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Ben Korpal

Owen Sound

Summary

A multi-disciplinarian professional with a strong appreciation for the cultural power and purpose of food: a communal touchstone to bring together disparate people for a moment of shared enjoyment, comfort and sharing. My culinary journey began in my very early teens when my parents tasked me (and my brothers) with deciding on a single meal to research, shop and cook every week. Since then I've pursued my curiosity across all sorts of borders and gathered experience in multiple world cuisines; from Korea to Italy to Mexico.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Starbucks/Metro
09.2023 - 11.2024

- Maintained inventory week-to-week. Counting and calculating orders weekly, creating data projections based on previous weeks while keeping up to date on seasonal additions, removals and marketing pushes effecting our product line.

- Oversaw intake/hiring process including reviewing applications, interviewing candidates and training new hires.

- Facilitated maintenance of kiosk and all appliances by scheduling and communicating with our partnered contractors (plumbers, machinists etc...).


Box Office Supervisor (Seasonal)

TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
09.2012 - 09.2015

- Oversaw the operations of the Bloor Hot Docs box office for TIFF from 2012-2015

- Handled escalated visitor questions and concerns

- Reconciled tills for box office agents at both ins/outs of shifts

Baker

Tim Hortons
01.2011 - 08.2012

- Maintained product levels over the course of the day, minimizing waste while avoiding loss of sales

- Planned and executed on multiple simultaneous tasks to insure optimized uptime of individual work stations and meet product demands

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film Studies

Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, ON
06-2019

Skills

  • Over a decade of home-cooking experience
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Inventory management
  • High-pressure environments
  • Operations management
  • Staff management
  • Problem-solving
  • Quick learner

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Operations Manager

Starbucks/Metro
09.2023 - 11.2024

Box Office Supervisor (Seasonal)

TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
09.2012 - 09.2015

Baker

Tim Hortons
01.2011 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film Studies

Toronto Metropolitan University
Ben Korpal