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Yen Nee Khoo

Yen Nee Khoo

Singapore

Summary

Top-notch professional with expertise in menu development, kitchen management and staff training. Creates unique and delicious dishes while controlling food and labor costs. Collaborative and committed to seeking feedback from customers and staff to improve kitchen workflows.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sous Chef

Rebel Rebel Wine Bar
08.2020 - Current

Responsibilities:

- Daily Stock Management

- Menu Development

- Mise En place Oversight

- Timely Execution

- Stock ordering

- Task distribution

- Kitchen cleanliness

- Charcoal Grill Management

- Task coordination

- Food Costing

- Problem Solving


Achievement:


  • July 2020 - Nov 2021 Chef De Partie
  • Nov 2021 - April 2023 Junior Sous Chef
  • April 2023 - Current Sous Chef

Operator

AMS Sensor Pte Ltd
04.2020 - 08.2020

Responsibilities:


- Company Overview: Industry: Manufacturing

- Ensure Chip Quality

- Ensure S.O.P is done properly and perfectly without fail

- Machine light cleaning

- Industry: Manufacturing


Chef De Partie

The Black Swan by Lo & Behold
10.2019 - 04.2020

Responsibilities:

- Daily stock check, stock replenish and quality check

- Monthly inventory check

- Staff training

- Menu development

- Ensure food consistency

- Assist chef with food costing

- Ensure mis en place is being done accordingly with the standard recipe

- Strict to food safety, sanitation and hygiene requirement

- Operated all kitchen equipment safely to prevent injuries.

- Contributed to a positive kitchen atmosphere through effective communication and collaboration with team members.

Service Cook

Cedele
04.2019 - 10.2019

Responsibilities:

- Ensure quality of foods and presentation

- Ensure hygiene throughout operation

- Stock Check and Ordering

- Daily task distribution

- Ensure goods quality

- Staff training

- Coordinated with front of house to ensure smooth service during busy periods, enhancing customer dining experience.

Part time kitchen/ barista

Huey & wah
12.2018 - 04.2019

Responsibities:


- Ensure quality of foods and beverages

- Staff Training

- Stock Check and Ordering

- Daily task distribution

- Able to handle in barista, cashier and kitchen at the same time

Sous Chef

Indriya
10.2017 - 10.2018

Responsibilities:

- Lead kitchen team

- Oversee food quality and organize kitchen stocks

- Manage food ordering, food waste and food cost

- Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, training opportunities and also menu creation

- Deal with suppliers

- Menu Development

- Being able to keep calm and professional on busy hours

- Problem solving

- Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.

- Making sure Café and restaurant is organize and food is always presentable, clean and delicious

Chef De Partie

G Hotel Sdn Bhd
03.2017 - 08.2017

Responsibilities:


- Organize and supervise the kitchen staff, making sure everything is up to standard

- Ordering, HACCP, Goods quality check, Equipment check., HALAL item check, stock check

- Menu Planning, Create New Dishes

- Staff Work schedule organize

- Staff training

- Making sure food quality is top notch before serving

- Able to cope with busy hours

- Able to solve last min problem


Chef De Partie

Hello by Kitchen Mafia
09.2015 - 10.2016

Responsibilities:


- Menu creating

- Kitchen team work

- Kitchen organization

- Replenish food and quality check

- Being able to be fast and cope with busy service hour

- Being able to complete last minute event menu

- Fast learner

- Stock check and ordering

- Cooking demo Assist


Commis 1

G tower
08.2013 - 08.2015

Responsibilities:


- Stock receiving, ordering and stock check quality

- Replenish and checking food quality at all time

- Floor runner in tanzini 28 (casual dining)

- Experimenting new dishes

- Food preparation according to S.O.P

- Kitchen cleaning and organization

- Cooking demo assistant

Supervisor com Kitchen Chef

Habanero Mexican Dining
01.2013 - 01.2014

Responsibilities:


- Food preparation and expanding menu item

- Coordinate food delivery and replenish food in the restaurant

- Forecast and purchase all goods and consumables required for daily and festive season use

- Check and verify quality, quantity and timeliness of goods received from vendors

- Open or close outlet in the morning and night

- Coordinate the refill and discard of consumables

- Responsible for all transactions and the cash register

- Tally the cash register

- Track the attendance of kitchen and service crew

- Prepare weekly reports on inventory, sales, wastage, crew’s attendance and issues face

- Responsible of giving the proper training and knowledge to the staff


Apprentice

Seehotel Uberfhart
11.2011 - 05.2012

Responsibilities:


- Mise en place: Prepare mise en place every morning for buffet and night ala carte dinner and also welcoming gifts to guest like cookies, fruits, chocolate, and canapé

- Set up buffet station for entremetier, garde manger and also for pastry session

- Helping the garde manger chef in busy time and able to cook some of the appetizer courses

- Completing every task given by the souz chef and deliver food item to respective department

- Preparing Vegetables and also starches for main course and vegetable decoration and soup

- Preparing sauces and stock with the chef and also meat item like grilling, baking and so on

- Preparing food for all staff


Education

Diploma in Culinary Arts -

KDU College
Penang, Georgetown
01.2012

O-level/SPM in Accounting -

Convent Light Street
Penang, Georgetown
12.2008

Skills

- Team Leadership

- Food Safety

- Inventory Management

- Menu development

- Staff Training

- Butchery skills

- Food Cost and Menu Pricing

- Bread Baking

- Staff Scheduling

- Equipment Inspection and Maintenance

- Pasta Making

- Seafood Preparation

Languages

English
Intermediate (B1)
Malay
Upper intermediate (B2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary (A2)

Certification

Certification:


- Food Safety and Hygiene

- Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2014

- Power Chef Competition Commitee 2010 & 2011

- General Certificate of English Grade B from University of Cambridge 2008

Timeline

Sous Chef

Rebel Rebel Wine Bar
08.2020 - Current

Operator

AMS Sensor Pte Ltd
04.2020 - 08.2020

Chef De Partie

The Black Swan by Lo & Behold
10.2019 - 04.2020

Service Cook

Cedele
04.2019 - 10.2019

Part time kitchen/ barista

Huey & wah
12.2018 - 04.2019

Sous Chef

Indriya
10.2017 - 10.2018

Chef De Partie

G Hotel Sdn Bhd
03.2017 - 08.2017

Chef De Partie

Hello by Kitchen Mafia
09.2015 - 10.2016

Commis 1

G tower
08.2013 - 08.2015

Supervisor com Kitchen Chef

Habanero Mexican Dining
01.2013 - 01.2014

Apprentice

Seehotel Uberfhart
11.2011 - 05.2012

Certification:


- Food Safety and Hygiene

- Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2014

- Power Chef Competition Commitee 2010 & 2011

- General Certificate of English Grade B from University of Cambridge 2008

Diploma in Culinary Arts -

KDU College

O-level/SPM in Accounting -

Convent Light Street
Yen Nee Khoo