Hospitality professional with hands-on experience in busy kitchen and café environments. Skilled in mise-en-place, expediting ticket flow, HACCP compliance, staff training and consistently delivering high-quality dishes and specialty coffee.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chef
Kin Izakaya
Malvern, VIC
10.2024 - Current
Train and mentor new and junior kitchen staff in station setup, recipe execution, portion control, knife skills and HACCP food-safety procedures.
Call and expedite orders during service: read kitchen tickets, prioritise tasks by ticket time, sequence cooking steps and instruct stations when to start finishing.
Coordinate timing between stations and front-of-house to ensure courses for the same table are plated and sent together.
Delegate prep and service tasks to cooks and apprentices; monitor performance and give on-the-job feedback to maintain consistent quality.
Manage mise-en-place, adjust staff allocation during busy periods and liaise with FOH about special requests and ticket flow.
Barista
Axil Coffee Roasters
Glenferrie, VIC
02.2022 - Current
Prepare high-volume espresso and alternative brew methods; consistently produce quality milk texturing and latte art.
Run front-of-house during busy service; take orders and handle POS transactions.
Manage stock levels, restock supplies and perform opening/closing procedures.
Maintain cleanliness, calibrate grinders and ensure coffee quality control.
Provided excellent customer service by responding to inquiries quickly and professionally.
Barista
Story So Far
Southbank, VIC
08.2020 - 10.2024
Set up and broke down the bar for daily service; prepared specialty coffee and custom drinks.
Assisted with inventory counts, receiving deliveries and organising stock.
Maintained clean and organized workspace, enabling coworkers to locate resources and product.
Train new baristas in machine operation, cleaning, and customer service standards.
Engaged with customers to provide exceptional service and recommendations.
Education
Advanced Diploma - Hospitality Management
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Melbourne, VIC
06-2026
Certificate IV - Kitchen Management
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Melbourne, VIC
06-2025
Certificate III - Commercial Cookery
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Melbourne, VIC
12-2024
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Australian Pacific College
Melbourne, VIC
09-2023
Certificate IV - Human Resource Management
Australian Pacific College
Melbourne, VIC
09-2022
Certificate IV - International Trade
Greystone College
Melbourne, VIC
09-2021
Bachelor - Business Administration Program in Marketing
Jimei University
Xiamen, China
07-2018
Skills
Customer service
Employee training
Food safety (HACCP)
Recipe development
Food service operations
Mise en place efficiency
Certification
RSA
Timeline
Chef
Kin Izakaya
10.2024 - Current
Barista
Axil Coffee Roasters
02.2022 - Current
Barista
Story So Far
08.2020 - 10.2024
Advanced Diploma - Hospitality Management
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Certificate IV - Kitchen Management
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Certificate III - Commercial Cookery
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Australian Pacific College
Certificate IV - Human Resource Management
Australian Pacific College
Certificate IV - International Trade
Greystone College
Bachelor - Business Administration Program in Marketing