Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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SILVIA WAIRIMU KINYUA

Melbourne,Australia

Summary

Adaptive and collaborative individual with proven experience in customer service and team collaboration. Friendly with a positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Willing to learn and eager to provide exceptional service in a supportive and understanding working environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Front Of House Staff

Speck Café
08.2024 - 09.2024
  • Worked as floor staff in a busy and fast-paced Italian Café located in the CBD
  • Took customers’ meal and drink orders
  • Delivered food and drink orders promptly and efficiently
  • Engaged with customers in a respectful and courteous manner
  • Performed housekeeping and cleaning duties
  • Assisted the kitchen hand with meal and drink preparations, cutlery polishing, and storing already washed-up dishes
  • Knew and promoted menu items
  • Restocked cooking ingredients, food items, and drinks on sale.
  • Finalised customer bills and handled cashier duties
  • Cleared up tables, chairs, and weights before closure

Team Captain

Plenty Valley Cricket Club (PVCC)
10.2023 - 03.2024
  • Participated in the Victoria Premier Cricket Competition during the summer season 2023/2024
  • Captained the women’s team in the second division
  • Mentored young girls and women in the club during training sessions and matches
  • Collaborated with the club coaches, committee members, and volunteers to ensure the team's alignment with the club’s goals and vision.
  • Member of the PVCC Leadership Initiative group, which dealt with building club culture and connections and supported current and emerging leaders.

Business Owner (Water Processing Plant)

Wairiki Water Services
06.2018 - 03.2023
  • Sold and supplied purified drinking water (via Reverse Osmosis purification of borehole water) to local customers and several companies
  • Performed daily quality assessment measures on purified water, such as testing for pH and total dissolved solvents (TDS) using respective meters
  • Performed machine maintenance and troubleshooting when necessary
  • Sent out water samples to water testing laboratories for routine testing
  • Oversaw the company’s inventory and ensured stock was in date and priced correctly, considering customers’ needs.
  • Created business plans, budgets, marketing strategies, and a customer database and set up an efficient point-of-sale system.
  • Handled legal and compliance responsibilities
  • Ensured excellent customer service was always adhered to.

Laboratory Technologist

Genemetrics Laboratories
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Performed laboratory tests on patient samples to detect various diseases
  • Managed the lab and ensured operations ran smoothly without the lab director
  • Verified the validity of all submitted samples for specimen acceptability labelling and testing.
  • Gave patients background knowledge on tests being performed on them and the disease being diagnosed or monitored.
  • Solved issues patients had with the validity of results submitted
  • Monitored, reordered, and updated inventory of laboratory supplies

Education

The Centonomy Entrepreneur Course - undefined

Centonomy Limited
04.2018

Centonomy 101 - Personal Financial Management Course

Centonomy Limited
11.2017

MSc - Molecular Medicine

Brunel University London
12.2013

BSc - Biochemistry

University of Nairobi
12.2011

Diploma - French

Alliance Française
08.2008

Skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Time management
  • Organization and Planning Skills
  • Good adaptability Skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Quick Problem-Solving skills
  • Robust Verbal and written Communication Skills
  • Computer Literacy
  • Punctual
  • Customer Service
  • Proactive

Timeline

Front Of House Staff

Speck Café
08.2024 - 09.2024

Team Captain

Plenty Valley Cricket Club (PVCC)
10.2023 - 03.2024

Business Owner (Water Processing Plant)

Wairiki Water Services
06.2018 - 03.2023

Laboratory Technologist

Genemetrics Laboratories
01.2015 - 01.2018

The Centonomy Entrepreneur Course - undefined

Centonomy Limited

Centonomy 101 - Personal Financial Management Course

Centonomy Limited

MSc - Molecular Medicine

Brunel University London

BSc - Biochemistry

University of Nairobi

Diploma - French

Alliance Française
SILVIA WAIRIMU KINYUA