Sharuni Velayudam
Flat 10, Craven Road, Newbury, ,United Kingdom
Summary
Bringing creative approach to every dish, I excel in maintaining high standards and ensuring smooth kitchen operations. With strong teamwork and communication skills, I effectively collaborate with colleagues and contribute to positive work environment. My adaptability and eagerness to learn enable quick mastery of new tasks and techniques.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef de Partie
Lucco
Newbury, United kingdom
01.2026 - Current
- Helped work all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet food, maintaining excellent guest satisfaction by providing service with a smile.
- Inspected products for quality assurance before display.
- Combined ingredients following precise recipes, mixing and blending to prepare for baking.
- Assessed equipment cleanliness before production runs for compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Conducted food safety inspections, maintaining strict hygiene standards in the kitchen.
- Supervised work of cooks and kitchen helpers helping to keep kitchen running smoothly.
- Established clear standards for cooking, garnishing and presenting food.
- Enforced health and safety standards for food storage, preparation and handling.
Chef
Sofitel Hotel Heathrow Terminal 5
London, United kingdom
04.2025 - 11.2025
- Maintained high standards of kitchen hygiene, following food safety regulations to minimise risk.
- Monitored food temperatures during storage, cooking, and serving to comply with health and safety guidelines.
- Worked with experienced chefs to learn requirements of different cooking stations and dishes.
- Worked with sous chef to manage day-to-day rostering of catering team.
- Conducted stock checks, ordered supplies, and negotiated with suppliers to maintain kitchen inventory levels.
- Helped prevent waste of food of any kind and overproduction of mis-en-place.
- Operated large-volume cooking equipment to produce batches of identical entrees and sides.
Cleaning worker
Sentrex
Stockport , England
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Replenished stock and processed deliveries to maximise product availability.
- Adhered to daily kitchen cleaning checklist and rotated stock to maintain freshness.
- Kept floors clean with regular sweeping, vacuuming and mopping.
- Correctly used colour-coded equipment.
- Washed kitchen napkins, floor rugs and dusters.
- Restocked, refreshed and sanitised bathroom facilities.
- Polished glass, mirrors and metal items to attractive shine.
- Deep cleaned toilets and washrooms, ensuring regular replenishment of toilet rolls, soap and hand towels.
- Cleaned and dried windows, mirrors and glass surfaces.
- Used vacuum cleaners and associated accessories to clean various floor surfaces to customer specifications.
- Used correct procedures to clean floors, communal areas and work spaces.
- Developed outstanding stain removal, spot cleaning and deep cleaning techniques to meet evolving customer demands.
Customer assistant
Dialog aegis
Colombo , Srilanka
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Resolved customer complaints following guidelines and referred complex inquiries to team leaders.
- Applied creative solutions quickly to arising problems impacting customer satisfaction.
- Answered customer telephone calls promptly and improved on-hold wait times.
- Handled high-volume telephone and email enquiries to minimise backlogs.
- Completed customer orders with speed and accuracy.
- Took appropriate action to remedy customer dissatisfaction and boost loyalty.
- Recorded information about inquiries and complaints within internal database.
Waitress assistant
Queens hotel
Matale , Srilanka
02.2017 - 06.2019
Call centre
Sicom
Colombo , Srilanka
03.2016 - 08.2018
- Conducted testing to diagnose system faults.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
- Reviewed customer history to recommend appropriate products and services.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Handled high volume calls to address customer inquiries and concerns.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Computer
British Lanka Idm
Kandy , Srilanka 06.2015
A-Levels - Political science
Pakkiyam national college
Matale , Srilanka 04.2011
GCSEs - Home science
Pakkiyam national college
Colombo , Srilanka 01.2010
Skills
- Positive attitude
- Public relations
- Problem-solving
- Kitchen inventory management
- Food safety compliance
- Large-volume cooking
- Stock ordering
- Food Hygiene Certification
Languages
English
Beginner
A1
Singla
Beginner
A1
Tamil
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
Chef de Partie
Lucco
01.2026 - Current
Chef
Sofitel Hotel Heathrow Terminal 5
04.2025 - 11.2025
Cleaning worker
Sentrex
08.2023 - 02.2024
Customer assistant
Dialog aegis
09.2019 - 01.2021
Waitress assistant
Queens hotel
02.2017 - 06.2019
Call centre
Sicom
03.2016 - 08.2018
Certificate of Higher Education - Computer
British Lanka Idm
A-Levels - Political science
Pakkiyam national college
GCSEs - Home science
Pakkiyam national college