Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
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Sudarshan Acharya

Coburg,VIC

Summary

A highly motivated and capable professional cook with a real passion for preparing popular, healthy and nutritious meals. Having a ‘hands on’ approach to all areas of the kitchen and possessing excellent organisational skills and administrative skills. Quick learner and effortlessly fit into an existing established environment, and also encourage junior staff to achieve their best when preparing meals. Right now looking for a immediate start and to join a busy and successful team where I can fulfill my potential and further advance an already successful career.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Italian Cook

Il Caminetto
12.2018 - Current


  • Reduced food waste significantly by implementing proper portion control and storage techniques.
  • Streamlined kitchen operations with effective communication and collaboration among team members.
  • Maintained a clean and sanitary workspace, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
  • Prepared meals efficiently under time constraints for timely service during peak hours.
  • Contributed to positive guest experiences by accommodating special dietary needs and requests.
  • Demonstrated strong multitasking skills, managing multiple orders simultaneously without sacrificing quality or presentation.
  • Showcased excellent knife skills for precise cutting and preparation of various ingredients.
  • Mentored junior cooks in refining their culinary skills through hands-on guidance during meal preparation processes.
  • Continuously updated personal knowledge about ingredient trends, nutritional demands/preferences resulting in well-informed adjustments to recipes.
  • Ensured adherence to dietary restrictions like gluten-free or vegan options without compromising taste or presentation.
  • Prepared food items in compliance with recipes and portioning control guidelines.
  • Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
  • Measured, weighed and mixed appropriate ingredients according to recipe directions.

Italian lader chef

Rubicon
05.2018 - 11.2018
  • Plating and garnishing cooked items
  • Ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness, safety and compliance with hygiene regulations
  • Washing and cleaning kitchen utensils, work surfaces and equipment
  • Creating decorative food displays
  • Tasting food that has been cooked to ensure it is fit to be served
  • Ensuring that all kitchen equipment is fully maintained at all times
  • Checking for the freshness of food and ingredients
  • Responding in a timely manner to all reasonable guest requests
  • Storing and labelling food in appropriate containers
  • Preparing and baking fresh breads and pastries
  • Cleaning kitchen walls and the interior of fridge freezers.

Education

Computer Information technology

Ransford

Skills

  • Food hygiene
  • Food preparation
  • Food tasting
  • Handling food
  • Kitchen management
  • Portion sizes
  • Refrigeration
  • Knife handling
  • Opening and closing kitchen
  • Dietary Restriction Support
  • Timely Food Delivery
  • Garnishing and Plating

Affiliations

Comprehensive understanding of Food Hygiene Regulations. Experience of high volume catering in a busy work place. Able to work in a hot and busy environment where food is being cooked. Ensuring high sanitation standards. Extensive knowledge of food safety and health regulations. Minimising food wastage. Personal Skills Can learn from mistakes and criticism. Can quickly familiarise myself with new ways or working. Do not mind when something arises which isn’t on my Enjoy alterations to daily routines. Not afraid to give something new a try. Always focused on quality and consistency. Approaching issues from multiple perspectives. Ability to build a compelling argument. Committed to improving own personal skills by learning new ones. Always having a plan in place for every eventuality. A quick thinker who is able to make fast decisions. Able to manage the daily stresses and distresses of a busy environment. Can recover quickly from emotional wounds such as failure or rejection.

Timeline

Italian Cook

Il Caminetto
12.2018 - Current

Italian lader chef

Rubicon
05.2018 - 11.2018

Computer Information technology

Ransford
Sudarshan Acharya