Small Business Owner, Chef, Retail Manager
Resume:
James Pegg
Abbotsford, BC V3G 1E8
Objective
To acquire employment with a company that maintains a successful and respected atmosphere to both employees and customers. Yours is a company that I’ve always heard positive feedback about, both from memories and the people I’ve talked to, which makes it a place I want to work at. I want to expand my experience and grow in the roles and opportunities that are available. I offer excellent skills and look forward to learning and working with a team of professionals as we meet and exceed our goals.
Experience
March 2009 - Current 2011
Kathy Fraser Building Maintenance - Lower Mainland
Contractor/Maintenance Worker
Contract work in apartment building to maintain the appearance and cleanliness of the property. Common jobs were changing light fixtures, floor and ground maintenance.
April 2000 - November 2008
Home Depot Canada - Lower Mainland Locations
Assistant/Operations Manager
Operations Manger - Focusing on controlling the profit margin while maintaining the physical store operation, this role showed a different perspective of the retail business. Being challenged by new problems allowed every department in the store to work together and strive towards meeting our customers expectations.
Assistant Sales Manager - Through training and developing our employees, our teams focussed on satisfying the needs of our customers. Explaining our quarterly and yearly sales goals, allowed our teams to take ownership of our accomplishments and created an environment we all enjoyed being in.
Receiving Dept - Operated in the receiving dept which handled the receipt and shipping of all products that entered the store. Ensured all safety and handling of hazardous materials met with provincial codes. And interacted with the suppliers/vendors who helped us address problematic merchandise.
June 2002 - August 2009
Suited Chef Catering - Lower Mainland
Fine Dining/Small Group Catering
Designed, managed and worked in the kitchen, which focused on fine-dining food service. Worked with our clients to design menus that would satisfy the type of event they were hosting. Trained and developed cooks and servers to deliver excellent service and create the atmosphere that made everyone comfortable.
Education
2009 - Cascade Culinary Arts School
Reached the Apprentice Chef level in the Culinary Arts. The course focused on preparing, making and serving banquet, conference and large party gatherings on a weekly basis, while serving individual plate servings daily, throughout the year. Our customers ranged from weekly government meetings to social programs and weddings.
2005 - University of Toronto (Correspondence) - Business Management and Human Resources
Correspondence
Completed a degree, with a major in Business Management and minor in Human Resources. Focusing on small business start-ups.
1998 - General Education
High School Diploma - Pacific Academy, Surrey
Finished Grade 11 and 12 on the honour role. Participated in a social service program, in which we traveled to East Africa to teach English and History.
Additional Information:
Forklift Trainer - Was the Forklift Trainer in both propane and electric machinery at Home Depot locations.
Trained the employees on safe operating and maintenance of the machines on premises.
Foodsafe Certification: Certified 2010
Bartending Certification - Ontario - Certified 2002
References - Employment and Character
Paul Gislason - Store Manager - Home Depot Coquitlam -604-***-****
Kathy Fraser - Owner - Building Maintenance - (604) - 464-4431
Eden Jersak - Pastor - Freshwind Christian Fellowship - **********@*****.***
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