Jane Bicknell
Auckland
Summary
Experienced Restaurant Owner with hands-on experience in all areas of restaurant operations. Excellent communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills. Proven history of raising profits through maximized productivity and customer satisfaction.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Self Employed
04.2017 - 04.2023
General duties associated with running a restaurant.
Testing new recipes and planning menu's.
Working between back and front of restaurant
Cooking and serving food
Working at front of house
- Supervised daily activities of restaurant and 8 employees
Culinary Programmes
Nestle NZ Ltd
09.2014 - 11.2017
- Recipe testing for all brands across the business NZ and Australia
- Organising and performing Cooking programmes within schools and community groups
- Uploading recipes and images onto the website, working on the company website.
Catering Company
Self Employed
06.1993 - 06.2016
Opened and ran an online catering company, specialising in business catering
- Delivered catered food to facility for on-time set-up.
- Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for customers.
- Extensive menu planning and stock control
- Highly organised kitchen and food control
Education
High School Diploma -
Desford Community College,
Leicestershire, EnglandAssociate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Special Education
London Montessori Centre
LondonPatisserie
AUT
Auckland, AUK12.1998
Skills
- Food costings
- Food control plan
- Cooking and plating along with kitchen staff
- Menu planning
- Weddings and event organising
- Staff management
- Taking all bookings
- Accounts
- Handling Payroll
- Operational Efficiency
Timeline
Restaurant Owner/Operator
Self Employed
04.2017 - 04.2023
Culinary Programmes
Nestle NZ Ltd
09.2014 - 11.2017
Catering Company
Self Employed
06.1993 - 06.2016
High School Diploma -
Desford Community College,
Associate of Applied Science - Early Childhood Special Education
London Montessori Centre
Patisserie
AUT
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