Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Volunteer and Community Roles
References
Timeline
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Zoe Simmons

Dunedin

Summary

I am a highly versatile worker with years of experience in hospitality and volunteer roles for nature and community sports. In multiple work places I have been recognized for my good wok ethic and promoted to more prominent roles including cafe manager and vice president of the Otago ultimate club. My commitment and work ethic is also reflected by my performance in sport, which lead to my selection to the New Zealand U24 Ultimate frisbee campaign in 2023. In my recent completion of a BSc majoring in Microbiology, I excelled particularly in the wet labs where I designed and completed research projects to a high standard. I have a passion for all things science, especially in the fields of immunology, biochemistry, and environmental studies.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Cafe Manager, Office Duty Manager

Island View Holiday Park
Ōpōtiki, Summer Work
12.2014 - 11.2024
  • Developed and implemented customer service policies and procedures for cafe staff
  • Monitored food safety and carried out procedures in accordance with MPI
  • Making and serving coffee, artisan gelato, and food to 200+ customers a day
  • Greeted guests in a professional manner and provided assistance as required
  • Management of phone and online booking through Seekom property management software
  • Other tasks as required, eg. painting (murals and for interior/exterior structures), cabin cleaning, stock purchase, resolving customer disputes

Various Hospitality Roles

Best Ugly Bagels, Mizzoni Pizza, Koru lounge
Wellington, And Ohakune
01.2019 - 11.2020

During my gap years; each position was held for approximately six months before, during and after the winter ski-season of 2019 when I relocated to Ohakune.

  • Barista trained by Havana coffee, prepared 200+ specialty coffees per shift at Wellington Airport
  • Kitchen hand, carrying out the preparation of food in a clean and efficient manner
  • Woodfire Pizza Chef and Duty Manager, involving all steps required to make a high-quality pizza from scratch
  • Waitressing, providing a high level of customer service

Education

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

University of Otago
Dunedin, NZ
06-2024

Skills

  • Excellent initiative
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Responsible and trustworthy
  • Analytical and critical thinking
  • Training and development
  • Scientific writing
  • Competency in science software including, BLAST, R studio, Seq monk, and Chimera X

Affiliations

  • Passion for the outdoors, spending much of my free time rock climbing, skiing, and mountaineering
  • National and regional representative in Ultimate Frisbee
  • Art, including sketching, painting, and photoshop
  • Bird watching

Volunteer and Community Roles

Vice President and Executive roles, Otago Ultimate Frisbee Club, Dunedin, NZ          2022 to Current

  • General executive 2022, Vice President 2023, Community engagement officer 2024
  • Involves organization of tournaments and leagues, allocation of funding, disc and merchandise design, and coaching at local high schools

Trapliner, City Sanctuary, Dunedin, NZ                                                                              07/2023 to Current

  • ~Three hours on weekend re-baiting and maintaining traps on two of the lines along the town belt

Trail Safety, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, Tūroa Ski-field, Ohakune, NZ                              07/2019 to 10/2019

  • Aiding ski patrol in first aid, transport of injured, maintenance and setup of safety equipment, Dye runs of slopes in cloudy weather, and granted qualification in avalanche rescue

Fence Patroller, Zealandia, Wellington, NZ                                                                               02/2017 to 05/2018

  • Spent three hours weekly monitoring for damages to the Zealandia predator-proof fence

References

Melany King, Manager of Island View Holiday Park

  • melany@islandviewholiday.co.nz, +64 275586110

Graydon Scott, President of the Otago Ultimate Club

  • graydon.maclean.scott@gmail.com, +64 221260216

Timeline

Various Hospitality Roles

Best Ugly Bagels, Mizzoni Pizza, Koru lounge
01.2019 - 11.2020

Cafe Manager, Office Duty Manager

Island View Holiday Park
12.2014 - 11.2024

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

University of Otago

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