Nicholas Liddard
Ottawa,ON
Summary
Diligent cook with four years of quality performance in food service roles. Highly adaptable to change and open to learning new skills and techniques to further improve performance. Team player with good communication skills, punctual nature and dedicated to working hard, providing excellent customer service and possessing a diverse skill set with strong food safety knowledge. I am also a self-motivated entrepreneur who currently manages a photography business and works with dozens of clients, invoicing, scheduling and delivering high-quality projects all with excellent customer satisfaction over the past two years.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Line Cook/Prep Cook
Metropolitan Brasserie
08.2023 - Current
- Strong knowledge of menu and culinary techniques, quick to adapt to changes if and when needed
- Efficiently preparing orders and coordinating with other team members to put up food at the same time
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail to ensure all food goes out looking exceptional and up to the restaurant's highest standards
- Going through stock and letting a manager know when something needs to be ordered,
- Keeping line well stocked and knowing to not overstock and adapt to the current busyness of the restaurant (slow season, busy season)
- Maintaining a clean, hygienic kitchen workspace
- Strong knowledge of food safety protocols and practices
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing
- Consistently preparing recipes to reach the desired final product
- Trained and assisted new kitchen staff members.
- Received shipments and placed items on proper shelves to restock and organize the restaurant's pantry and freezer.
Photographer/Videographer
Self-Employed
05.2021 - Current
- Extensive Photo and Video editing knowledge.
- Strong organization skills. Planning and preparing story boards for clients, scheduling with models, rental companies and venues for on-location and studio shoots.
- Always looking to expand my reach and knowledge in the field to stay up to date on current trends
- Experience directing short films and bringing my vision to life
- Invoicing
- Own all the equipment necessary to run my business
- Team player. Collaborated with other photographers to capture special events
- Customer service. Know how to interact with clients and make their experience one to remember
Line Cook/Prep Cook/Dishwasher
The Bad Alibi
02.2023 - 07.2023
Cook/ Prep Cook/ Cashier/ Food Expeditor
Golden Fries
05.2019 - 06.2022
- Operated dishwasher and manually washed dishes, silverware and cooking utensils.
- Performed cash and card transactions to complete customer purchases.
- Managed 15+ customer calls per day
- Executed and supervised plate preparation according to temperature and condiment specifications.
Education
Film And Media Production
Algonquin College
Ottawa, ONHigh School Diploma -
École Secondaire Publique Gisèle-Lalonde
Orléans, ON06.2022
Skills
- Being able to work under pressure serving hundreds to thousands of customers daily (eg at main restaurant location or events such as Bluesfest)
- Friendly, team oriented worker
- Fast learner, able to adapt to various work positions as needed with attention to detail
- Provide excellent customer service in order to guarantee customer satisfaction
- Have food handler certification (valid until 2027)
- Open minded, willing to learn new things
- Invoicing
- Scheduling
Certification
- Food Handler Certification
- Emergency First Aid with CPR-B
Interests/ Hobbies
I'm very passionate for photography and operate my own business!
I like playing sports, namely basketball, I also enjoy fashion, cooking and I have high interests in everything related to computer technology.
Timeline
Line Cook/Prep Cook
Metropolitan Brasserie
08.2023 - Current
Line Cook/Prep Cook/Dishwasher
The Bad Alibi
02.2023 - 07.2023
Photographer/Videographer
Self-Employed
05.2021 - Current
Cook/ Prep Cook/ Cashier/ Food Expeditor
Golden Fries
05.2019 - 06.2022
Film And Media Production
Algonquin College
High School Diploma -
École Secondaire Publique Gisèle-Lalonde
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