Experience

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  Calgary Italian Bakery Ltd.

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Manager

    • Jul 2017 - Present
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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  Appetite4life

  • Calgary

  • Certified Health Coach

    • 2013 - Jul 2017
    • Calgary

    Coaching that supports clients to achieve their best quality of life, naturally.Coaching to define a clients health goals, and identify the obstacles that stops them achieving their goals. Design a step-by-step plan to implement easily-integrated and sustainable changes to ones diet and lifestyle to help achieve health and happiness.Specializing in whole foods nutrition, which reduces symptoms of chronic illness and disease.Published second cookbook 2-CreATE which is based on simple dishes that anyone can enjoy. Specializing in:- menu and recipe development- public speaking- group coaching
- whole foods nutrition
- reducing symptoms of chronic illness and disease
- weight loss
- fitness
- stress reduction- improved energy

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  Sunterra Quality Food Markets Inc.

  • Transcanada Pipelines Building

  • Market Chef

    • 2009 - 2014
    • Transcanada Pipelines Building

    Organized monthly inventories of all perishable and non-perishable productsDevelop weekly menu, and implement food production routine throughout the market from bakery area to breakfast station, juice bar, pizza and pasta station, deli, grill and crepe station.Maintain food quality control throughout the marketMentor and training of all new team members to Sunterra customer service standardsSales development and profitability managementResponsible for ordering all food supplies, beverages, and disposable for the marketDeveloped and taught cooking classes, private in store and out of the store functions, and seasonal mealsDevelopment and implementation of Margin and waste bin seminarsScheduling of all team membersDevelopment of new recipes and trending culinary ideasBeing the Ambassador for Sunterra Markets for Breakfast television, CTV and The Calgary Herald. Demonstrating food techniques both in the TV studio and onsite locations.

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  Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

  • Contracted Chef Instructor

    • 2008 - 2011

    Responsible for the development, menu creation, ordering, preparation and implementation of all the themed evening classes.Spearheading all of the corporate hands-on team building cooking classes

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  Spices of Life Catering

  • Owner/Chef

    • 2001 - 2008

    Transformed operations, increased profits 35% by creating new menus and marketing catering services for corporate and private events. Trained employees in customer service and food preparation procedures.Specialized in creating custom menus according to dietary or themed requirements.Maintain all aspects of food/supply ordering and inventory control.Established client base through flawless efficiency and customer care.Events and Clients:Canadian Senator- Vivienne PoyFinance Minister-Murray SmithEducation Minister- Gary MarrHospice of CalgaryCanadian National Institute for the BlindWorld Cup TennisGlobal News- Linda OlsenNirmala Naidoo

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  SMED International

  • Calgary

  • Executive Chef

    • 1997 - 2001
    • Calgary

    Schooled Food Handlers in Food Safety and HygieneTrained employees in customer service and food preparation procedures in line with high end establishment standards.Served over 2,100 people daily for breakfast and lunches.Created and coordinated up-scale lunches for executive meetings, high profile flown-in clients and daily seminars within the manufacturing facility.Demonstrated continuous commitment to reducing food and labor costAccomplishments:Collaborated with the architects and engineers from the blue print stage up-wards the design of the 35,000 square foot kitchen/restaurant facility.Composed a cook book dedicated entirely to Salmon recipes.Initiated a Monthly Food Column “Stir it Up” that was distributed internally.