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Lee keen suaan

Lee keen suaan

Culinary - Executive Chef
Batu Feringgi, Penang

Summary

As a professional chef is responsible for all culinary activities for the restaurant, banquet and private events. I will oversee all activity in the kitchen, train personnel, plan menus, oversee product purchasing and manage culinary budget. Make periodic and regular inspections of units to observe quality of food preparation and service, food appearance, cleanliness and sanitation of production and service areas, equipment and employee appearance. Coordinate all training activities for hot kitchen, pastry kitchen, Chinese kitchen, local kitchen, butcher kitchen and service employees. Including the identification and analysis of training needs and the design and implementation of programs to address these deficiencies. Develop recipes and portion specifications in accordance with consumer tastes, nutritional needs, product specifications, ease of preparation and established procedures and budgetary constraints; participate in other menu planning activities to include the determination of purchasing specifications, product and recipe testing and menu development. Assist operation managers as requested in areas such as plate presentation, special function menu planning and the design of new service areas. Prepare operational reports and analyses setting forth progress and adverse trends and make appropriate recommendations. Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maximizing the financial performance in all areas of responsibility. Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved. Areas of responsibility comprise overseeing all food preparation areas banquets, room service, restaurants, bar/lounge and employee cafeteria and all support areas.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Chef (Opening Hotel)

Penang Marriott Hotel
12.2023 - Current
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Create New F&B promotion for all outlets
  • Motivate and Monitoring of Kitchen team member
  • Attended Daily morning briefing
  • Leading food safety program
  • Manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity
  • Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility
  • Created strategic menu planning for buffet, A La Carte and banqueting for both hotel
  • Create menu and recipe for elaborate buffet, banquets settings and special guest requisition
  • Manage and direct operation of the kitchen team for five-star hotel with 5 F&B outlet, 4 meeting rooms, one grand ballroom capacity of 480 pax
  • The daily breakfast serves up to 200 people and above

Executive Chef (Opening Hotel)

DoubleTree by Hilton Shah Alam i - City
02.2022 - 12.2023
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Create New F&B promotion for all outlets
  • Motivate and Monitoring of Kitchen team member
  • Attended Daily morning briefing
  • Leading food safety program
  • Manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity
  • Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility
  • Created strategic menu planning for buffet, A La Carte and banqueting for both hotel
  • Create menu and recipe for elaborate buffet, banquets settings and special guest requisition
  • Manage and direct operation of the kitchen team for five-star hotel with 5 F&B outlet, 4 meeting rooms, one grand ballroom capacity of 1000pax
  • The daily breakfast serves up to 260 people and above

Executive Chef

DoubleTree By Hilton Kuala Lumpur
02.2019 - 02.2022
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Create New F&B promotion for all outlet
  • Motivate and Monitoring of Kitchen team member
  • Attended Daily morning briefing

Executive Sous chef

DoubleTree By Hilton Kuala Lumpur
02.2018 - 01.2019
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Train new Sous Chef and Junior sous chef to finish the task
  • Attended Daily morning briefing

Executive Sous Chef

Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Penang
07.2015 - 02.2018
  • Assist executive Chef to Finish jobs task (As Executive chef taking care 2 property cluster)
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Train new Sous Chef and Junior sous chef to finish the task
  • Attended Daily morning briefing

Sous Chef (Second PIC in overall Kitchen)

Jen Hotel Putri Harbour
06.2013 - 06.2015
  • Acting (Executive Sous Chef as kitchen don't have Exe sous chef)
  • Taking care overall operation
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning
  • Checking quality of food
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Train new Chef De partie & also Junior sous chef to finish the task
  • Attended Daily morning briefing

Sous Chef (All Day Dining & Sky bar)

Traders Hotels Kuala Lumpur
10.2011 - 06.2013
  • Taking care overall operation (As kitchen don't have Exe sous chef have been assign as Second man PIC in kitchen)
  • Supervise and organize Daily operation
  • Control all kitchen department Food cost
  • Menu Planning for All outlet and special event
  • Checking quality of food for all outlet
  • Control quantity production of daily using
  • Take care of kitchen hygiene and cleaning
  • Work experience-Control food standard
  • Approve Daily Market list
  • Train new Chef De partie & also Junior sous chef to finish the task
  • Attended Daily morning briefing

Education

Diploma certificate -

Penang Culinary Art Center
Penang

Skills

  • Able to handle kiosk situation with a smooth operation flow

  • Excellent cross-cultural communication skills

  • Passion for continuous learning and personal growth

  • Highly motivated and driven

  • Leadership charisma

  • Dynamic team player

  • Sense of responsibility

  • Highly inquisitive

  • Creative and resourceful

  • Ready To Accepted New Challenge

  • Able To Work Long Hours

  • Creative in working Environment

  • Able to work under stress

  • always come out with something new

Accomplishments

  • Battle of the Chefs (9th International Salon Gastronomies 2005)
  • Singapore MLA Black Box Gold Award
  • Worked in Leisure Café & Hotel Banquet
  • Shangri-la academy 2008 April
  • Formula 1 At 2010 September At Singapore
  • Singapore Food Promotion In New Delhi India 2010 September
  • Formula 1 At 2011 September at Singapore
  • 5th Penang chef challenge Professional category Runner up
  • 5th Penang Best Malaysian Team Award
  • 2019 MLA Golden Bull FHM Malaysia Champion

Personal Traits

  • Able to handle kiosk situation with a smooth operation flow
  • Excellent cross-cultural communication skills
  • Passion for continuous learning and personal growth
  • Highly motivated and driven, with strong desire to excel
  • Leadership charisma
  • Dynamic team player
  • Sense of responsibility
  • Highly inquisitive
  • Creative and resourceful
  • Ready To Accepted New Challenge
  • Able To Work Long Hours
  • Creative in working Environment
  • Able to work under stress
  • Always come out with something new

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth: Malaysia
  • Date of Birth: 05/28/87
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Malaysia
  • Driving License: B
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Executive Chef (Opening Hotel)

Penang Marriott Hotel
12.2023 - Current

Executive Chef (Opening Hotel)

DoubleTree by Hilton Shah Alam i - City
02.2022 - 12.2023

Executive Chef

DoubleTree By Hilton Kuala Lumpur
02.2019 - 02.2022

Executive Sous chef

DoubleTree By Hilton Kuala Lumpur
02.2018 - 01.2019

Executive Sous Chef

Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Penang
07.2015 - 02.2018

Sous Chef (Second PIC in overall Kitchen)

Jen Hotel Putri Harbour
06.2013 - 06.2015

Sous Chef (All Day Dining & Sky bar)

Traders Hotels Kuala Lumpur
10.2011 - 06.2013

Diploma certificate -

Penang Culinary Art Center
Lee keen suaanCulinary - Executive Chef