I am seeking a full-time role as a Head Pastry Chef or Catering Production Manager because of my knowledge and experience working as a Production Manager/ Head Pastry Chef, amongst other skills and roles I have adopted after working in the culinary industry for the past 10 years (2 years in Ottawa, Canada and 8 years in London, UK). I can do any job in production, kitchen, development, or management. My career has included long hours, double shifts, manual labour, heavy lifting in excess of 30 KG multiple times a day, innovation and implementation of new systems, management and administration, recipe development, safety and hygiene training, and manufacturing Level 3 certification (UK). I have worked all spectrums of pastry/cakes: bakeries, high end restaurants, factory production, and catering; artisan breads, vienoisserie, bespoke cakes, all cakes, French patisserie, all baked goods. I am especially skilled at laminating and producing viennoiserie, cake decoration, prefermented bread, and large batch production. I was in charge of all kitchen and staff administration at my last role as Head Chef/ Production Manager. Large batch production, it was a great job and position and I was able to make my mark by implementing many new systems to standardize quality and improve on product efficiency. I developed many recipes including a vegan gluten-free salted caramel brownie that was sold to food retailer Pret A Manger (https://www.pret.co.uk/en-gb), still an ongoing project that the company has been very successful with due to the recipe and ground work I had put in place. I improved the dynamic of the kitchen, developed hundreds of recipes sold at markets, retail, corporate, and online orders, sourced new ingredients, price matched suppliers, and trained staff on safety and hygiene regulations.