Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards Recognition
References
Extracurricular Activities
Languages
Timeline
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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
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
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
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
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
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, MB
03.2024

Certification in Culinary Arts - Culinary Arts

Red River College Culinary Arts
Winnipeg, MB
02.2019

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

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