Emma Collins
Victoria
Summary
Experienced with academic research, group projects, and time management. Utilizes research skills to gather and analyze data effectively, contributing to informed decision-making. Knowledge of collaboration techniques ensures successful teamwork and project completion.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer
Victoria Humane Society
09.2024 - Current
- Provided compassionate care for animals, ensuring their health and well-being during shelter stay.
- Assisted in daily operational tasks, including feeding, cleaning, and socializing animals to promote adoptability.
- Collaborated with team members to develop enrichment programs that improved animal behavior and interaction skills.
- Supported fundraising events by coordinating logistics, increasing awareness of shelter's mission within the community.
Deli Clerk
Marilus Market
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Sliced and prepared meats, cheeses, and specialty items according to customer requests.
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards by properly storing, labelling, and rotating products.
- Operated scales, slicers, ovens, and POS systems accurately and safely.
- Worked collaboratively with team members to keep counters stocked and displays appealing
- Served customers quickly and politely.
- Maintained clean work areas and followed food safety rules.
Line/Prep cook
Boston Pizza
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Prepared ingredients
- Washed, chopped, and cut vegetables and meat
- Ensured food was stored correctly
- Complied with nutrition and sanitation guidelines
- Knife handling
- Prepared all food items in a timely and hygienic manner
- Prepared and made salads, entrees, appetizers and desserts
- Ensured that food met the restaurant's standards for taste and quality
- Replenished raw food items, garnishes, sauces, and other ingredients to the serving lines
Line cook
Jack Astor's
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Prepared and made salads, entrees, appetizers and desserts
- Kept a positive attitude and consistently delivered in a fast-paced and high-stress team environment
- Prepared all food items in a timely and hygienic manner
- Followed recipes and food presentation specifications as set by Jack Astor's management
- Trained and mentored junior cooks
- Stored food items with proper labels and safe handling procedures.
- Replenished raw food items, garnishes, sauces, and other ingredients to serving lines.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary workstation
- Assisted the lead line cook with side work, quality checks, and finishing plate garnishes.
- Completed opening and closing duties
Hostess
Sotiris
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Dining room management
- Reservations management
- Multitasked under pressure
- Answered phone calls
- Welcomed guests with professionalism
- Provided accurate wait times and monitored waiting lists
- Set and cleared tables
- Worked/coordinated with servers and kitchen staff
Cashier
Food Basics
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Ability to work a cash register.
- Worked quickly and efficiently with customers and learned how to deal with pressure.
- Fully trained and experienced in the customer service department.
- Licensed and trained to sell lottery tickets.
- Completed tasks like cash handling and credit transfers, and have experience in sales, inventory, merchandising, and customer service.
- Assisted customers by explaining and recommending items, answering questions, and processing exchanges or refunds.
- Performed after-work closing duties and cleaning.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Victoria
04.2027
High School Diploma -
Assumption Catholic Secondary School
Burlington, ONSkills
- Punctual and reliable
- Great interpersonal skills
- Outstanding communication skills
- Ability to solve problems quickly
- Highly capable of functioning effectively in a team environment
- Flexible and adaptive
- Willingness to learn and improve skills
- Organized and efficient
- Community service
- Time management
Certification
- Tri- Council Policy Statement Certified - Issued September 2023
- Student Success Mentor Training - Issued September 2025
Timeline
Deli Clerk
Marilus Market
05.2025 - 08.2025
Line/Prep cook
Boston Pizza
09.2024 - 04.2025
Volunteer
Victoria Humane Society
09.2024 - Current
Line cook
Jack Astor's
05.2024 - 12.2024
Hostess
Sotiris
07.2022 - 03.2023
Cashier
Food Basics
09.2020 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Victoria
High School Diploma -
Assumption Catholic Secondary School
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