Ehab Happy Abdelbaki

About Ehab Happy Abdelbaki

Over 30 years of food service and manufacturing experience, specializing in Louisiana and ethnic cuisines, including 20 years of Executive Chef Management experience, and over eight years of healthcare food service management including acute care nutrition. Good things to know about me: • I was a guest Instructor at Le Cordon Blue Culinary School, Paris, France• Recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Processing Authority Manager• Qualified to run an in-house food lab • Instructor Certified in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), meat, poultry, and seafood• Food Managers Food Safety Certification• Food Safety and Sanitation Certification• Accredited by the National Restaurant Association as a Certified Food Manager

Experience

1. Director of Culinary Operations Texas

   Sodexo

   Apr 2015 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Currently oversee 15+ hospitals and one rehab/long term care facility throughout Texas and Arkansas. Provide executive direction and support for all culinary programs including managing and overseeing all system purchasing, food and beverage purchasing and budgets. Perform safety, standards and business audits for the system. Oversee team job flows development and review labor control initiatives. Training and employee development for lead culinary team members and frontline employees. Oversee food safety and physical safety at all units. Oversee patient and retail menu development, optimize large and small kitchen designs to function with minimal cooking equipment. Ensure corporate compliance standards are met by all team members, vendors and brokers for existing and new processes and food products brought in to healthcare system.Highlights include:• At any given time, manage 50 to over 600 employees• Lowered food-cost by approximately 30% over targets by reviewing high-volume items, finding equivalent lower cost products and implemented money-saving initiatives • Increased patient satisfaction by doing patient rounds and improving food choices and quality

Education

• Louisiana State University

  Microbiology, General