James Pegg

***** ********** *****

Abbotsford, BC V3G 1E8

604-***-****

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 - rgwtth@r.postjobfree.com

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