Sameer Anand
Halifax
Summary
A dedicated and dynamic Hotel Operations Management diploma graduated at George Brown College with profoundly excellent communication skills, creative, work ethics, detail-oriented, and time effective aptitudes. Strategic thinker, seeking a position at your organization with a collaborative spirit and technical expertise to ongoing operational success. Expertise skills in Microsoft Office programs including Word Document, PowerPoint Presentation, Excel and Outlook with email-handling. Proficient in English (Verbal & Written).
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef
Jack Fridays Ltd
Halifax
06.2023 - 02.2025
- Ensure food is high quality and meets design and taste standards
- Have expert knowledge of cooking techniques and plating
- Supervise kitchen staff, including line cooks and prep cooks
- Delegate tasks and ensure everyone works efficiently
- Ensure the kitchen operates in a timely way
- Help develop new dishes for the menu
- Manage Inventory Control System
Line Cook
Passage to India
Halifax
11.2022 - 05.2023
- To produce food consistently to the standards of preparation, presentation and flavour as defined by the owner and Chef, timed appropriately for optimum customer satisfaction
- To follow all established standards of inventory control, proper storage and rotation, portion control and the minimizing of wastage
- To follow all standards for organization, miser-en-place, cleanliness, food safety, and physical safety, maintaining an impeccably safe and sanitary work environment
- To maintain productive relationships and open and constructive communication with all members of the kitchen and stewarding brigade the front of house team and all members of the management team
Line Cook
Ristorante A Mano
Halifax
06.2022 - 09.2022
- To demonstrate service initiative, always doing everything possible to fulfill or exceed customer expectations and requests at all times
- To consistently demonstrate expert level culinary skill, through the production of high quality menu items and specials as specified by the Chef
- To be fully conversant and compliant at all times with emergency response standards, to report all incidents, accidents, near misses and safety hazards, and to comply with food safety and all other regulatory standards applicable to the food preparation environment and the foodservice industry
- To maintain productive relationships and open and constructive communication with all members of the kitchen and stewarding brigade the front of house team and all members of the management team
Line Cook
Dimitris Pizza
Halifax
11.2020 - 06.2022
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas
- Working fast-paced environment, managing all orders and handling POS system (Touch Bistro)
- Providing training to new employees and providing all company guidelines according to policies
- Finalizing all dishes, when ready to go for customers
Retail Salesperson
Dollarama
Halifax
09.2020 - 03.2021
- Merchandising products and give detailed knowledge to customers
- Stocking and maintaining working standards
- Running POS functions and customer service management
- Receiving all shipments and arranging documents necessarily
Line Cook
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar
Toronto
11.2019 - 08.2020
- Stored food items and maintained the highest levels of sanitation and cleanliness
- Replenished raw food, garnishes, and other ingredients to serving lines
- Assisted in serving lines and prepared simple foods, including salads and soups
- Restocked all items throughout shift to ensure cooks had the necessary ingredients
- Assisted line cooks with basic food preparations, which included making sandwiches
- Operated the fryer and cooked meats on the grill
Line Cook
Osmow’s Mediterranean
Richmond Hill
06.2019 - 10.2019
- Preparing the final dishes for the Customer
- Handling POS and customer service management
- Cleaning and maintaining the workplace
- Give training to new employee’s and providing all guidelines according to company’s policy
Guest Service Associate
Hyatt Regency Chandigarh
Chandigarh
07.2017 - 11.2017
- Received and fulfilled special guest arrangement requests
- Handling Transportations and managing trips for the guest up on request
- Superior skills in upholding security practices and preventing unauthorized entries
- Maintained and stocked work area on a regular basis
Guest Service Associate
TAJ Bangalore
Bengaluru
05.2017 - 07.2017
- Check-in/check-out hotel guests obligingly and productively; process all payments according to established hotel requirements and provide information and assistance to all guests and visitors
- Excellent ability to anticipate and responds to individual guest needs and preferences
- Worked as airport representative to assist guest with their flight check-in’s and escorting VIP guest to hotel
- VIP in-room check-ins were performed by me
- Strong ability to respond effectively to unusual and emergency situations
Industrial Training
TAJ Bangalore
Bengaluru
06.2016 - 04.2017
- Answer department telephone within specified number of rings determined by property guidelines using correct greeting and telephone etiquette
- Meet with Training Manager to review daily assignments and priorities
- Trained in Opera and POS software’s which most quintessential part of hotel operations
Education
Hotel Operations Management Diploma -
George Brown College
Toronto, ON08.2020
Bachelors Science - Hotel Management and Catering Technology
Chitkara University
Rajpura, IndiaSkills
- Guest Service
- Fast-paced environment
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Self-starter
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Outlook
- Windows
- Mac iOS
- OPERA
- POS
- Menu planning
- Motivational team management
- Staff motivation
- Kitchen leadership
- Food preparation supervision
Hobbies and Interests
- Volunteer
- Sports Event Management
- Blog Writing
Timeline
Sous Chef
Jack Fridays Ltd
06.2023 - 02.2025
Line Cook
Passage to India
11.2022 - 05.2023
Line Cook
Ristorante A Mano
06.2022 - 09.2022
Line Cook
Dimitris Pizza
11.2020 - 06.2022
Retail Salesperson
Dollarama
09.2020 - 03.2021
Line Cook
Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar
11.2019 - 08.2020
Line Cook
Osmow’s Mediterranean
06.2019 - 10.2019
Guest Service Associate
Hyatt Regency Chandigarh
07.2017 - 11.2017
Guest Service Associate
TAJ Bangalore
05.2017 - 07.2017
Industrial Training
TAJ Bangalore
06.2016 - 04.2017
Hotel Operations Management Diploma -
George Brown College
Bachelors Science - Hotel Management and Catering Technology
Chitkara University
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