Chicherem Ezeonu
Scarborough,ON
Summary
Reputable Baker boasting 8-year history of creating beautiful specialty cakes for weddings and lavish events. Organized and supportive team player committed to building relationships with customers to garner repeat business. Deeply familiar with sanitation and cleanliness standards and baking equipment operations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Baker/ Froster
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Toronto, ON
10.2023 - Current
- Preparing cake batters based on recipes, using precise measurements and following specific instructions
- Operating baking equipment like ovens, mixers, and other tools necessary for cake production
- Frosting cakes using various techniques such as piping, spreading, or fondant application
- Creating designs, patterns, and decorations on cakes using icing, edible elements, and decorative tools
- Coloring icing and fondant to achieve desired shades and hues
- Consulting with clients to understand their cake design preferences for special occasions (birthdays, weddings, etc.)
- Developing creative and custom cake designs based on client specifications or theme requirements
- Managing inventory of baking ingredients, supplies, and tools, ensuring stock levels are maintained
- Cleaning and maintaining baking equipment and workstations to meet hygiene standards
- Staying updated with the latest trends and techniques in cake baking and decorating.
Pastry Cook
Stellar Personnel
Toronto, ON
06.2023 - Current
- Work as Pastry cook for Metro Toronto Convection Centre
- Measured, mixed and prepped raw materials according to company specifications and recipes
- Adhered to safety protocols to minimize mishaps and accidents with baking equipment
- Followed recipes to create cake, cookies and pastry products
- Decorated pastries using icing, frosting and other toppings, resulting in beautiful appearance and delicious flavor
- Maintained kitchen order and cleanliness by moving stock between storage and station in addition to sanitizing surfaces
- Carried out daily kitchen prep and closing duties with station setup, breakdown and organization
- Inspected all bakery products and removed any found to possess defects
- Work with minimum supervision
- Quick study.
Baker
Novello's Dessert
Toronto, ON
- Current
- Met daily demand by baking fresh breads, pies, cakes, cookies and other pastries
- Promoted freshness and reduced waste by monitoring supply closet and rotating ingredient stock
- Organized baked goods in display cases and maintained clean and tidy appearance
- Kept work and common areas neat and organized to maximize productivity, alleviate potential accidents and promote professional workspace
- Decorate cakes for all occasions.
BAKER/LEAD CAKE AND PASTRY DECORATOR
Creamy Crunch Pastries
Enugu, Enugu
06.2018 - 04.2023
- Cut and shaped dough for rolls, bread and various pastries
- Decorated cakes for special occasions, showers, birthdays and christenings
- Prepared buttercream and icings to use for decorating cakes, cupcakes, tarts and other pastries
- Applied creative techniques to design beautiful, memorable wedding cakes
- Regularly take temperatures of the required products, fridges, and freezers and record information in the Time & Temperature Log
- Blended ingredients and mixed dough, following recipes
- Operate industrial baking equipments
- Assist in serving guests in the Restaurant Front when necessary
- Mentored baking staff in proper techniques and bakery procedures
- Oversaw budgetary and financial activities and implemented strategies to grow business and profits
- Drove company vision with collaborative employee engagement techniques and strategic leadership
- Operated a bakery on budget for six consecutive years
- Developed and implemented new sales strategies to update product lines
- Increased revenue by skillfully upselling and closing customer sales and driving product benefits around client needs.
PIZZA DOUGH MAKER
Dominos's Pizza
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Kept station stocked and ready to use to optimize efficiency
- Built pizza using proper amount of dough and quantity of toppings according to specifications
- Complied with safety and and sanitation guidelines to maintain health and wellbeing of customers and staff
- Operated pizza oven and brick oven to with other kitchen equipments
- Record customers orders by answering phone calls and in person
- Took precautions to avoid cross contamination
- Keep food preparation areas clean and well organized
- Prepare garnishes for later use in food production.
CASHIER
Shoprite
Enugu, Enugu
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Operated cash register or POS system to receive payment by cash, check and credit card
- Worked with other team members to make the day run smoothly, greeted customers in a timely and friendly manner
- Answered customer questions and provided store information
- Completed daily recovery tasks to keep areas clean and neat for maximum productivity
- Enjoyed working with many people everyday
- Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change
- Tracked company inventories, moved excess stock and arranged products to improve sales
- Used suggestive selling techniques to promote add-on sales
- Processed refunds for worn, damaged and broken merchandise
- Verified customer age requirement for alcohol or tobacco purchases.
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Samsung Electronics
Enugu, Enugu
07.2012 - 06.2016
- Developed key customer relationships to increase sales
- Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and promotions
- Placed orders and answered customer questions in-person, through email and over phone to maximize customerservice
- Developed customized sales techniques to successfully sell and upsell services to new and existing clients
- Reset store displays for special events and seasonal merchandise changes
- Maximized sales by keeping areas tidy, fully stocked and correctly priced
- Engaged casual shoppers to provide information about featured products and recommend merchandise, driving sales by 30%.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ministry of Economic Development
Enugu, Enugu
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence
- Inventoried and ordered supplies for office
- Scheduled appointments, meetings and events for management staff
- Responded effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints
- Composed correspondence, reports and meeting notes
- Created spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for record-keeping and reporting.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate -
Centennial College
12.2023
Bachelor of Science in Economics -
Anambra State University
Skills
- Team Player
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Food Safety
- Catering
- Cash Register Operations
- Fast Learner
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Customer Service skills
- Dough Preparation and Baking
- Standardized Recipe Proficiency
- Cake and Pastry Decoration
- Time Management Policies and Procedures
- Dependable and Responsible
- Working in fast paced and social environment
- Adaptability
- Ingredients Measurement
- First Aid and Safety
- Glaze, Fondant Icing and Topping Application
- Detail Oriented
- Equipment Cleaning
- Pizza Making
- Wedding Cake Expert
- Food Preparation
- Food Handling
- Kitchen Safety
- Kitchen Equipment Operation
- Recipe Creation and Conversion
- Batter and Filling Preparation
- Opening and Closing Duties
- Flaky Pastry Baking Techniques
Certification
- Standard First Aid and CPR- Canadian Red Cross, 06/01/23, 06/01/26
- SafeCheck Advanced Food Safety Certification, 06/01/23, 06/01/28
- Smart Serve, 06/01/23, 05/01/28
Timeline
Baker/ Froster
Nothing Bundt Cakes
10.2023 - Current
Pastry Cook
Stellar Personnel
06.2023 - Current
BAKER/LEAD CAKE AND PASTRY DECORATOR
Creamy Crunch Pastries
06.2018 - 04.2023
PIZZA DOUGH MAKER
Dominos's Pizza
01.2018 - 06.2018
CASHIER
Shoprite
07.2016 - 12.2017
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Samsung Electronics
07.2012 - 06.2016
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ministry of Economic Development
06.2011 - 06.2012
Baker
Novello's Dessert
- Current
Post Graduate Certificate -
Centennial College
Bachelor of Science in Economics -
Anambra State University
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