Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Affiliations
References
Timeline
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Wagira Munasinghe

Wagira Munasinghe

Southampton,Bermuda

Summary

Accomplished culinary professional with extensive expertise in large-scale catering, multi-cuisine cooking, and creative menu design. Demonstrates proficiency in meat and poultry butchery, seafood handling, and vegetarian cuisine mastery, alongside a strong commitment to sanitation regulations adherence and quality control. Training and development, and conflict management to ensure seamless kitchen operations. Skilled in recipe creation, food trend awareness, and restaurant marketing strategies to drive customer satisfaction and business growth. Career goals include leveraging culinary creativity and operational efficiency to elevate dining experiences while maintaining cost management excellence.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Chef manager

Mr. Chicken
Hamilton, Heron bay, Devonshire, St. Gorges. , Bermuda
06.2023 - Current

Head Chef

Divots Bar & Grill
25 Belmont Hills Drive Warwick WK06, Bermuda
02.2018 - 04.2020

Sous chef

Harborside Holdings (Flanagan's Irish Pub & Grill)
Hamilton , Bermuda
10.2007 - 10.2017

Head chef

Spring Garden Bar & Restaurant
Washington Lane Hamilton, Bermuda
02.2004 - 08.2006

Education

Four Year Management Diploma - Professional Cookery

Ceylon Hotel School
Sri Lanka
01.1989 - 08.1993

Professional Cookery

Uni Lever Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
01.1994 - 06.1994

A-Levels - General Education

Ananda Collège Maradana Colombo
Sri Lanka
01.1986 - 12.1987

O-Levals - General Education

Ananda College Maradana Colombo
Sri Lanka
01.1982 - 12.1983

Skills

  • Restaurant marketing strategies
  • Creative menu design
  • Cost management
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Large-Scale catering
  • Staff rota coordination
  • Resilient under pressure
  • Product ordering efficiency
  • Butchery techniques
  • Bakery operations
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Training and Development
  • Staff scheduling
  • Innovative recipe development
  • Inventory management
  • Leadership

Languages

English
Fluent
Sinhala
Fluent

Affiliations

  • Self Employed IT and Electronics Technician

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Chef manager

Mr. Chicken
06.2023 - Current

Head Chef

Divots Bar & Grill
02.2018 - 04.2020

Sous chef

Harborside Holdings (Flanagan's Irish Pub & Grill)
10.2007 - 10.2017

Head chef

Spring Garden Bar & Restaurant
02.2004 - 08.2006

Professional Cookery

Uni Lever Sri Lanka
01.1994 - 06.1994

Four Year Management Diploma - Professional Cookery

Ceylon Hotel School
01.1989 - 08.1993

A-Levels - General Education

Ananda Collège Maradana Colombo
01.1986 - 12.1987

O-Levals - General Education

Ananda College Maradana Colombo
01.1982 - 12.1983
Wagira Munasinghe