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Thomas Swindells

Lake Louise,AB

Summary

Private chef and Winter Seasonaire, experienced individual within the food and hospitality sector with chalet chef training by Orchards Cookery School and Profiles Catering Agency.


I am a hardworking individual with involvement in many different hospitality positions and roles, I have gained a wealth of experience with customer service in addition to acquiring inter-personal and culinary skills. I am seeking full-time employment from Feb-July 2024.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Chef

Sawyers Restaurant
11.2023 - Current
  • I am currently working as a chef in French-inspired restaurant on the ski hill at Lake Louise. I am part of a 5-person team where we cater for up to 150 skiers and snowboarders daily
  • This is quite a challenging environment due to our location on the mountain and given our complex menu, however I am trained on all stations and able to execute our menu confidently.

Kitchen Assistant

Orchards Cookery School
07.2023 - 11.2023
  • Based within an award-winning cookery school in the UK, I focused on training students for ski chalet positions. My role is to help hone knife and culinary skills and assist the tutor in performing demonstrations
  • My position also extended to daily housekeeping, bar shifts, prepping food before lessons, taking stock checks, and performing general kitchen maintenance and upkeep.

Chalet Chef / Host

Treeline Chalets Ltd
11.2022 - 04.2023
  • This position involved catering for a 15-person open plan chalet for the season and presenting a 4-course complex evening meal for our guests, 5 nights per week
  • My role also extended to acting as the chalet front-of-house staff, daily housekeeping, ordering food for the week and managing the general upkeep of the kitchen and chalet.

Chef/ Waiter

Green Dragon Gastro Pub
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • I was employed full time at my local pub where I would regularly work front of house as a waiter as well as back of house in the kitchen. We served traditional English food as well as our takes on Asian cuisine. This was an extremely fast paced environment and challenged my multitasking abilities.

Chalet Chef/ Host

Ski Famille Ltd
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • After Passing a 2-stage cooking assessment I was employed for the winter season as the sole chef of a 12-guest chalet in Les 3 Vallees
  • I was responsible for all food served as well as kitchen maintenance and upkeep
  • My roles also extended to daily housekeeping duties, food ordering and chalet upkeep.

Catering Staff

Profiles Catering Agency
07.2020 - 03.2022
  • Bar/ kitchen Staff as well as waiter at weddings, game fairs and stadium events such as Hatfield House Game Fair, Reading Stadium, Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Racecourse.

Education

Mathematics - B -

Verulam School (6th)

Product Design - B -

Verulam School (6th)

Finance - B -

Verulam School (6th)

BSc Architecture: 2.1 -

University of Reading

Accomplishments

  • Level 2 Hygiene Award
  • Level 2 Allergy Awareness Award
  • Level 2 Food Safety Award
  • Cooking & Baking - I was taught how to cook from a young age and regularly used these skills at family gatherings and dinner parties. I later honed these skills at cookery school and in commercial environments.
  • Skiing & Snowboarding - I have been skiing all my life and have recently taken up snowboarding, I love to push myself in these sports and ski more and more challenging terrain each time I go on the mountain.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/04/2000
  • Nationality: British
  • Full Valid Canadian IEC Work VISA

Timeline

Chef

Sawyers Restaurant
11.2023 - Current

Kitchen Assistant

Orchards Cookery School
07.2023 - 11.2023

Chalet Chef / Host

Treeline Chalets Ltd
11.2022 - 04.2023

Chef/ Waiter

Green Dragon Gastro Pub
09.2022 - 11.2022

Chalet Chef/ Host

Ski Famille Ltd
11.2021 - 04.2022

Catering Staff

Profiles Catering Agency
07.2020 - 03.2022

Mathematics - B -

Verulam School (6th)

Product Design - B -

Verulam School (6th)

Finance - B -

Verulam School (6th)

BSc Architecture: 2.1 -

University of Reading

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