Warsha Kumar
Warsha Kumar
Chef
Sector: Hospitality
Salary: AU$75,000.00 / Yearly
(Age: 37 years)
Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaAbout
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Academic Level Diploma
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Industry Hospitality
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Education
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2019 - 2020
Everest Institute
Certificate 4 in Commercial Cookery
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2019 - 2019
Everest Institute
Diploma in Hospitality
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2018 - 2019
Everest Institute
Certificate 3 in Commercial Cookery
Experience
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2023 - 2024
Great Ocean Road Ice Creamery & Chocolaterie
Sous Chef (Chef)
● Experienced kitchen team lead with the ability to manage and lead in the absence of the Head Chef. ● Proficient in various kitchen areas, including pass, grill, fryer, pans, larder, and pizza to ensure an efficient service. ● Skilled in providing guidance to junior staff members in line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating, as well as organising kitchen stock and ingredients. ● Strong knowledge of food rotation systems to maintain quality standards, minimise waste, and manage budgetary concerns, while ensuring food preparation and presentation meet restaurant standards. Achievements: ● Experienced kitchen team lead with the ability to manage and lead in the absence of the Head Chef. ● Awarded with Star of the Month for kitchen excellence
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2023 - 2023
Mantra Hotels
Chef De Partie
● Experienced in managing dinner and breakfast shifts, responsible for daily food preparation and duties to meet the restaurant’s quality standards. ● Excellent at coordinating tasks with the Executive Chef and supervising junior chefs to ensure efficient kitchen operations. ● Skilled in estimating production needs, maintaining food quality, and ensuring the highest levels of guest satisfaction and operational efficiency. ● Proficient in adhering to food preparation procedures, maintaining equipment, ensuring hygiene standards, and fostering a positive working environment through effective communication and training.
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2021 - 2022
Union Hotel
Chef De Partie
● Proficient in preparing and cooking high-quality food according to menu guidelines and recipes with attention to detail. ● Skilled in creating new entrees for special boards and ensuring proper plating, portioning, garnishing, and presentation of dishes. ● Experienced in maintaining mise-en-place, receiving, storing food, conducting stock takes, and accounting for supplies and deliveries. ● Knowledgeable in following food handling practices, cost control systems, hygienic standards, cleaning protocols, and waste disposal procedures to optimise restaurant resources and ensure safe work practices.
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2020 - 2022
Burger Road
Head Chef
● Planned, coordinated, and supervised food production stages, ensuring efficient kitchen operations. ● Managed and collaborated closely with chefs at all levels, focusing on individualised customer preferences and high-quality food preparation. ● Oversaw the maintenance and cleaning of grills and kitchen areas to uphold hygiene standards. ● Responsible for determining food inventory needs, ordering, designing menus, submitting cost proposals, monitoring inventory levels, and implementing standardised food presentation guidelines.
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2019 - 2019
The Rockpool Group
Chef
● Ensured precise portioning, chopping, and storage of ingredients for food preparation, maintaining high standards of hygiene and organisation. ● Skilfully cleaned, peeled, and plated fresh fruits and vegetables while accurately preparing ingredients and following recipes for cooking food. ● Efficiently utilised kitchen equipment to cook and serve food, while inspecting food preparations for quality and quantity. ● Supervised cooking procedures, ensured adherence to special dietary requirements, and organised supplies while maintaining stock rotation and cleanliness in the kitchen.
Honors & awards
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2010
BCOM
Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Public Administration and Tourism from University of South Pacific
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2017
Trade Diploma in Applied Computing
Trade Diploma in Applied Computing from Fiji National University
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2014
National Code of Practice for HIV/AIDS in Workplace
Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment, Fiji