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Kareem Nicholson

Ottawa,ON

Summary

Outgoing and friendly Barista with excellent interpersonal communication strengths. Solid experience processing payments, handling food and meeting customer demands with diligent and well-organized mentality. Certified in safe food handling.

Friendly Barista with great people skills and sales experience. Dedicated to creating personalized customer experiences while offering expertise in coffee production, and preparation. Strong knowledge of roasting and brewing, with enthusiasm for promoting sustainable and fair-trade coffee.

Experienced Barista with wide range of coffee and tea knowledge. Successfully serves customers in high-traffic coffee shops. Superior customer service skills and commitment to product quality and operational efficiency.

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Reliable employee seeking Job Title position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Batista

Ohosgood
Ottawa, ON
06.2022 - 11.2022
  • Created wide variety of hot and cold drinks in average shifts with consistently positive customer satisfaction scores.
  • Monitored supply levels at counter and maintained customer areas to meet typical demands.
  • Recommended products based on solid understanding of individual customer needs and preferences.
  • Cleaned counters, machines, utensils and seating areas daily.
  • Completed successful daily cash audits to correctly balance drawers at end of shifts.
  • Controlled line and crowd with quick, efficient service.
  • Memorized recipes for specialty coffee beverages and seasonal offerings.
  • Operated espresso machines and commercial coffee brewers to create beverages.
  • Listened carefully to customer requests and created personalized, delicious beverages, which improved sales.

Pastry Chef

Petite Thuet
Old Toronto, ON
09.2018 - 12.2020
  • Aligned seasonal promotions with ingredient availability to maximize profits.
  • Mixed icing and other toppings by reading recipes, scaling and measuring ingredients and operating mixer.
  • Managed in-store, pick-up orders and catering needs.
  • Supervised and enhanced work of Number-person team producing more than Number plates per day.
  • Produced up to Number pastries, cakes, breads and other desserts each day.
  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
  • Prepared all pastry items in accordance with standards of quality, quantity control, taste and presentation.

Cook's Assistant

Pat Country Style
Toronto, ON
05.2015 - 09.2015
  • Distributed food during busy peak periods to drive customer satisfaction.
  • Washed, peeled and cut fruits and vegetables in advance to save time on food preparation.
  • Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
  • Maintained efficiency and flow of Type kitchen by helping lead cook complete Type tasks.
  • Worked with chef to prepare daily food specials and other supplies.
  • Set and enforced performance and service standards to keep consistent, high-quality environment devoted to customer satisfaction.
  • Produced high volume covers per day and maintained near-perfect customer satisfaction scores.
  • Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.

Link Cook

Milestone
Toronto, ON
09.2010 - 05.2011
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
  • Successfully maintained clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.

Education

Deploma -

CALC Secondary School
Toronto, ON
09.2018

Skills

  • Hospitality and Professionalism
  • Espresso Machine Operation and Maintenance
  • Coordinating Orders
  • Coffee and Tea Preparation
  • Stocking Supplies and Retail Products
  • Food Serving and Preparation
  • Coffee Machine Demonstrations
  • Food Storage Management
  • Sandwich Preparation
  • Standardized Recipes
  • Minor Repairs

Timeline

Batista

Ohosgood
06.2022 - 11.2022

Pastry Chef

Petite Thuet
09.2018 - 12.2020

Cook's Assistant

Pat Country Style
05.2015 - 09.2015

Link Cook

Milestone
09.2010 - 05.2011

Deploma -

CALC Secondary School

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