Christy Farion
Maple Ridge,BC
Summary
Creative Chocolatier and Pastry-Lover with over a decade of experience in the confection industry. Adept with chocolate-specific equipment and techniques and overall comfortable and competent in kitchen settings. Enthusiastic to learn new skills and equipment. Contributes a positive, compassionate, and encouraging attitude to any team.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Chocolatier
Purdys Chocolatier Ltd.
09.2019 - 02.2022
- Developed new products including conception, creating lab samples, reformulation, and assisting in scaling up to production batch sizes.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, quality assurance, and production team members to ensure products meet expectations across all departments.
- Guided and participated in weekly quality control meetings to ensure factory production met company standards.
- Made confections by hand and ordered sample ingredients from suppliers.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and organized to promote safety, productivity and team success.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Documented batch production information such as ingredients and amounts, pH, water activity, viscosity, and temperatures observed.
- Packaged chocolate items for delivery or pickup.
Private Nanny
Steve Gadsby
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Prepared healthy, age-appropriate snacks for children.
- Planned, shopped for, and prepared meals for the whole family.
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
- Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books to young children.
- Led indoor and outdoor activities to entertain and occupy children.
- Assisted with housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
Essential Oil Blender
The Blending Bar Aromatherapy Inc.
12.2016 - 06.2017
- Blended and bottled essential oils following proven recipes.
- Created custom essential oil blends based on client preferences and chemical composition of essential oils to enhance client wellness.
- Prepared wellness products including massage oils, soap, lotion, salve, lip balm, and pure essential oil blends.
- Interviewed clients to determine preferences and relevant health information to guide treatment recommendations.
- Educated clients on safe use, dosage, and application of essential oil blends and wellness products.
- Maintained files with client orders, preferences, conditions, allergies, and important notes to ensure safe recommendations and customer satisfaction.
- Developed genuine and lasting relationships with clients.
Assistant Chocolatier
ChocolaTas Chocolates Ltd.
07.2010 - 12.2014
- Made confections by hand and ordered ingredients from suppliers.
- Tempered chocolate by hand, using a wheel machine, and using an automatic tempering machine.
- Used various techniques to decorate chocolate moulds.
- Produced moulded and enrobed confections including making shells, filling moulds, cutting ganache slabs, and running batches through the enrober.
- Created hollow chocolate figures.
- Packaged chocolate items for delivery or pickup.
- Sorted final products according to specified regulatory, customer or company standards.
Education
FOODSAFE Level 1 -
ADVANCE Continuing Education
New Westminster, BC09.2019
Semester - General Studies
Trinity Western University
Langley, BC2015
Perinatal Studies - Continuing Education
Douglas College
New Westminster, BC2014
Professional Chocolatier -
Ecole Chocolat
Online2014
Skills
- Recipe Interpretation
- Critical Thinking
- Food Safety Standards Knowledge
- Batch Production
- Active Learning
- Customer Relationships
- Proper Food Handling
- Thorough Knowledge of Chocolate
Timeline
Assistant Chocolatier
Purdys Chocolatier Ltd.
09.2019 - 02.2022
Private Nanny
Steve Gadsby
02.2018 - 03.2019
Essential Oil Blender
The Blending Bar Aromatherapy Inc.
12.2016 - 06.2017
Assistant Chocolatier
ChocolaTas Chocolates Ltd.
07.2010 - 12.2014
FOODSAFE Level 1 -
ADVANCE Continuing Education
Semester - General Studies
Trinity Western University
Perinatal Studies - Continuing Education
Douglas College
Professional Chocolatier -
Ecole Chocolat
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