Kendra Gildert
Winnipeg,MB
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional passionate about executing exceptional events that achieve established goals. Experience with planning, budgeting and coordinating wide variety of both small-scale and large-scale events. Strong communicator and negotiator able to foster relationships with key stakeholders and vendors.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kitchen Manager
Splash Early Learning Center
Winnipeg
10.2022 - Current
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries, adhering to food cost and budget.
- Conducted daily checks of refrigerators and freezers to verify proper food storage, container labeling, and surface cleaning.
- Reduced health risks and safety hazards by preparing beverage products consistently while creating cleaning schedules, restocking items and sanitizing equipment to adhere to health department standards.
- Calculated prices of ingredients to monitor food costs and control expenses.
- Designed and maintained menus to offer variety of high quality and consistency of dishes.
- Planned and executed large catering functions
Kendra’s Bakery (Home Bakery)
Kendra's Bakery
Winnipeg
09.2021 - Current
- Contributed to increased sales revenue by upselling additional products such as cookies, cupcakes, and pastries alongside primary cake orders.
- Developed unique recipes that catered to client tastes and preferences, resulting in diverse product offering with strong appeal.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills by juggling multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or timeliness.
- Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
- Processed customer orders and payment transactions.
- Decorated cakes, cupcakes and other pastries according to customer requests.
- Collaborated with clients to design custom cakes for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and other events that exceeded expectations in both taste and appearance.
Child Care Assistant
Weston Child Care Centre
Winnipeg
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided lunchtime assistance to monitor children, assist with eating and serve food.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within the field.
- Responded to inquiries from parents and guardians.
- Developed lessons and activities to promote children's physical and emotional development.
- Promoted early literacy development by reading engaging stories and implementing age-appropriate activities.
Assistant Manager
Cherry Hill Programs Santa Photos / Garden City Shopping centre
Winnipeg
11.2019 - 12.2019
- Opened and Closed the photography center, dealt with cash and transactions, took photos and printed photos, helped manager with schedule, replaced printer paper, restocked merchandise
- Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
Cook
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Winnipeg
09.2018 - 12.2018
- Made breakfast daily, made lunch daily, made evening snack for the students, made scones and muffins weekly
- Maintained food safety and sanitation standards.
- Assisted in inventory management and ordering supplies, maintaining adequate stock levels for efficient kitchen operations.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Created identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care, attention to detail, and quality.
- Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Improved menu offerings, incorporating seasonal ingredients and innovative cooking methods.
- Created menus for large catering functions and helped head chef execute
Education
Diploma in Event Planning And Hospitality - Event Planning And Hospitality
Robertson College, Event Planning And Hospitality
Winnipeg, MB03.2024
Certification in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Red River College Culinary Arts
Winnipeg, MB02.2019
Skills
- Advance Microsoft skills
- Fundraising
- Clear Communication
- Large catering event coordinating
- Decision-Making
- Expense Tracking
- Venue Selection
Certification
- Culinary Arts Certificate, 02/2019
- Food handler certification, 01/2023
- First aid training, 06/2022
- Smart choices certification, 01/2019
Awards Recognition
- Honour Roll, Andrew Mynarski VC, 06/2009 - 06/2012
- Book Award, Andrew Mynarski VC, 06/2012
- English Class Award, Andrew Mynarski VC, 06/2010
- Honour Roll, Sisler High School, 06/2015
References
References upon request
Extracurricular Activities
Film Club Leader, Sisler High School, 2014 - 2015 Member of Dis For Dat, Sisler High School, 2013 - 2015 Member of Teen Talk, Sisler High School, 2013 - 2014 Piano Lessons, Manitoba Music Conservatory, 2013 - 2014
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Kitchen Manager
Splash Early Learning Center
10.2022 - Current
Child Care Assistant
Weston Child Care Centre
07.2022 - 10.2022
Kendra’s Bakery (Home Bakery)
Kendra's Bakery
09.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager
Cherry Hill Programs Santa Photos / Garden City Shopping centre
11.2019 - 12.2019
Cook
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
09.2018 - 12.2018
Diploma in Event Planning And Hospitality - Event Planning And Hospitality
Robertson College, Event Planning And Hospitality
Certification in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts
Red River College Culinary Arts