Marco Donnini
Pfäffikon ZH
Summary
Continuous development and improvement of qualifications is My motto. Hard working Development Chef who looks for the new professional challenges and wants to develop.
19 years of experience in Food Industry has allowed me to obtain a number of important competences.
I am a creative, determined and inquisitive person that can work under stress and under time pressure.
I possess good interpersonal skills to effectively manage, communicate and collaborate cross-culturally team.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Pizzaiolo Leader
Schneiders Quer AG
09.2022 - Current
- Planning and implementation of the work schedule
- Purchasing and ordering ingredients and accessories for pizzeria area
- Maintaining hygienic and quality standards in the kitchen
- Collaborating with kitchen team and service staff Monitoring supplies and stocks
- Implementing customer feedback and adapting menu as needed
- Developing new dishes and specialties
Senior Development Chef
Nestlé
01.2018 - 06.2022
- Developed chilled and frozen products consistent with available manufacturing processes
- Propose and contribute new ideas to PTC/R&D/APG.
- Facilitated cost reduction through product improvements.
- Culinary expertise for chilled and frozen rapid prototyping
- Developed extensions and improvements to food product lines.
- Designed and followed pizza products testing from bench top testing to commercialization.
- Conduct activities/ workshops and inspire a culinary mindset.
- Explore culinary process or techniques that are potentially patentable.
- Creating lessons learned and final briefs with findings and recommendations aligned with business and brand objectives.
- Award for the development of new pizza line: Buitoni Bella Napoli & Ernest Wagner in 2018
Experimental Kitchen Head Chef at Casa Buitoni
Casa Buitoni
01.2014 - 12.2017
- Innovation and Renovation on chilled pasta, chilled and shelf-stable sauces, frozen and chilled pizza for European and US market
Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes. - Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure. Direct responsible of 4 employees.
- Responsible to organize the R&D Casa Buitoni experimental kitchen activities.
- Technical support to commercial function for the development of tailor made solutions for customers.
- Support to Quality and Manufacturing for the management of day by day activities, including troubleshooting.
- Conduct and organized consumer test in Europe
Development Kitchen Chef
Casa Buitoni
01.2006 - 12.2013
- Act as Project Manager for new Buitoni product development of culinary chilled & frozen category: chilled pasta, sauces, pastry dough and frozen pizza.
- Management and execution of kitchen and industrial trials.
Development Kitchen Chef
Nestlé
09.2004 - 12.2005
- Development of dries solutions like bullion's, instant products (soups, sauces)
- Coordinate and organize cooking lessons for internal R&D center
Innovation and renovation ambient products
Development Kitchen Chef
Casa Buitoni
03.2004 - 09.2004
- Development of new recipes/products for the categories of dry culinary for food services and ambient products (wet culinary).
- Kitchen assistant - preparation of fresh pasta, sauces and desserts.
Education
Diploma in Hotel Trade & Tourism - Kitchen Chef
Vocational School For Hotels I.P.S.S.A.R.T, Italy
Asisi, Italy1997
Skills
- Culinary product development
- Rapid prototyping
- Concept Industrialization
- Expertise in pizza, pasta ambient/ frozen and vegan products
- Knowledge of standards: FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- MS Office Environment
- SAP-System
Accomplishments
- Award for the development of new pizza line: Buitoni Bella Napoli & Ernest Wagner in 2018
- Innovation and Renovation on chilled pasta, chilled and shelf-stable sauces, frozen and chilled pizza for Buitoni in 2016
Languages
Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Pizzaiolo Leader
Schneiders Quer AG
09.2022 - Current
Senior Development Chef
Nestlé
01.2018 - 06.2022
Experimental Kitchen Head Chef at Casa Buitoni
Casa Buitoni
01.2014 - 12.2017
Development Kitchen Chef
Casa Buitoni
01.2006 - 12.2013
Development Kitchen Chef
Nestlé
09.2004 - 12.2005
Development Kitchen Chef
Casa Buitoni
03.2004 - 09.2004
Diploma in Hotel Trade & Tourism - Kitchen Chef
Vocational School For Hotels I.P.S.S.A.R.T, Italy
Hobbies
Hiking, skiing, fishing, traveling with culinary experiences
Hobbies
Hiking, skiing, fishing, traveling with culinary experiences
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