Romuald Badong Lugtu
Adliya, Bahrain,Bahrain
Summary
Accomplished culinary professional with expertise in menu and recipe development, complemented by strong leadership and management skills. Demonstrates excellent knowledge in kitchen hygiene and resourceful management, ensuring cost and budget control while maintaining high standards. Adept at team member motivation and communication. Proficient in food plating techniques and cooking skills, committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work history
Kitchen Head Chef
Colony Lounge
Adliya, Bahrain
06.2023 - 11.2025
- Japanese/ Peruvian/ Italian cuisine
- Oversee and supervise the kitchen staff for operation, making sure that all preparation is up to standard and quality creating innovative dishes
- Developed recipes and ensured consistent dish presentation.
- Helped front-of-house team members promptly resolve customer complaints.
- Controlling the cost of kitchen expenses and manpower, food wastage, managing purchases.
- Monitoring food quality, deliveries, inventory, maintaining sanitary condition, giving excellent quality dishes and making sure to give total customer satisfaction.
Sushi Chef - Chef de Partie
Gyuto Restaurant
Hamala, Bahrain
10.2022 - 07.2023
- Head of the sushi section, creating innovative sushi dishes, Salad, appetizers, making sauces.
- Monitoring food quality, deliveries, inventory, costing, food wastage control, maintaining sanitary condition, giving excellent quality dishes and making sure to give total customer satisfaction.
Sushi chef - Chef de Partie
Oishi Japanese Fusion
Manama, Bahrain
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Preparation of food, making sauce, sushi, monitor food quality, deliveries, inventory, maintain clean and sanitary condition, monitoring food wastage, giving excellent food quality and make sure to give total customer satisfaction.
Sushi chef/ coordinator
Anniko Food Corp.
Pasig city
03.2019 - 01.2020
- Preparation of food, making sauces, sushi maki, teach and train new staffs how to prepare and make sushi maintain area clean and sanitary conditions
- Monitor food quality, inventory and to make sure to give excellent food quality to satisfied customers.
Japanese chef (hot and cold station)
Takamura Sushi and Ramen
Pasig city
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Cook and prepare all foods, making sauces, sushi, salads, cooking ramen, frying tempura, maintain kitchen clean and sanitary conditions monitor food quality and to make sure to give excellent food quality to satisfied customers.
Kitchen supervisor
Jordans Chicken and Java Steakburger Grill
Quezon city
01.2018 - 09.2018
- Cook, grill and preparation of all foods, help redesigning and renovate the restaurant with fresh new version, doing marketing inventory, costing of food, checking of food standard and quality, sanitary condition give customer satisfaction.
Waiter
Ronin Lounge and Restaurant
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
07.2013 - 09.2017
- Delivered excellent customer service through friendly and polite interaction.
- Provided friendly, courteous service, maximising positive customer satisfaction ratings.
- Maintained excellent guest satisfaction by providing attentive, proactive and helpful service.
Education
Cookery NCII Completion -
Technology Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA)
PhilippinesSkills
- Menu and Recipe Development
- Strong leadership and Management Skills
- Excellent Knowledge in Kitchen Hygiene
- Team Member Motivation
- Resourceful Management
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Cost and Budget Control
- Excellent Cooking Skills
- Food plating techniques
Training and Seminar:
- Food and Safety standards Level 1 - 2, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Hazzard Analysis and Critical Control Point 1-2, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Timeline
Kitchen Head Chef
Colony Lounge
06.2023 - 11.2025
Sushi Chef - Chef de Partie
Gyuto Restaurant
10.2022 - 07.2023
Sushi chef - Chef de Partie
Oishi Japanese Fusion
09.2021 - 09.2022
Sushi chef/ coordinator
Anniko Food Corp.
03.2019 - 01.2020
Japanese chef (hot and cold station)
Takamura Sushi and Ramen
10.2018 - 03.2019
Kitchen supervisor
Jordans Chicken and Java Steakburger Grill
01.2018 - 09.2018
Waiter
Ronin Lounge and Restaurant
07.2013 - 09.2017
Cookery NCII Completion -
Technology Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA)