partie - Lilou Artisan Patisserie Bahrain - Manama, Bahrain
(2020-07 - 2023-05)
- Created new desserts and pastries to apply requests from customers and latest cooking trends, offering more variety.
- Modified recipes according to customer needs and requests, increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction.
- Collaborated with chef to analyse and approve pastry selections and align with quality standards.
- Concocted and tested different recipes to use for menu and specials and provide adequate selections, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Trained and mentored cooks to improve team operations and quality standards.
- Created range of delicious desserts, cakes and pastries by accurately following set recipes.
- Modified recipes to accommodate customer needs and requests, increasing loyalty and satisfaction.
- Used and monitored correct temperature to bake pastries to create fluffier and moist desserts.
- Monitored portion and waste control, amending portion size to reduce waste and increase profits.
- Participated in staff meetings to present and discuss new ideas, recipes and areas requiring improvement.
- Researched latest trends to develop new recipes for seasonal products and perform best baking practices.
- Safeguarded kitchen equipment to prevent damages and breakdowns, managing wear and tear.
- Managed hardworking, deadline-driven pastry teams, assigning tasks depending on skills for optimum productivity.
Pastry sous chef - Frosted frozen fresh - Riffa, Bahrain
(2020-01 - 2021-02)
- Measured and accurately processed materials to minimise wastage.
- Guided teams in product merchandising and inventory management.
- Prepared orders to deliver excellent presentation and quality standards.
- Trained and mentored employees to maximise team performance.
- Assembled, prepared, decorated and frosted average of [Number] cakes per shift.
- Produced frostings and creams for cakes and other edibles.
- Stocked shelves and ordered inventory when product stock became low.
- Worked with common cake decorating and baking tools, such as mixers and carving tools.
- Assisted customers with planning cake vision, including colour, theme and size.
- Developed pastry and confectionery goods following strict recipe
Pastry Chef de Partie - Bahrain Airport Services - Muharaq, Bahrain
(2015-06 - 2020-01)
- Created a variety of desserts, cookies, cakes and bread by closely following set recipes.
- Invented and incorporated new pastries, cakes and desserts into menus according to buying trends and customer requests.
- Stayed in-line with health and safety regulations by monitoring surroundings throughout tasks and wearing personal protective equipment.
- Incorporated new recipes and pastry dishes on menus according to seasons and festive periods.
- Collaborated with chef to analyse and approve pastry selections and align with quality standards.
- Researched latest trends to develop new recipes for seasonal products and perform best baking practices.
- Managed hardworking, deadline-driven pastry teams, assigning tasks depending on skills for optimum productivity.
- Created attractive dessert trays for catering events.
- Maintained food safety levels by checking product temperatures and freshness.
- Recruited, trained and supervised bakery staff to create cohesive team.
- Set oven temperatures and monitored or modified when needed to deliver perfectly baked goods.
Pastry Chef - Frutto Gelato - Manama, Bahrain
(2013-05 - 2015-06)
- Created range of delicious desserts, cakes and pastries by accurately following set recipes.
- Monitored portion and waste control, amending portion size to reduce waste and increase profits.
- Managed hardworking, deadline-driven pastry teams, assigning tasks depending on skills for optimum productivity.
- Put measured amounts of ingredients into milk and mixed contents to achieve desired consistency.
- Generated ingredients for cheese and other dairy products by curdling milk and heating curd.
- Separated cream from milk using various processes to obtain homogenised milk.
- Boiled or pasteurised milk to attain target butter fat content for various dairy products.
- Followed health and safety regulations in handling dairy ingredients and products to minimise contamination.
Assistant cake decorator - Decorating Memories - Tubli, Bahrain
(2012-02 - 2013-03)
- Produced frostings and creams for cakes and other edibles.
- Worked with common cake decorating and baking tools, such as mixers and carving tools.
- Boxed, weighed and wrapped cakes and other bakery products to prepare for pickup.
- Assisted customers with planning cake vision, including colour, theme and size.
- Controlled spoilage by generating turn movement and
Pastry maker - Al Karama Sweets - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(2009-09 - 2011-11)
- Produced frostings and creams for cakes and other edibles.
- Worked with common cake decorating and baking tools, such as mixers and carving tools.
- Assembled, prepared, decorated and frosted average of [Number] cakes per shift.
- Assessed equipment cleanliness before production runs for compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Combined ingredients following precise recipes, mixing and blending to prepare for baking.
Pastry Line Cook - Casper & Gambinis - Al khobar, Saudi Arabia
(2007-05 - 2009-06)
- Supported chefs in managing food preparation to achieve high-quality, precise plating and presentation standards.
- Prepared dishes for up to [Number] guests at catering events or during high-volume shifts.
- Monitored temperatures in refrigerators, freezers and warming lamps.
- Maintained cleanliness and organisation of kitchen stations and storage areas.
- Followed recipes and customer request details to prepare
Kitchen Helper - Shang-rila Hotel - Makati, Philippines
(2004-07 - 2006-03)
- Assisted with unloading of ingredient and supply deliveries into storage cupboards.
- Helped prepare and plate dishes, adding condiments and garnishes to enhance presentation and meet quality standards.
- Operated dishwashers and pressure washers to deep clean cutlery, plates and dishes after use.
- Operated various equipment such as microwaves, ovens and hobs to cook food according to recipes.
- Washed and peeled produce and prepared ingredients and equipment to support kitchen workflow.
- Mopped and swept kitchen areas and storage rooms according to established cleaning schedule.
- Neatly placed and arranged kitchen utensils, dishes and equipment into designated places after cleaning or use.
- Kept kitchen, storage and preparation tables sanitary by conducting [Timeframe] deep cleaning tasks.
- Assisted in the unloading of ingredient and supply deliveries into storage cupboards.
Education
Bachelor Of Science in Nursing - Nursing - J. P Sioson Gen. Hospital & Colleges (2002)


