Prep Cook

• Jul 2023 - Present

•Preparing desserts (Tiramisu, Budino al Cioccolato, Panna Cotta) •Preparing sauces and mains (Scoglio Bianco, Calamari Sauce, Osso Bucco, Risotto, Pesto) •Cutting meats and seafood •Picking basil leaves •Portioning items •Washing dishes •Preparing desserts (Tiramisu, Budino al Cioccolato, Panna Cotta) •Preparing sauces and mains (Scoglio Bianco, Calamari Sauce, Osso Bucco, Risotto, Pesto) •Cutting meats and seafood •Picking basil leaves •Portioning items •Washing dishes

Line Cook

• Jun 2023 - Present

•Completing dishes from both the sit-down menu and takeout ghost kitchen •Prep work (cooking bacon, making pico de gallo, pureeing beans, making guacamole, making salsa roja and salsa verde, portioning) •Washing dishes using restaurant-grade washing machine •Completing dishes from both the sit-down menu and takeout ghost kitchen •Prep work (cooking bacon, making pico de gallo, pureeing beans, making guacamole, making salsa roja and salsa verde, portioning) •Washing dishes using restaurant-grade washing machine

Cook

• May 2023 - Present

•Preparing and plating catering orders •Prep work •Cleaning and closing the kitchen •Preparing and plating catering orders •Prep work •Cleaning and closing the kitchen

Line Cook (Original Joe's)

• Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

511 hours of experience •Cutting and blanching fries using the fry cutter (100-200 lbs daily) •Restocking the line •Completing dishes for all stations (50+ items) •Washing dishes using restaurant-grade washing machine •Opening the kitchen, checking stations to record data in temperature log 511 hours of experience •Cutting and blanching fries using the fry cutter (100-200 lbs daily) •Restocking the line •Completing dishes for all stations (50+ items) •Washing dishes using restaurant-grade washing machine •Opening the kitchen, checking stations to record data in temperature log

Line Cook

• Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

882 hours of experience ⭐️ Being told that a guest said the pork nachos I had made for them were the best ones they had had in their life ⭐️Being voted second place for Kitchen Team most helpful teammate internal contest by both FOH and BOH staff •Preparing dishes of the Pantry station (spinach dip, fried/baked pita, antojitos, nachos, loaded pull-apart bread, salads, skillet cookies, apple crumble) •Preparing dishes of the Fryer station (wings, fries, fried pickles, onion rings, fried chicken, fish & chips, Kapow shrimps, donuts) •Preparing dishes of the Sauté/Sammy station (mac'n'cheese, kids pasta, chicken tacos, burgers, sautéed mushrooms, mushroom onion topper) •Restocking stations •Completing prep (ribs, bakers, smokehouse wraps, bacon trays) •Closing the kitchen at the end of the shift Show less

Concession Cook

• Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

36 hours of experience Concession Cook at Rolling Loud Festival taking place at Ontario Place on 9-11 September ⭐️Being complimented on the chicken kabobs I had made by 4 different customers •Inputting customers’ orders on the POS system •Grilling hot dogs, buns and chicken kabobs •Preparing smoothies •Setting up and closing down booth •Turning on propane tanks and lighting grills manually •Packing down booth at the end of the festival 36 hours of experience Concession Cook at Rolling Loud Festival taking place at Ontario Place on 9-11 September ⭐️Being complimented on the chicken kabobs I had made by 4 different customers •Inputting customers’ orders on the POS system •Grilling hot dogs, buns and chicken kabobs •Preparing smoothies •Setting up and closing down booth •Turning on propane tanks and lighting grills manually •Packing down booth at the end of the festival

Event Staff

• Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

32 hours of experience Event Staff at RendezBrews taking place at 229 Richmond Street on 16-18 September •Distributing beer kegs, cans and packs of ice to beer vendors •Adjusting beer and ice inventory after each distribution •Cleaning venue •Set up and pack down 32 hours of experience Event Staff at RendezBrews taking place at 229 Richmond Street on 16-18 September •Distributing beer kegs, cans and packs of ice to beer vendors •Adjusting beer and ice inventory after each distribution •Cleaning venue •Set up and pack down

Short Order Cook

• Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

137 hours of experience Short Order Cook at the Yatai Japanese Street Food booth within the CNE Food Building •Cooking ramen buns and beef patties on the griddle •Deep frying breaded chicken, fries and takoyaki •Prepping vegetables and ingredients •Closing the kitchen •Washing dishes •Supervising junior colleagues •Completing the nightly inventory 137 hours of experience Short Order Cook at the Yatai Japanese Street Food booth within the CNE Food Building •Cooking ramen buns and beef patties on the griddle •Deep frying breaded chicken, fries and takoyaki •Prepping vegetables and ingredients •Closing the kitchen •Washing dishes •Supervising junior colleagues •Completing the nightly inventory

BOH Team Member

• Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

462 hours of experience Back-of-House Team Member at the sixth Canadian Chick-fil-A franchise on 336 Queen St West, Toronto ⭐️Achieving a 100% score and exceeding headquarters representative’s expectations on Waffle Potato Fries® ⭐️Securing and arranging a company visit of the Garland Canada factory plant in Mississauga through personal networking ⭐️ Scoring #1 at my branch and #3 on the company’s internal training platform out of all employees in Canada •Deep frying and portionning Waffle Potato Fries® •Deep frying and grilling various chicken products (filets, spicy filets, nuggets, grilled fillets etc) in pressure fryer and garland grill •Cleaning and draining oil of chicken and fries fryers according to machine's cycle •Assembling and packaging sandwiches, salads and grilled items •Breading various styles of chicken •Prepping cold produce •Opening and closing the kitchen •Completing modules on Pathway, Chick-fil-A's online learning platform Show less

Event Staff

• Jun 2022 - Jun 2022

Event Staff at the Toronto Craft Beer Festival taking place on Ontario Place West Island on 24-26 June •Liaising with craft beer exhibitors •Delivering ice packs and kegs of beer to exhibitors and recording changes on inventory sheet •Cleaning and tidying event space at Ontario Place Event Staff at the Toronto Craft Beer Festival taking place on Ontario Place West Island on 24-26 June •Liaising with craft beer exhibitors •Delivering ice packs and kegs of beer to exhibitors and recording changes on inventory sheet •Cleaning and tidying event space at Ontario Place

Line Cook

• Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

905 hours of experience •Vegetable prep •Refilling dips and sauce bottles •Blanching fries •Preparing coleslaw •Marinating and portionning chicken wings •Preparing a variety of short order pub fare (chicken wings, burgers, poutine, cauliflower bites, soups, chicken souvlaki, fries, Philly cheese steak, chicken fingers, salads etc) •Use of the flat top, grill, fryers and oven •Washing dishes using the dishwasher •Flipping containers and stocking the line •Nightly clean down of the entire kitchen •Running errands Show less

Kitchen Volunteer

• Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

3 days/week ⭐️Creating an info sheet in English, French and Spanish on Halal and non-Halal foods ⭐️Creating and running an 11-question Kahoot! quiz with staff and volunteers to check knowledge of SOPs Lunch and breakfast service •Peeling and cutting vegetables and preparing soup •Preparing packaged meals (average of 150 per service) •Preparing 3 kinds of sandwiches •Preparing hard-boiled eggs (100+) •Serving food according to established portions and interacting with beneficiaries in English, Spanish and French •Counting number of people and items served on the log during service •Washing countertops, kitchen, pots, pans and cutlery by hand and with the washing machine •Providing training to new and existing volunteers •Completing inventory of kitchen tools Additional shifts at Centre-Espoir canteen, a 122-person Salvation Army living residence for patients with medical and/or psychosocial conditions •Putting cutlery in pockets •Washing tables and floors •Refilling coffee machines with coffee beans and milk •Refilling tea bags, sugar packs and swizzle sticks •Drying plates and utensils from the industrial washing machine and putting them back in their place Show less

Kitchen Aid

• Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

3-4 days/week •Peeling, cutting and grating vegetables •Dressage of finished dishes and packing them for delivery (over 200 daily) •Throwing away garbage and compost •Washing countertops and floor of the kitchen •Washing pots, cutlery and utensils by hand and with the use of the washing machine •Bringing crates of daily delivered vegetables to kitchen •Hanging washed aprons, towels and washcloths Vegetables worked with: carrots, purple carrots, potatoes, green cabbage, red cabbage, patty pan squashes, red kuri pumpkins, butternut squashes, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, kohlrabis, salsifies, beetroots, black raddishes, shallots, onions, garlic, cauliflower, romanesco cabbage, broccoli Types of cuts performed: chiffonade, paysanne, diagonals Chefs worked under: Walter el Nagar-Le Cinquième Jour, MATER Cucina Democratica Thierry Berland-Café de la Paix Laurent Grégoire-Buvette des Bains des Paquis Guillaume Grellier-Le Pav Bar Julien Schillaci-Restaurant du Parc des Eaux-Vives, Hôtel Métropole Show less

Prepare for Higher Education Mentor

• Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

•Providing information and advice to incoming university students via the Brightside Mentoring platform •Research of videos and extra materials regarding particular topics for students to peruse •Providing information and advice to incoming university students via the Brightside Mentoring platform •Research of videos and extra materials regarding particular topics for students to peruse

ChangeMakers Student Lead

• Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

BA Linguistics 1st Year Student Representative

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

•Consulting classmates to bring up agenda items to the term SSCC•Taking part in the Student-Staff Consultative Committee (SSCC)•Communicating to classmates actions that have been taken as a result•Answering questions as part of a student panel during an Open Day•Leading a guided tour of Chandler House and the UCL main campus to prospective students and their parents

LingSoc Events Officer

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

•Helping run and staff the LingSoc Halloween Party•Helping prepare and run the Careers Night Talk•Creating control documents (runsheet, summary about speakers)•Communicating with LingSoc Committee Members and working on projects on Basecamp

Lead Department Representative

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

⭐️Creating reference documents regarding linguistics-related certifications, professional associations and overall student opportunities across UCL to be uploaded onto Moodle•Consulting Student Representatives to bring agenda items to the Departmental Teaching Committee (DTC)•Co-chairing the DTC•Sending chain emails to all students in the Linguistics department (150 total)•Being a participant in open day webinars for UCL and its Linguistics department•Attending training sessions and completing modules on Moodle Show less

CAM Ambassador

• Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

•Providing guided tours of UCL to members of the public•Being part of a recording session for a presentation intended to first year students•Answering questions on a webinar's chat

Community Engaged Learning Ambassador

• Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

•Brainstorming ideas with organisations based in east London relating to community partnership with UCL students in view of UCL East•Inputting data from brainstorming sessions and using it to design a poster•Registering Community Partners and giving them name tags during the final session in the South Cloisters•Being video interviewed regarding the Community Engaged Learning programme

Farm Worker

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2020

•Raking and collecting hay •Assembling kitchen stove •Picking up blackberries •Picking up hazelnuts and removing their husks •Cutting tree branches with shears •Driving the van around the property •Cutting grass with a strimmer •Cutting grass with a lawn mowing quad •Pruning pear trees •Feeding grains to 22 heads of sheep •Browsing Hungarian, British, German and Dutch online marketplaces to design a document listing Piaggio Porter vans for sale •Raking and collecting hay •Assembling kitchen stove •Picking up blackberries •Picking up hazelnuts and removing their husks •Cutting tree branches with shears •Driving the van around the property •Cutting grass with a strimmer •Cutting grass with a lawn mowing quad •Pruning pear trees •Feeding grains to 22 heads of sheep •Browsing Hungarian, British, German and Dutch online marketplaces to design a document listing Piaggio Porter vans for sale

NUS Conference 2020 Delegate

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

Pre-Conference •Campaigning to get votes across the entire UCL student body •Liaising with the PALS Media Manager to upload my poster on the TV at Chandler House •Liaising with building managers and reception staff to adhere to poster regulations •Attending Faculty Zone meetings to become knowledgeable about higher educational policies During Conference •Voting on 8 policies, 5 reports Note: The NUS Conference 2020 was supposed to take place at the ACC Liverpool on 31 Mar-2 Apr, however due to the COVID-19 epidemic it was altered to take place online Show less

Brightside Mentor

• Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

•Talking about university and careers with Year 8 and 11 students on 4 school visits •Providing tailored online support and advice on a weekly basis regarding higher education options and information to Year 11 students through the use of the Brightside online platform •Talking about university and careers with Year 8 and 11 students on 4 school visits •Providing tailored online support and advice on a weekly basis regarding higher education options and information to Year 11 students through the use of the Brightside online platform

One-Off Volunteering Ambassador

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

•Attending one-off volunteering opportunities listed on the Students' Union Volunteering Directory•Liaising with event organisers•Writing online reviews for the Volunteering Service of my experience volunteeringNote: The role was interrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteering Think Tank Member

• Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

•Taking part in brainstorming sessions to improve the effectiveness and reach of the Students' Union Volunteering Service

Student Entrepreneurship Ambassador

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

•Assisting with various events taking place at UCL Base KX (set-up, registering guests, pack down, arranging the bar, refilling the fridge with stock) •Promoting the opportunities and events offered by UCL Innovation & Enterprise to other students Outside of my work time, I took full advantage of the training opportunities UCL I&E offered (First Mondays, Imagine, Enterprise Boot Camp, Explore). Note: the role was supposed to run Jan-Jul 2020 but was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less

Corporate Servicing Intern

• Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

Quintessentially is one of the world's leading luxury lifestyle management companies. The Corporate Servicing department assists companies and ultra high net worth individuals with any of their requests 24/7. Duties included: •Translating the company's city guides from English to French •Researching about events, restaurants, car hire, hotels and auctions in various locations around the world and transcribing the necessary information according to a specific format in Word •Taking part in team meetings •Phoning restaurants in France to make reservations on behalf of clients •Participating in a corporate volunteering day at The Felix Project depot: accompanying drivers to drop crates of food at various charities, sorting incoming donations at warehouse, stacking crates of food by category •Reception shifts: opening the main door for clients on the intercom, taking contact details of guests and informing relevant staff of their appointments, answering phone calls from external companies and transmitting them to the relevant department, booking meeting rooms, receiving parcels for colleagues, using the franking machine to appropriately stamp letters •Delivering parcels for clients at hotels •Selling baked goods at company bakesale to raise funds for the RSPCA •Studying courses on Staff Skills Training outside of company hours Show less

Intern

• Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

Internship in a Local Tour Operator specialised in inbound visitors from Vietnam. Duties included: •Turning phone system on and off •Answering the phone •Entering data on Excel and Word •Researching tourism-related products online (Melbourne F1 packages, 5-star restaurants in Sydney, golf courses in Brisbane, hotels and restaurants on the Gold Coast) •Summarising research found in reports Internship in a Local Tour Operator specialised in inbound visitors from Vietnam. Duties included: •Turning phone system on and off •Answering the phone •Entering data on Excel and Word •Researching tourism-related products online (Melbourne F1 packages, 5-star restaurants in Sydney, golf courses in Brisbane, hotels and restaurants on the Gold Coast) •Summarising research found in reports

Cattery Assistant

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

Duties included: • Preparing cats' meals using an electronic scale •Administering oral medicine daily with the use of a syringe • Applying anti-flea spray, fungal cream in ears and giving tablets • Cleaning quarantine room with high hygiene standards to stop the spread of giardia intestinalis • Providing food for stray cats at buddhist temples, administering superficial cleaning procedures and liaising with local monks and nuns Duties included: • Preparing cats' meals using an electronic scale •Administering oral medicine daily with the use of a syringe • Applying anti-flea spray, fungal cream in ears and giving tablets • Cleaning quarantine room with high hygiene standards to stop the spread of giardia intestinalis • Providing food for stray cats at buddhist temples, administering superficial cleaning procedures and liaising with local monks and nuns

Workawayer

• Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

In 2015-2016 (as well as for some temporary periods of time in 2017 and 2018) I spent 9 months travelling and doing work-exchange through WorkAway.net in Asia and Australia. This consisted of full-time volunteering for periods of 2-5 weeks at individuals' businesses and charities that I contacted independently. The areas I worked in include farmwork, hostel/guesthouse work and English teaching. The list of organisations I helped at arranged by countries are: Malaysia •Urban farm in Penang •Cat shelter in Penang •Guesthouse in Langkawi Thailand •Rice farm in Nan •Hostel in Bangkok •After-school English club in Uthaithani Province •Government high school in Ubon Ratchathani Province South Korea •Family house in Gangjin •Hagwon in Busan Taiwan •Farm in Yilan Province Australia •Calve farm in Penrith •Horse ranch in the Lower Hunter Valley Show less