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Work History
Education
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REBONI PERERA

Lower Hutt,WGN

Summary

Highly dedicated Chef with Excellent communication, Hardworking and passionate with strong organizational skills.

Ready to help team achieve company goals with excellent time management.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Chef

Angus Inn Hotel
Lower Hutt, WGN
03.2023 - 07.2024

• Prepared meals from scratch using authentic, popular recipes to generate repeat business.

  • Cultivated a positive work culture among kitchen staff through open communication lines and mutual respect within the team.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality culinary creations.
  • Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
  • Successfully met dietary requirements for diverse clientele by providing customized meal options upon request.
  • Responded to dietary concerns and food allergies, creating dishes to meet customer needs and palates.
  • Cooked memorable dishes that brought new customers into establishment.
  • Monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity, and presentation.
  • Monitored food production to verify quality and consistency.
  • Worked closely with front-of-house staff to facilitate excellent customer service.
  • Set up and broke down kitchen for service.

Catering Assistant

Gate Gourmet
Auckland
01.2020 - 01.2020
  • Packing food for the flights.
  • Provided friendly, courteous service to create memorable moments for guests.
  • Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team members to execute seamless catering events for clients.
  • Coordinated closely with other staff members during events for smooth service delivery.

Chef

Warehouse
Wiri, AUK
12.2019 - 01.2020

• Preparing food in the cafe from Breakfast to Lunch.

Sri Lankan Chef

Ambula Limited
Panmure, AUK
04.2019 - 11.2019
  • Preparing Sri Lankan Authentic dishes and serving the customers.
  • Taking care of the Food Control plans & keeping them upto date.
  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent

Commis Chef

Fresco Family Bar & Restaurant
Gulf Harbour, Auckland
07.2018 - 09.2018

• Preparing and plating food and making sure that they are high in quality and high in standard.

• Making sure the kitchen is clean & tidy during each shift and after every shift.

Kitchen Assistant

Pie Hole, Glen Innes
Auckland, AUK
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Making and baking pies in the pie factory.
  • Making sure everything is packed and labelled before sending them to the ships.
  • Cleaned and organized kitchen stations to promote team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth workflow during peak hours.

Education

Primary Education -

St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya
Kegalle, Sri Lanka

High School -

Good Shepherd Convent Kandy
Sri Lanka

Diploma Programme In Professional Cookery Level 5 -

NZMA
Mt.Wellington, Auckland
01.2018

NCEA Level 1-3 -

One Tree Hill College
Penrose, AUK
01.2016

Skills

Part of the Table Tennis Team

StJoseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle, Sri Lanka (2003-2011)

Represented Sri Lanka in International Tournaments

Chennai, India (2012)

Table Tennis Inter School Champion

Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy, Sri Lanka

(2012)

Top player of the School

One Tree Hill College, Auckland, New Zealand

(2014)

Timeline

Chef

Angus Inn Hotel
03.2023 - 07.2024

Catering Assistant

Gate Gourmet
01.2020 - 01.2020

Chef

Warehouse
12.2019 - 01.2020

Sri Lankan Chef

Ambula Limited
04.2019 - 11.2019

Commis Chef

Fresco Family Bar & Restaurant
07.2018 - 09.2018

Kitchen Assistant

Pie Hole, Glen Innes
08.2017 - 12.2017

Primary Education -

St.Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya

High School -

Good Shepherd Convent Kandy

Diploma Programme In Professional Cookery Level 5 -

NZMA

NCEA Level 1-3 -

One Tree Hill College
REBONI PERERA