Ryan Greer
Upper Hutt,WGN
Summary
After working in the Heretaunga College Cafeteria for a year, as part of my NCEA level 3 studies, I found my passion working in the hospitality industry as a chef/kitchen hand, especially cooking great food.
I love being part of a team. I enjoy working together to provide a quality experience for customers so they will come back for more of the food I cook. I am very dependable, honest and a hard worker. I strive to do a good job with whatever task is thrown my way. I look forward to learning new cooking techniques and recipes to widen my skill set to become a more valued asset to my employer.
I was honoured to be the only student selected to work with Annabelle White during her 2 day cooking demonstration at the Wellington Food Show while I was studying at WelTec. It was an amazing opportunity to work along side one of New Zealand's top chefs.
I am looking for a cooking position that will allow me to continue to learn and be given more responsibilities and progress to, one day, being a head chef.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Cook
Cafe Laffare
08.2024 - Current
- Prepare food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
- Prepare meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
- Check for quality by helping keep track of old and new items and rotate stock to ensure freshness of ingredients.
- flexible to fill into different roles in the kitchen to ensure cohesive service especially at times of being excessively busy and/or short staffed.
Kitchen Hand
Cafe Laffae
08.2024 - Current
- Ensure cleanliness and sanitation by thoroughly washing dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment.
- Clean and sanitise dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for unexpected, high customer demand.
- Maintain a cohesive work station by having clean working surfaces and well organized supplies.
- Support chefs in food preparation tasks such as chopping ingredients, peeling vegetables, and marinating meats.
Sous Chef
Annabelle White
05.2023 - 05.2023
- Assisted Annabelle White with her on stage demonstration to showcase her Black Bean Chocolate Brownie, Beer Battered Prawns and Lemon Meringue Pie with Vodka Pastry.
- Battered and fried prawns.
- Assembled and baked the Brownie according to her recipe.
- Made and blind baked the Vodka Pastry for the Lemon Meringue Pie.
- Torched the Meringue on the pie.
- Answered questions from Annabelle about cooking and preparation techniques to the audience explaining what I was doing and why.
- Ensured our work station/stage kitchen was left clean, tidy and organised.
Education
Certificate in Cookery -
Wellington Institute of Technology
Wellington, NZ11-2023
High School Diploma -
Heretaunga Collage
Upper Hutt, NZ12-2022
Skills
- Food safety and sanitation
- Customer service
- Knife skills
- Cooking techniques
- Meal preparation
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
Certification
- NZ Restricted Driver's License
- First Aid Certification (due for renewal)
- Certificate in Level 3 and Level 4 Cookery
- Graduated from Heretaunga College with NCEA Levels 1,2 and 3
- Distinction in Mojo Barista and Hospitality Course
Timeline
Junior Cook
Cafe Laffare
08.2024 - Current
Kitchen Hand
Cafe Laffae
08.2024 - Current
Sous Chef
Annabelle White
05.2023 - 05.2023
Certificate in Cookery -
Wellington Institute of Technology
High School Diploma -
Heretaunga Collage
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